The Autumn Budget 2026 was delivered by Chancellor John Healey on 28 October 2026. Alongside tighter capital budgets and continuing pressure on day-to-day spending, the government is putting greater emphasis on productivity and technology.

This insight explains when employers should consider ill-health early retirement before an ill-health capability dismissal, how to make a compliant referral and how Capsticks can support the process.

In direct engagement scenarios, employers now need to check the right to work of not only employees, but also workers and independent contractors.

Four important recent publications have highlighted the legal and governance framework within which AI in healthcare should operate when considering the issue of civil liability.

​​Regulation 28 reports can extend the impact of an inquest well beyond its conclusion, placing ongoing obligations on organisations and senior leaders.

The Government has confirmed that section 48 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 (BSAI Act) will come into force on 1 October 2026, significantly widening the scope of the UK's illegal working regime.

NHS ConfedExpo in Manchester once again provided an opportunity to catch up with time-pressed clients and colleagues in the Healthcare sector and discuss the changes and challenges they are facing.

Recent developments in coronial case law on Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) continue to define the scope of inquests and the obligations on public bodies.

Prison inquests raise complex and often sensitive issues, frequently involving deaths in custody, multiple public bodies and heightened public and legal scrutiny.

On 21 May 2026, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published its revised draft Code of Practice for services and public functions (the revised Code).

In Nirmal v Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2026), the High Court confirmed how employers should approach concerns raised against doctors (or dentists).

Inquest conclusions bring together the evidence, submissions and legal framework to determine how a death is formally recorded and understood.