5 November 2019 Blog 5 Key Trends for Food & Agribusiness Looking ahead into the depths of election results and the potential for Brexit /No- Brexit/No-deal; food and agri-businesses, with their tight margins and deadlines, must concentrate on the crucial aspects of their supply chain, logistics and balance sheet management... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
5 November 2019 Blog Tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold in the supply chain - the Conflict Minerals Regulation Have you ever wondered why the lights stay on when you unplug an electronic device?... Share this article Bookmark this page 7 min read
4 November 2019 Blog Does your charity’s website need to be more accessible…? EU data indicates that 5% of EU citizens do not use the internet at all because of a disability, but new requirements on website accessibility aim to address this problem by requiring more focus on making online material available to all... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
1 November 2019 Blog Supreme Court extends scope of whistleblowing legislation – but could it extend further to charity trustees? The Supreme Court has decided that judges are protected against being victimised for whistleblowing, despite the fact that at first sight they do not fall within the scope of the relevant legislation... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
1 November 2019 Blog Community Benefit Societies: no plans for a Principal Regulator The Government recently confirmed that it has no plans to appoint a Principal Regulator for Community Benefit Societies, and that “an appropriate body could not be found that was willing and able to take on the role”... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
1 November 2019 Blog New independent providers framework on clinical governance for medical practitioners It is hard to believe that it was back in December 2013 that Professor Sir Ian Kennedy published his report, Review of the Response of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust to Concerns about Mr Ian Paterson’s Surgical Practice; Lessons to be Learned; and Recommendations... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
31 October 2019 Blog Too early for the C word? Try the new overseas visitors charging guidance, catering for various permutations of the B word. For those doughty souls who haven’t yet given up the ghost on all matters Brexit, indeed who believe that all their yuletides have been foreshadowed at once with the tantalising prospect of a pre-Christmas general election to decide ‘whether-when-how’ we should Brexit under the current/in-waiting hegemony... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
31 October 2019 Blog Brexit is nothing for Cambridge to be scared of Whilst we perhaps may disagree as to whether Brexit is still “Exciting”, it is definitely still a “Disruptor”.... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
30 October 2019 Blog Update: Liberty Protection Safeguards Code of Practice consultation The Government has confirmed that it plans to start a public consultation in the new year on the Code of Practice for the new Liberty Protection Safeguards... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
29 October 2019 Blog Court steps in against 'Phoenix' Arrangements in support of Food Standards Agency's remit in meat case A recent court case, R (on the application of AGRO FOODS (ASHFORD) LTD) v FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY [2019] EWHC 2718 (Admin) looked at the remit and scope of the Food Standards Agency's (FSA's) power under the Meat (Official Controls Charges) (England) Regulations 2009 reg.4 to withdraw official controls from food business operators... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
29 October 2019 Blog Landowners: get ready for 'rural connectivity' with expected extension to permitted development rights The government consultation on extending permitted development rights for telecoms infrastructure closes on 5 November 2019 and all parties across the public and private sector are encouraged to respond... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
24 October 2019 Blog Signature coloured packaging for medicinal products – valuable or dangerous? The names of pharmaceutical products can be confusing for patients. International non-proprietary names (INNs) and even brand names may be difficult to remember. Patients may be taking several different medicines simultaneously, and many come to rely on... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read