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Under Scrutiny? Nurse staffing levels in Wales
The Welsh Parliament Health and Social Care Committee (“HSCC”), which scrutinises policy and legislation on specific issues in Wales, recently published its report on the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act...
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Employment Law Newsletter – Spring 2024
With the wide-ranging legislative changes of April 2024 now in place, employers may have hoped for some respite from further change. As can be seen from the Spring newsletter however,...
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Ofsted’s Work with Schools: Key findings from the Education Committee’s Report
A few months ago the Education Committee of the House of Commons published its report on Ofsted’s work with schools, concluding the Committee’s inquiry into how well Ofsted is fulfilling...
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Employment Tribunal award of almost £4.6 million for disability discrimination and harassment
A recent decision of the Employment Tribunal made headlines because the award of almost £4.6 million is one of the largest awards ever made by the Employment Tribunal. The sum...
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Consultation on new Privy Council Rules
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has issued a formal consultation on sweeping changes to its Rules and procedures regarding Privy Council cases.
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Wales Air Ambulance win the vote to be named the new Cardiff office charity
After a very successful two-year partnership with Young Lives vs Cancer, Blake Morgan’s Cardiff office has chosen a new charity. The Wales Air Ambulance charity won the vote to be...
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Private Client Issues – May 2024
Welcome to this month’s edition of Private Client Issues, Blake Morgan’s monthly round-up of the topics you may find of interest. It features insight and advice on developments affecting private...
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“Gender Questioning Children”: government consults on draft guidance
The Department for Education has consulted on draft, non-statutory guidance to support education organisations in making decisions regarding children questioning their gender.
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JCT Design & Build 2024 – Ground Conditions
Ground conditions can be an issue when it comes to construction contracts and disputes. However, JCT looks to address this with its 2024 updates to its family of contracts.
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Updated guidance for pregnancy and maternity rights
Research carried out in 2023 found that 52% of mothers had faced some form of discrimination during pregnancy, when on maternity leave or on returning to work. Following last month's...
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End of life planning: The way we talk about Dying Matters
End of life planning is a difficult but necessary topic to talk about. This week (6-12 May 2024), marks Dying Matters Awareness Week. This is a week when we are...
