This Update contains brief details of recent Government publications, legislation, cases and other developments relevant to those involved in health and social care work, which have been published in the last month.
The Department of Health yesterday published its finding on the number of parcels of land declared as surplus or potentially surplus current held by NHS trusts.
Mr Justice Akenhead has held in the case of Walter Lilly and Company Limited v Mackay and DMW [2012] EWHC 649 (TCC) that advice given to clients by claims consultants is not covered by legal professional privilege or legal advice privilege, even if that advice was given by solicitors or barristers engaged by those claims consultants.
One of the key tests for any clinical commissioning group seeking authorisation from the NHS Commissioning Board will be that they have a constitution that is compliant with the requirements of the 2012 Act, and is “otherwise appropriate”. In effect this means that the Commissioning Board must be happy with it!
This update contains brief details of recent Government publications, legislation, cases and other developments relevant to those involved in local government work, which have been published in the two weeks up to 4 May 2012. Items are set out by subject, with a link to where the full document can be found on the internet.
By 26 May 2012, all UK organisations that operate a website will need to obtain consent from visitors to its website in order to continue using cookies. The EU rules on the use of internet cookies changed following amendments made to the E-Privacy Directive. Those changes were implemented in the UK last year following amendments to the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has this week handed out the first fine to an NHS organisation for a breach of the Data Protection Act 1998.
This Update contains brief details of recent Government and EU publications, legislation, cases and other developments in England and Wales relevant to those interested in municipal waste management, which have been published in April 2012.
Another case has come through the courts relating to inappropriate Facebook usage by an employee. As you may recall we reported on the rise of dismissal cases relating to employees' use of Facebook and other social media a few months ago.
Joanna Smart takes a look at some key employment law developments which took place in April, most notably the fact that the anticipated decision of the Supreme Court in Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes was published on 25 April.