Blog
16/08/19
Pro bono client: "can I get legal aid to help me with this?"; Me: *furiously scrolling away on my phone to find the answer* "Errr...."
Capsticks Healthcare Roundup - August 2019
15/08/19
In August's roundup Corporate and Commercial Partner, Tracy Giles, talks about delivering the ambitions in the NHS Long Term plan.
Medical Malpractice and Clinical Law Insight: Summer 2019
06/08/19
Welcome to our latest edition of Clinical Law Insight for the insurance market, in which we consider the latest developments in medical malpractice and general liability, inquests and clinical law.
Further occupations added to the Shortage Occupation List
05/08/19
On 23 July 2019 the Government confirmed its intention to adopt the recommendations of the Migration Advisory Committee to include a range of additional occupations on the Shortage Occupation List.
Guidance for NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts Applying for Transfer of NHS PS or CHP Property
30/07/19
The Department of Health and Social Care published guidance on the procedures in relation to the transfer of primary and community care properties currently owned by NHS Property Services or Community Health Partnerships to NHS Trusts or NHS FTs.
Blog
29/07/19
The Supreme Court has ruled that public access to documents filed at court should be "the default position".
Regulator of Social Housing: Consumer Regulation Review 2018/2019
25/07/19
The Regulator of Social Housing has released its review of consumer regulation 2018-19. The review sets out its experience of the consumer regulation regime for social housing and how it has gone about implementing the legislation on consumer regulation.
Employee’s covert recording of meeting did not breach implied term of trust and confidence
22/07/19
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that an employee was not in breach of the implied duty of trust and confidence when she secretly recorded a meeting with HR.
Blog
18/07/19
Alarming figures published by the government show that half of the free legal advice law centres in England & Wales disappeared in just 6 years.
Blog
18/07/19
An interesting article in Inside House yesterday revealed that there was a spike in RPs referring themselves to the Regulator over health and safety concerns in the aftermath of the Grenfell fire.
NHSE and NHSI set targets to reduce disciplinary cases involving BME staff
17/07/19
NHS England and NHS Improvement have set targets for reducing number of disciplinary cases involving black and minority ethnic (BME) employees throughout the NHS as part of a drive towards a just culture.
Housing case law - July 2019
16/07/19
Read our monthly housing case law update, which includes recent cases from courts in England and Wales that are relevant to the #ukhousing sector.