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enero 2021

CRU repayments found to be non-compliant with Insurers’ property rights under European Convention on Human Rights

CRU repayments found to be non-compliant with Insurers’ property rights under European Convention on Human Rights

In this article we consider the recent decision of the High Court from November 2020 in the case R (on the application of Aviva Insurance Ltd and Swis ...

The future patient experience and what this means for infrastructure

The future patient experience and what this means for infrastructure

As the future patient experience continues to change in response to general trends such as technological evolution, and in response to the more immedi ...

Abusive Collateral Attack in a civil context: The Test

Abusive Collateral Attack in a civil context: The Test

The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Terry Allsop-v-Banner Jones Ltd, Rae Cohen has clarified the test to apply in cases where a party seeks to st ...

Real Estate Tip of the Week: Too vacant to satisfy vacant possession condition!

Real Estate Tip of the Week: Too vacant to satisfy vacant possession condition!

A tenant option to break a lease is commonly made conditional on specified requirements being satisfied prior to the relevant break date. For example, ...

Housebuilder Top Tip: Biodiversity Net Gain and the Environmental Bill

Housebuilder Top Tip: Biodiversity Net Gain and the Environmental Bill

Biodiversity net gain is an approach to development that aims to leave the natural environment in a measurably better state than previously found. A n ...

Getting It Right First Time (“GIRFT”) publishes clinical practice guide for improving the management of adult COVID-19 patients in secondary care

Getting It Right First Time (“GIRFT”) publishes clinical practice guide for improving the management of adult COVID-19 patients in secondary care

GIRFT aims to help to improve the quality of care provided by the NHS by reducing variations in the way that healthcare is provided across Trusts.  As ...

Remote Mental Health Act Assessments to Stop with Immediate Effect

Remote Mental Health Act Assessments to Stop with Immediate Effect

The Court has now considered the question of whether Mental Health Act assessments by AMHPs and medical practitioners can be carried out remotely (e.g ...

DACB’s 2021 Construction look ahead

DACB’s 2021 Construction look ahead

1. Covid Whilst the coronavirus has dominated the headlines and the vaccination programme is underway, numerous pieces of legislation have been passed ...

Hart v Large: Should surveyors be concerned?

Hart v Large: Should surveyors be concerned?

The first instance decision in Hart v Large last year caused concern to the surveying profession and their insurers due to the assessment of loss and ...

NHSX publishes Template Data Sharing Agreement

NHSX publishes Template Data Sharing Agreement

On 18 December 2020 NHSX, in their role to drive digital transformation in the health and social care sectors, published its template Data Sharing Agr ...