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Employment Law Top Ten of 2023
19 December 2023
It's been another eventful year. Significant and wide-ranging employment legislation has been passed on issues as varied as industrial action, flexible working and sexual harassment. We have also seen, for...
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Remote Assessment & the Mental Health Act 1983 – remote technology cannot be used for CTOs, renewals of detention and guardianship orders
18 December 2023
A recent case has reiterated that remote technology cannot be used for community treatment orders (CTOs), renewals of detention and guardianship orders.
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The new Commission for Tertiary Education and Research
15 December 2023
With the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (CTER) entering its establishment period before becoming fully operational in April 2024, we take a look at its key features and what...
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Daniel Karsten
14 December 2023
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The Public Sector Equality Duty doesn’t get in the way of exclusion from schools
13 December 2023
This article covers the implications of the recent High Court decision in the case of TZA v A Secondary School, and the applicability of the Public Sector Equality Duty.
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Why should you use a solicitor to write your Will?
13 December 2023
A recent report from the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners: “Wills and Trusts: Buyer Beware (08.12.23)”, highlighted research concerning the preparation of Wills by unqualified or incompetent advisors in...
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Department of Health and Social Care leads review into the duty of candour
11 December 2023
The Department of Health and Social Care is to lead a review into the effectiveness of the statutory duty of candour for health service bodies in England.
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Ofsted no longer fit for purpose and requires ‘transformational change’
11 December 2023
A new report published by the Beyond Ofsted Inquiry has deemed Ofsted as not fit for purpose and as having a detrimental impact on schools, which some perceive as toxic.
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New public procurement thresholds from 1 January 2024
06 December 2023
Public procurement thresholds are being updated, we look at the impact of this on value of Central Government, and Sub-Central Government, contracts.
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Permanent exclusion checklist for schools in Wales
05 December 2023
To help schools to understand the formalities and technical issues that need to be taken into account when a pupil is permanently excluded from a maintained school in Wales, we...
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Prompt payment – Cabinet Office releases new Public Procurement Note – PPN10/23
05 December 2023
The Cabinet Office has released a new Public Procurement Note 10/23 (PPN 10/23) – taking account of a bidder’s approach to payment in the procurement of major contracts.
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I’m an executor. Do I get a fee?
01 December 2023
We examine whether non-professional executors – whose role can often be challenging and time-consuming – are allowed to reimburse themselves and/or make a charge for their work in administering an...
