Bevan Brittan byte size procurement update 3
09/05/2014
Statutory time limits under the Public Sector Directive 2014/24/EU part 2 - Competitive Dialogue Procedure and Competitive...
Ancient rights - modern problems: mines and minerals registrations
08/04/2014
If you asked the average person in the street whether rights dating back to the Lords of the Manor are relevant today, they would...
Deprivation of liberty – What does the landmark judgment in Cheshire...
20/03/2014
The Supreme Courthanded down itslandmark judgment in the cases of P v Cheshire West and Chester Council; P & Q (aka MIG and...
Avoiding increased risk on dismissal procedures
27/02/2014
Avoiding increased risk on dismissal procedures
The scope of the Court of Protection and potential judicial review...
12/02/2014
The scope of the Court of Protection and potential judicial review proceedings
Who pays? Responsibility for commissioning and funding mental health...
12/02/2014
Section 117(1) and (2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 imposes a duty on CCGs and local authorities, in co-operation with relevant...
Changes to defamation law from 1 January 2014
05/12/2013
The Defamation Act 2013 is due to come fully into force on 1 January 2014. This note highlights the provisions that are most...
Reasonable adjustments - Q&A
28/11/2013
Bevan Brittan's employment team regularly advises on a range of issues relating to equalities, and we have been dealing with...
Was there a winner at Aintree?
06/11/2013
On 30 October 2013, the Supreme Court handed down its first judgment on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and in doing so gave some...
Private medical treatment is a 'reasonable adjustment'
31/10/2013
You may be forgiven for thinking that the provision of private healthcare would be beyond the scope of an employer's duty to make ...
Interferences with Article 8: what justification?
18/10/2013
Interferences with patient's rights under Article 8 are an increasingly prevalent area of challenge in the mental health arena;...
Executive and non-executive decisions in the light of Doncaster
09/10/2013
The Court of Appeal has recently considered the extent to which full Council can use its budget-setting powers to constrain how...
“A promise to learn – a commitment to act” – The Berwick Review on...
14/08/2013
“A promise to learn – a commitment to act” – The Berwick Review on Improving the Safety of Patients in England
Directors' liability in health and social care
09/08/2013
As the Government and various regulators map out the steps they are putting in place in response to the failings highlighted by...