In this article, we summarise the new statutory medical examiner (ME) system and how this impacts your organisation.

In this article, we summarise the key changes contained in the Employment Rights Bill (the Bill) and what to expect from the Government’s longer term plans for employment law reform.

The Charity Commission has released updated guidance for local authorities who are acting as corporate trustee of a charity.

Our quarterly leasehold and freehold management newsletter brings you some of the most interesting or landmark cases of the preceding quarter, plus any notable changes in the law.

On 26 October 2024, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 (the Act) comes into force. The Act introduces a new preventative duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their workers and employees.

In the case of Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd [2024], the Court of Appeal has upheld a contractor’s legal right to terminate a JCT form of building contract for repeated specified defaults by an employer.

The Charities Act 2022introduced various changes to the Charities Act 2011. In this insight, we consider the impact of some of the changes that have come in since for those dealing with charities on property transactions.

In this insight we consider if – and how – the decision in The London Borough of Tower Hamlets v Lessees of Brewster House and Malting House [2024] UKUT 193 (LC) might be applied elsewhere.

Since our annual Medical malpractice insurance forward view 2024 was published in February a number of developments have happened, which those indemnifying medical professionals should be aware of.

Following any award of compensation to a Claimant, the Claimant’s solicitors are entitled to recover their costs and disbursements such as expert fees. In some cases, the costs being sought can be far greater than the damages awarded.

Summary of all the cases of note this year.

The Civil Liability Act 2018 requires the Government to review the Personal Injury Discount Rate (PIDR) in England and Wales at least every five years, with the formal review starting on 15 July 2024 and due to be completed by 11 January 2025.