13 March 2020 Blog Coronavirus/COVID-19 The COVID-19 outbreak is now causing widespread disruption in many countries, with increasing impact on supply chains and transport. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
13 March 2020 Blog Coronavirus/COVID-19 - the impact on contracts The COVID-19 outbreak is now causing widespread disruption in many countries, with increasing impact on supply chains and transport. What can you do if you or your counterparties are prevented from normal contractual performance by the disease?... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
13 March 2020 Blog Are charities prepared for the changes to employment law on 6 April 2020? A number of changes are coming in on 6 April 2020, which have been in the pipeline for some time... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
12 March 2020 Blog Coronavirus (COVID-19) – the construction industry and insurance One of the questions that we are being asked is will insurance cover the delay/suspension/cessation/termination of construction works as a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19)... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
12 March 2020 Blog Exciting Disruptors: The Great British High Street: dying, but soon to be reborn? “A bridge of silver wings stretches from the dead ashes of an unforgiving nightmare to the jewelled vision of a life started anew.” Aberjhani... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
12 March 2020 Blog 'Pandemic' - Crisis Management & Business Continuity in face of COVID-19 as UK moves to 'Delay' phase The World Health Organisation (WHO) of COVID-19 has now categorised COVID-19 ‘pandemic’ status... Share this article Bookmark this page 7 min read
11 March 2020 Blog MF/1- Coronavirus (COVID-19) In the third of our series of blogs on MF/1 (rev 6) we discuss the clauses that may be relevant to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
10 March 2020 Blog Construction contractual provisions - Coronavirus (COVID-19) The key clauses of the both JCT 2016 and NEC4 that are relevant in relation to Coronavirus (COVID-19) are those dealing with the contractor’s entitlement to time and money in the event of delay, and termination... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
10 March 2020 Blog Mind the gap: will the Spring Budget 2020 address regional inequalities? The first Budget of Boris Johnson’s majority government will be delivered on 11 March. This government has vowed to focus on addressing the economic inequality between the South East and many first-time Conservative constituencies won from Labour, predominantly in the North and the Midlands, so what can we expect... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
9 March 2020 Blog Medical treatment – don’t delay making an application to the Court of Protection Readers will recall the judicial despair recently articulated by Mr Justice Hayden in Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust concerning the delay in bringing the case to court which had serious consequences for the vulnerable person... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
3 March 2020 Blog NHSX seeks views on its draft Digital Health Technology Standard The draft standard has been created in collaboration with stakeholders from across the digital health system, consolidating existing industry and health standards... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 March 2020 Blog Aligning data across the piste: improving data transparency in a post-Paterson era Safety and learning, improving governance in the private health sector. The next phase of the Acute Data Alignment Programme has been launched by NHS Digital and PHIN (the Private Healthcare Information Network) as part of a consultation aimed at better aligning healthcare data with NHS recorded activity (source: NHS Digital)... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read