20 April 2018 Blog GDPR: Getting Data Protection Right (Part Four – Individuals' Rights) This is Part Four in Mills & Reeve’s series of blogs about Getting Data Protection Right. In Part One we looked at lawful processing, in Part Two we focused on transparency, and in Part Three, we focused on data security. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
19 April 2018 Blog Clinical trials and the GDPR Data protection reform affects every sector, and changes to data processing around employment and customer liaison are universally relevant. But in some areas specific issues arise. Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
19 April 2018 Blog Does an early admission of liability give full protection from legal costs in inquest proceedings in a related civil claim? In short, the answer is no subject to some qualification. There are steps that can be taken to mitigate the potential exposure to the level of legal costs to be paid in subsequent related civil proceedings... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
16 April 2018 Blog Welcome clarification on the issue of false imprisonment in a hospital setting The High Court has provided a helpful reminder of the criteria when considering liability in false imprisonment claims... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
16 April 2018 Blog Food Safety Management Systems to incorporate management of acrylamide Food businesses must now put in place practical steps to manage acrylamide within their food safety management systems under EU Regulation 2017/2158 that took effect from 11 April 2018... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
12 April 2018 Blog Broad patent protection for cutting edge biotech Researchers working at the cutting edge of biotechnology occasionally make breakthroughs that open up a new field or overcome an intractable problem. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
12 April 2018 Blog A good deed – not just its own reward? Recent changes to the accounting standards applicable to charity trading subsidiaries may see the resurgence of deeds of covenant... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
9 April 2018 Blog Revised framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care published and effective from 1 October 2018 The Department of Health and Social Care has published the next incarnation of the National Framework for NHS CHC and NHS FNC which will, in six months’ time, supersede the 2012 versions. It sets out the future policy direction with a greater focus on moving assessments outside of an acute setting... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
9 April 2018 Blog House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report on NHS Continuing Healthcare Having taken evidence from a variety of witnesses, including Simon Stevens, back in November the Committee produced its report on 10 January 2018. That evidence is summarised in chapters one and two... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
9 April 2018 Blog New updated guidance on NHS service changes On 29 March 2018 NHS England published yet more guidance on service change and consultation. Planning, assuring and delivering service change for patients... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
8 April 2018 Blog Members, membership information and marketing As the 25 May approaches, one of the questions we’re commonly being asked is: “Do we need to get consent from our entire membership and marketing database before the GDPR comes in?” The answer is not a straightforward one but , in many cases, it is likely to be “no”... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
5 April 2018 Blog Interplaying issues when amending standard form contracts A reminder of the balance that often needs to be struck between statute, standard form contracts and bespoke schedules of amendments... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read