Articles by ‘Hazel Phillips’

Law firm RWK Goodman has advised on the sale of two specialist dementia care homes by long-standing client and care provider Equality Care Limited. Equality Care Limited is a successful family-owned business operating specialist…

We have announced today a partnership with Ownacarehome.com – a dedicated portal for social care providers looking to acquire care home businesses.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have been considering current and future plans for regulation, data and technology.

Corporate Partner Hazel Phillips, from our dedicated Health & Social Care sector team, has advised the shareholders of Hampshire provider Sentinel Healthcare on its acquisition by operator Allegra Care and real estate fund manager Moorfield.

We have now seen the judgment in the FCA’s test case applied in practice. Businesses with insurance policies with Travelers Insurance Company should beware.

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Mavern House Nursing Home in the hamlet of Shaw, near Melksham in Wiltshire, to Welford Healthcare. RWK Goodman acted on behalf of the sellers.

The much anticipated Supreme Court judgment in the FCA’s business interruption insurance test case has been delivered. The decision brings definitive guidance on the operation of cover under non-damage interruption policies. Overall, the appeal reflects a victory for policyholders and provides peace of mind for many businesses who will now be able to progress their claims for Covid-19 related losses.

Our Dispute Resolution team continues to monitor developments around the business interruption insurance (BII) case as more detail on how to claim emerges following last year’s judgment.

In September we published our summary of the lengthy BII test case judgment to assist businesses in understanding what this meant for them.

The High Court has delivered its ruling in the highly anticipated business interruption insurance (BII) test case. The FCA brought proceedings on behalf of policyholders, along with two action groups, in which the Court considered whether a sample of BII policies provided cover for losses arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Judgment has today (15 September) been handed down in the much publicised business interruption insurance (BII) case which considered whether various BII policies provided cover in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Following on from her blog about rights and responsibilities for care home visits during Covid, partner and co-head of Health & Social Care team Hazel Phillips is highlighting some of the issues that arise when considering visits to supported living settings.