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• Changes to the maximum discounts for Right to Buy properties. Make sure you are ready!  -

  19/06/2014What you need to do Make a note to apply the new maximum discounts from 21st July 2014. Review all Right to Buy applications where a s122 notice has been served by a tenant. Where any transfers will complete on or after 21st July 2014, you will almost certainly need to serve a revised s125 offer ...

• Court of Appeal DNACPR decision: Tracey v Cambridge University Hospital NHS FT & Others  -

  19/06/2014On 17 June the Court of Appeal handed down a judgement regarding the duty of clinicians to consult patients when making a DNACPR decision. A copy of the judgment can be viewed by clicking here. Summary of key findings for NHS organisations The Court of Appeal ruled that patients should be consulted ...

• Changes to flexible working and new Acas TUPE guidance  -

  06/06/2014Flexible working The Flexible Working Regulations 2014 were published this week, and will come into force on 30 June 2014.  They provide that qualifying employees will now be able to request flexible working regardless of whether they are parents to a child aged under 17 (or a disabled child aged ...

• ECJ rules that holiday pay calculation must include commission  -

  23/05/2014In the case of 'Lock v British Gas Trading Limited and others', the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has confirmed that commission payments form part of a worker’s normal pay and therefore should be included in the calculation of that worker’s holiday pay. Facts Mr Lock, a sales consultant for ...

• Capsticks recruits anti social behaviour expert Chris Grose  -

  19/05/2014Leading health, social care and social housing law firm, Capsticks has recruited anti-social behaviour expert Chris Grose, strengthening the expertise within its Housing Management team.  Chris has over 14 years of experience including working with the Home Office helping to shape the ‘ASB, Crime ...

• Doctors liable for manufacturers’ misrepresentation over anti-wrinkle treatment  -

  19/05/2014Summary In the recent case of 'Webster and others v Mark Liddington and others [2014] EWCA Civ 560', the Court of Appeal upheld a decision that defendant clinicians were responsible for the content of brochures either provided by, or based upon information received from, product manufacturers.  ...

• CMA clears foundation trust merger  -

  15/05/2014The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced its clearance of the potential merger between Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.  Capsticks acted on the submission to the CMA and continues to act for them on other ...

• NHS trusts under increasing pressure to maximise returns on estate  -

  14/05/2014A challenge was issued to NHS estates professionals recently to develop a comprehensive asset register, and to consider more flexible working practices for clinical staff. The call came from Professor Sir Malcolm Grant Chair of NHS England at the Cambridge University Land Society lecture at the ...

• Important new guidance from the courts for employers on managing whistleblowing claims  -

  09/05/2014The issue of whistleblowing continues to be highly relevant to employers across the health, social care and social housing sectors. It is of particular significance to NHS employers, with the need to ensure transparency and consistency of service and patient care in light of the Francis and Kennedy ...

• Capsticks wins two places on Advantage SW’s Framework  -

  07/05/2014Leading health and social care law firm, Capsticks, has successfully secured two out of three places (‘Lots’) with Advantage SW, who provide a Legal Services Framework.  The areas where Capsticks now offers its services are Housing Management and Property & Development.    Capsticks is ...

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