An interesting judgment that finds that the existing statutory protection against discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 can be interpreted to cover discrimination against someone because of their belief in Scottish independence.

Our summary of the key points from the new National Planning Policy Framework.

Supreme Court upholds decision on withdrawal of CANH in the case of NHS Trust v Y [2018] UKSC 46.

A GPonline poll of 400 GPs found that seven in 10 GPs believe it is unsafe to record reflective notes in writing following the High Court hearing of the GMC appeal culminating in Dr Bawa-Garba being struck off.

The criminal standard of proof is no longer required for an inquest to determine that a death was as a result of suicide.

The Supreme Court has given judgment in An NHS Trust and others (Respondents)(by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) and another (Appellant) concerning whether it is necessary to go to Court in all cases

Capsticks’ bi-weekly roundup of insights and news stories affecting emergency services.

NHS Counter Fraud Authority have recently published two pieces of helpful guidance to NHS organisations in order to help prevent fraud arising as a result of i) fraudulent invoicing and ii) Pre-contract procurement fraud.

The Competition & Markets Authority has published advice on charging fees after the death of a resident for self-funded and part-funded residents.

The British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO) has won the right to be joined as an interested party in the Bawa-Garba Appeal, to be heard on 25 July 2018. This comes two months after the BMA also won the right to join the Appeal in May.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has considered the difficult issue of voluntary overtime and the calculation of holiday pay.

This summer, Capsticks welcomed 6 sixth-form students from the Harris Federation (which runs Academies across London). The students successfully applied from across the Harris Federation Academies in London