Articles - DAC Beachcroft

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November 2019

NHS Estates Report

NHS Estates Report

It is widely accepted that there is a £6 billion maintenance backlog for our NHS estates, £3 billion of which is safety critical. This backlog arises ...

NHS Estates Report: making estates work

NHS Estates Report: making estates work

There are trusts developing innovative schemes, such as joint ventures and Limited Liability Partnerships, to raise funds for capital projects.

NHS Estates Report: report summary

NHS Estates Report: report summary

This report shares some novel and exciting ideas for raising capital, and locally effective and accountable ways of using it, that take into account f ...

Real Estate Tip of the Week: Electronic signatures - function over form

Real Estate Tip of the Week: Electronic signatures - function over form

The Law Commission’s report on the electronic execution of documents which we reported on last week says that an electronic signature is capable in la ...

NHS Estates Report: where are we now?

NHS Estates Report: where are we now?

The NHS estate is in a parlous state. Years of austerity, selling off assets and diverting capital funding to balance day-to-day spending has created ...

NHS Estates Report: what next?

NHS Estates Report: what next?

NHS leaders and partners say that capital funding must come from a range of sources that provide efficient and flexible ways to maintain estates and p ...

The tilted balance: Where are we now?

The tilted balance: Where are we now?

Just because one planning policy is out of date the tilted balance should not automatically apply.

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 – update on key changes – part 2

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 – update on key changes – part 2

In the second article in our series of on this legislation, (our first article is available here) we highlight some common queries regarding banded ho ...

Recoverability of Counsel’s Fees where a claim has exited the pre-action protocol

Recoverability of Counsel’s Fees where a claim has exited the pre-action protocol

Whilst the Introduction of the fixed costs regime was intended to provide certainty as to the costs which a successful party could recover, unfortunat ...

D&O and FI Newsletter - Autumn 2019

D&O and FI Newsletter - Autumn 2019

FedEx securities class action following the NotPetya cyberattack - implications for D&O insurance   Cyber- security related incidents fr ...