70 years of the NHS By Nigel Montgomery With the NHS celebrating its 70 th birthday on July 5 th 2018, this collection examines the achievements it has made since its inception in 1948. Here, a number of DAC Beachcroft experts have documented key milestones in the changing face of…
Accountant's Liability By Richard Highley The Accountant's Liability Collection brings you topical news and insight of interest to accountants, actuaries, trustees and other financial professionals and their professional indemnity insurers.
Autonomous Driving By Peter Allchorne What is a Collection? A Collection is a selection of features, articles, comments and opinions on any given theme or topic. It allows you to stay up-to-date with what interests you most, by collecting everything into useful packages. A Collection…
Aviation By Alex Stovold Topical news and insights of interest to aviation insurers and industry stakeholders on key strategic, commercial and regulatory developments.
Banking and finance dispute resolution By Jonathan Brogden For the latest news and comment on banking and finance disputes.
Brexit: practical implications By Mathew Rutter Our views and guidance on the implications of Brexit for the business community.
Building Safety Act 2022 By Chris Baranowski What is the Building Safety Act 2022? – An Introduction The Building Safety Act received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022 following a robust debate in Parliament. The Act is ambitious in its scope and will apply to everyone involved in the design,…
Charities and Not-For-Profit Our specialist lawyers are passionate about the charity sector and many are charity trustees themselves. They have a deep understanding of the regulatory environment in which charities and other not for profit organisations operate and help clients…
Climate Change By Simon Konsta Organisations are facing ever-increasing ‘climate change’ demands from government, regulators, customers, shareholders and those they do business with. Complying with the growing web of environmental regulation and financial reporting obligations,…
Clinical negligence By Nigel Montgomery For all the latest news and comment in clinical negligence healthcare law
The DACB AI Explainer Article 3: The UK Approach - What is the United Kingdom's approach to AI Regulation? By Charlotte Halford This is the third article in the DACB "AI Explainer" series focusing on the United Kingdom's approach to AI Regulation and looking, in particular, at the important takeaways from the recent AI Safety Summit in Bletchley Park. As explained in our …
Article 3 - What is the test for inhuman and degrading treatment in a social care context? By Lucy Harris The Supreme Court last week refused the Claimant's application for permission to appeal in the case of AB v Worcestershire County Council and Birmingham City Council . This decision and earlier guidance from the Court of Appeal and High Court…
Lidl Great Britain Ltd v Closed Circuit Cooling Ltd (t/a 3cl) [2023] EWHC 3051 (TCC) – Navigating Jurisdiction: Court Emphasises Adjudication Flexibility in Recent Ruling By Connor Scott The Court rejected a broad prohibition on adjudication, emphasising the flexibility for payers to adjudicate on specific issues even without a payless notice, with the Grove principle applying to claims subject to a payless notice but not those…
First deferred prosecution agreement between the CPS and a company accused of failure to prevent bribery By Hannah Sinclair In a statement published on 24 November 2023, Entain plc ("Entain"), the global sports betting and gaming group, announced that its proposed Deferred Prosecution Agreement ("DPA") with the Crown Prosecution Service ("CPS") has received preliminary…
Housebuilder Top Tip: Secure the Site! By Simon Taylor With the current state of the market and lack of availability of sites, many housebuilders are looking for sites which are often not as maintained or secured as they ideally should be. They may be open to adjoining public open space, an unused…
UK Sanctions – Mints v PJSC National Bank Trust forces new government guidance…but does it help? By Andre Lopes Globally, sanctions are the tool of choice in geopolitical disputes. Amid a flurry of internationally imposed sanctions in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a number of broadly defined concepts underpinning both brand new and heavily amended…
Health and Safety in Numbers – the HSE’s Annual Statistics for 2022/23 By Stefan Desbordes On 22nd November, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its annual statistics on work related ill-health and workplace injuries for the 2022/23 period. In this article our experts consider what these statistics mean and what to expect in…
A global stocktake and paradigm shifts: what to look out for at COP28 By Annabel Walker In the run up to COP28 in the UAE on 30 November, we take stock of where we are on the Paris Agreement journey and review the President-Designate's fresh calls to action to get there.
The end of the long and winding road? Supreme Court rules on deliberate concealment in Canada Square Operations Ltd v Potter [2023] UKSC 41 By Phil Murrin The long-awaited judgment of the Supreme Court in Canada Square Operations Ltd v Potter has finally arrived, providing helpful clarification of what is meant by the phrases “ deliberately concealed ” and “ deliberate commission of a breach of duty ”…
Road deaths in Scotland at their highest since 2016 By Rachel Rough Transport Scotland has recently published statistics confirming 173 people were killed in road collisions in Scotland in 2022. This is 32 more than in 2021 and represents a 23% increase, being the highest number of fatalities for the last 7 years.
