30 December 2020 Blog Help for charitable companies and CIOs as CIGA provisions extended, and resources for charities on mergers and collaborations highlighted In light of the ongoing COVID-19 situation, the Government last month announced further extensions of temporary measures under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 designed to give companies some breathing space... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
29 December 2020 Blog Brexit trade deal and higher education On 24 December, the UK and the EU reached an agreement on the terms of their future trading relationship before the expiry of the transition period on 31 December 2020. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
23 December 2020 Blog 10-point plan for a green revolution (points 5-10) In my previous blog I discussed the first five points of the new 10-point plan for a transition to net-zero... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
22 December 2020 Blog 10-point plan for a green revolution (points 1-5) Last month the Government released its 10-point plan for a “green industrial revolution”, which it hopes will boost green investments, create 250,000 jobs and offer £12bn of government funding over the next 10 years... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
22 December 2020 Blog New Caldicott principle and statutory guidance arriving in 2021 Earlier this month National Data Guardian (NDG), Dame Fiona Caldicott published the outcomes of a consultation that was held in June 2020 about the Caldicott Principles and the role of Caldicott Guardians. You can read our earlier blog post on the consultation here... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
22 December 2020 Blog To join, or not to join? That was the question... A new Court of Protection decision provides helpful guidance on applications for party status – and in this case, the issue of non-disclosure of confidential information... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
21 December 2020 Blog Next steps on integrated care NHS England and NHS Improvement’s latest publication, Integrating Care – The next steps to building strong and effective integrated care systems across England sets out their thinking about the integration of care and the implications for legislation and NHS structures... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
18 December 2020 Blog Care providers: does your care home resident have capacity to consent? Covid-19 vaccinations and mental capacity. With the roll out of the first Covid-19 vaccinations to care homes underway, care home managers and operators will have been absorbed with the logistics of the programme... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
18 December 2020 Blog Extension of deadlines for the Building Safety Fund and a £30 million fund to install fire alarms An early Christmas present for some yesterday when the MHCLG announced that the deadlines for the Building Safety Fund were being extended and that there is to be an immediate £30 million fund for building owners to install fire alarms in high rise buildings awaiting remediation... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
18 December 2020 Blog Procurement Webinar and Green Paper This week the Cabinet Office published a Green Paper on significant proposed reforms of the public procurement regime, with 10 March 2021 the deadline for responses. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
17 December 2020 Blog Intellectual property and the end of the Brexit transition period The UK's departure from the EU reaches a new stage at the end of December 2020, with the transition period drawing to an end... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
17 December 2020 Blog Project Bank Account - practical considerations and NEC4 update A Project Bank Account (PBA) is a ring-fenced account from which payments are made directly and simultaneously by an employer to all the members of the supply chain on the contractually agreed dates... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read