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Is your firm ready for the regulatory impact of the whiplash reforms? By Catrin Davies Personal injury practitioners will be familiar with the whiplash reforms which were introduced by the Civil Liability Act 2018 (CLA) and which came into force on 31 May 2021. The reforms change the way that consumers can claim for whiplash injuries…
Housebuilder Tip of the Month - Don’t assume that your responsibility for defects ends on the expiry of the DLP By Jennifer Johnson It is important that all parties to a contract understand the difference between the Defects Liability Period (‘DLP’) and the limitation period. These provisions must be discussed at an early stage and all parties agree to the principles for each,…
One minute with... John Dunlop By John Dunlop Our Head of Tax and Incentives, John Dunlop, was recently interviewed by the Tax Journal.
NHS England & Improvement release Integrated Care System Design Framework By Hamza Drabu Yesterday saw the publication of NHS England and NHS Improvement’s ICS Design Framework . Subject to the passage of legislation, the framework describes how ICSs will be established as statutory bodies, collaborating with their partner organisations…
COVID-19 vaccinations to become mandatory for care staff By Udara Ranasinghe Yesterday afternoon, Matt Hancock confirmed to Parliament that COVID-19 vaccinations are to become compulsory for staff in care homes in England. Consultations will also begin on introducing a similar rule for other health and care staff. The…
GC Collective – Horizon Scanner – Summer 2021 By Ben Daniels DAC Beachcroft's GC Horizon Scanner is a selection of legal and regulatory developments that we consider are the most interesting and relevant to General Counsel, senior managers and professionals, allowing them to keep abreast of issues which are…
Medical Agency Costs Ruled Irrecoverable Under The Fixed Costs Regime By Kate Archer Deputy District Judge Akers, sitting in the County Court at St. Helens, has given a judgment in a fixed costs case, Powles v Hemmings F20YM309 (23 rd April 2021) that cut the costs claimed in respect of medical evidence by the Claimant by more…
Real Estate Tip of the week: Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 - The Winning Formula By Chris Wilkinson The Court of Appeal recently considered whether the expressions used in simple declarations made by the tenant in order to exclude its tenancies from the security of tenure provisions in the LTA had satisfied the requirement for the declarations to…
Operators secure preliminary access rights to assess the suitability of a high security London Underground Building…but a subsequent right to install apparatus is far from certain By Kai Ricciardiello In this latest decision the Tribunal has re-affirmed its stance that landowners will, in most cases, find it difficult to resist operators’ requests to survey land for the potential suitability of telecoms installations. A reference was…
Public sector exit payments: Treasury guidance By Zoë Wigan The Treasury has published guidance on the criteria which public sector employers should consider before proposing the use of a special severance payment.
