Education
Emergency services
Housing
Insurance
Professional regulatory
04/06/20
For a successful return to work during COVID-19, employers have a duty to carry out a risk assessment, implement safe systems of work and to keep these under review. Our risk assessment flowchart sets out the key issues for employers to consider.
Insurance
18/05/20
Clinical trials, by their very nature, involve an element of risk for both those undertaking or sponsoring the trial and those participating in it. We consider some key medico legal issues arising from compensation claims associated with such trials.
Insurance
14/05/20
The Government has published guidance to assist those who are returning to work following the announcement this week of the COVID-19 recovery strategy.
Health and social care
Insurance
Private healthcare
06/04/20
The Supreme Court has determined that an otherwise blameless employer should not be vicariously liable where a rogue employee stole HR information relating to colleagues, as part of a vendetta against his employer.
Health and social care
Insurance
04/02/20
The long awaited Paterson Inquiry report has come out today.
Health and social care
Insurance
20/01/20
Read our annual review of events in the year ahead which could impact the healthcare, life sciences and medical malpractice sectors.
GPs
Health and social care
Insurance
20/01/20
With increasing demands on GPs, the rise of telemedicine is set to continue. Providers will need to ensure that they comply with legislation around supply of medicines across the internet.
Health and social care
Insurance
20/01/20
EU Clinical Trials Regulation 536/2014 (‘CTR’) is due to apply in member states in 2020 during the transition period after Brexit.
Health and social care
Insurance
20/01/20
Section 57 of The Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 made it easier for Defendants to challenge dishonest claims.
Health and social care
Insurance
20/01/20
NHS Resolution has reported settlement of a record number of claims through alternative means such as mediation
Health and social care
Insurance
20/01/20
This year the government will decide on the level of fixed fees to adopt for the proposed new standard and light tracks for lower value clinical negligence claims.
Health and social care
Insurance
20/01/20
With the Personal Injury Discount Rate remaining in negative territory, arguments for the traditional Roberts & Johnstone approach to be replaced are likely to gather pace.