15 July 2020 Blog "Misguided paternalism has no place in the Court of Protection": capacity and DoLS in one case The recent case of London Borough of Tower Hamlets v PB concerned a 52-year-old man with a lengthy history of alcohol misuse. He developed alcohol related brain damage and met the criteria for dissocial personality disorder... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
14 July 2020 Blog Site Operating Procedures Version 5 In May, Samuel Lindsay blogged on Version 4 of the Site Operating Procedures issued by the Construction Leadership Council. Now Site-Operating-Procedures-Version-5 has been issued... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
13 July 2020 Blog Modular Construction Modular construction is an area of growing importance in many different sectors from housing to health... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
9 July 2020 Blog Covid-19 deaths: scrutiny by medical examiners required New statutory guidance requires NHS trusts and NHS foundations trusts in England to ensure ‘scrutiny’ of deaths of health service and adult social care staff from the coronavirus... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 July 2020 Blog What is happening to the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Levy during Covid-19? In March I blogged about the CITB suspending its levy for 3 months... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
7 July 2020 Blog Guidance on returning to public fundraising published by Fundraising Regulator The Fundraising Regulator and Chartered Institute of Fundraising ("IoF") have published new guidance to support the return to public fundraising, to protect the safety and wellbeing of both fundraisers and the public, as the country sees the return of non-essential shops and other businesses beginning to resume their activities... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
6 July 2020 Blog Alert for large charities issued: the importance of transparency and accountable governance Publication of the Charity Commission’s decision following its charity inquiry into The Royal National Institute of Blind People and RNIB Charity was accompanied by an alert issued to charities... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
2 July 2020 Blog Changes to termination clauses in the construction industry The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020Â ("the Act") which came into force on 26 June 2020 has far reaching consequences for a number of industries... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
2 July 2020 Blog Final details of flexible furloughing Scheme now in place The legal framework has now been published for the new, more flexible version of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which launches on 1 July. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
1 July 2020 Blog Next steps for the COVID-19 Future Fund The UK Government's support scheme for innovative companies has been very successful, and is now being expanded to include... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
1 July 2020 Blog Next steps for the COVID-19 Future Fund The UK Government's support scheme for innovative companies has been very successful, and is now being expanded to include companies that participate in accelerator programmes based outside of the UK... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
1 July 2020 Blog MF/1 Changes in Cost in a post Covid-19 world This blog looks at clause 6 of MF/1 which deals with Changes in Cost... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read