Planning reforms for 2020
13/03/20
Yesterday the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick, spoke to Parliament about his ambitious proposals to modernise the country’s planning system.
Cap on “voluntary exit scheme” payments to disabled police officers was discriminatory
12/03/20
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has provided guidance on objective justification in cases of alleged unfavourable treatment for a reason arising in consequence of disability.
Blog
11/03/20
Today Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver his first budget after less than a month in the job. In this blog post, Capsticks summarises the key news updates and legal commentary live throughout the day.
The Budget in brief: Key highlights for the housing sector
11/03/20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak today used his 2020 Budget to announce a series of spending initiatives, including a £12bn five-year affordable housing programme.
Clinical Law Insight: Spring 2020
10/03/20
Welcome to the latest edition of our Clinical Law Insight, in which we consider developments in clinical negligence claims, inquests and the healthcare advisory sector.
Blog
09/03/20
The Society for Computers and Law (“SCL”) has launched an Adjudication Scheme which aims to resolve disputes arising
EAT provides guidance in cases where staff involved in criminal proceedings
09/03/20
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) found that an employee was fairly dismissed by his employer after being charged with, but not convicted of, a criminal offence.
Paterson Inquiry recommendations: Engaging with patients
04/03/20
A number of the recommendations in the Paterson Inquiry report relate to the information being provided to patients to enable them to make an informed choice.
The Budget 2020: Fire safety and the £10bn bill for social landlords
04/03/20
A figure exceeding £10 billion has been revealed by the Chief Executive of NHF as the estimated cost for housing associations to fix the fire safety hazards brought to light by the Grenfell Disaster.
EAT finds that conduct and knowledge of investigating officer can affect fairness of dismissal
03/03/20
In the recent case of Uddin v London Borough of Ealing, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) provided guidance on cases where the conduct of the investigator, unbeknown to the dismissing manager, has a bearing on the fairness of a dismissal.
Safety and learning in the post-Paterson era
26/02/20
The Paterson Inquiry report made safety and learning recommendations around multi-disciplinary working (in both the independent and wider healthcare sectors), complaints handling and patient recall (ongoing care and procedures generally).
High Court gives green light for hyper-acute stroke units in Kent
21/02/20
The High Court has handed down judgment in joined cases where the Claimants challenged the decision of the Kent and Medway CCGs to establish hyper-acute stroke units (HASUs) at three hospital sites in the county.