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…
Clinical negligence By Nigel Montgomery For all the latest news and comment in clinical negligence healthcare law
Clinical regulatory By Corinne Slingo For all the latest news and comment in clinical regulatory healthcare law
Regulation of Cryptoassets - How robust is the UK government’s plan? By Angela Hayes Many believe that cryptoassets (including cryptocurrencies and NFTs) are at a fundamental crossroads in respect of their viability and even their ongoing existence. However, many also argue that the application of blockchain and other forms of…
NHSE consults on proposals to broaden oversight over independent providers of NHS services By Soo Sing Patel In a consultation published on 25 January, NHS England (“NHSE”) proposes to oversee standards of quality governance for some licensed independent providers of NHS services (“IPs”). It also seeks views on a new policy for identifying IPs which are…
Employment Matters – February 2023 By Zoë Wigan This month has seen a raft of government announcements. We have already alerted readers to the Government’s consultation on calculating holiday entitlement for part year workers to address issues that have arisen out of the Supreme Court’s Judgement…
Discrimination: Marital status By Zoë Wigan The EAT has held that a tribunal erred in finding that an employee had been subjected to direct discrimination because of her marital status
Disability discrimination: Dismissal of disabled employee on long term sickness absence By Ceri Fuller The EAT has overturned a tribunal’s decision that it was discriminatory for an employer to have awarded a disabled employee only a proportion of a disability related payment after his dismissal. However, it has upheld the tribunal’s decision that…
Misuse of private information: Employer’s use of unlawfully obtained private Whatsapp messages By Hilary Larter The High Court has refused to strike out a claim for misuse of private information where an employer had obtained and used an ex-employee’s WhatsApp messages in defending a tribunal claim
Unfair dismissal: Re-opening a disciplinary process that has already concluded By Hilary Larter The EAT has upheld a tribunal’s decision that it was not unfair to dismiss an employee after reopening a previously concluded disciplinary process
Menopause: Government response to the “menopause and the workplace” report By Hilary Larter The Government has published its response to the Women and Equalities Committee’s report on menopause in the workplace, rejecting two of the key recommendations
Fire and re-hire: Draft statutory code of practice published By Hilary Larter The Government has published a draft Statutory Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement for consultation
Accountancy Newsletter February 2023 DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy Newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and contacts The FRC Disciplinary Tribunal’s Decision in KPMG – Regenersis/Carillion Its significance for junior accountants and audit firms …
