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Opinion | 04:04:18

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards were shown to be lacking in 2014 – proposed reforms can’t come soon enough

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards were proven to fail vulnerable people in 2014 – but nothing has changed. Planned reforms need to be made soon, argues Laura Jackson.

Uncategorised | 04:04:18

The importance of protecting tenancy deposits – a lesson from soap operas

Avid followers of Albert Square will have witnessed the tribulations of landlords behaving badly this week. Walford landlord Masood Ahmed errs in dealing properly with tenant Carmel Kazemi’s deposit on termination of her tenancy, even sabotaging her by causing damage to the carpet in an attempt to withhold the funds.

Uncategorised | 03:04:18

Infobesity – are you thinking about your social health?

A balanced diet of information is as key to your length and quality of life as any other factor.

Opinion | 29:03:18

The Parental Bereavement Bill – here’s why it’s important

Currently there is no legal requirement for employers in the UK to provide paid leave for grieving parents, but a new bill – currently in parliament – could change that. Here’s what you need to know, and why it’s important.

Uncategorised | 27:03:18

When ‘fired’ means ‘fired’

We often stress the importance of communication and making sure that employees understand where they stand to our clients. However, when faced with the difficult decision to dismiss, communication between the parties can often be confused and make a difficult situation worse.

Uncategorised | 27:03:18

Cross subsidisation in care homes – Government response

More than half of care home places in the UK are comprised by local authority-funded residents. However, due to many factors, not least the negotiating power of local authorities and the squeeze on their finances, it is thought that local authority fees are provided near to or at cost for care home providers. Therefore, in order to make this a viable financial model, some care home providers will charge self-funding clients more than their local authority equivalents, which is known as “cross-subsidisation”.

Uncategorised | 27:03:18

Current intention or a binding promise?

Two recent disputes involving farming estates in the South West have looked at the issue of promises of inheritance made to children and what happens if those alleged promises appear to have been broken. Here we consider the relevant law further and look at what can be learnt from these cases.

Corporate governance

Opinion | 26:03:18

A company’s statutory right to remove a director

The performance of a director in a company is pivotal to the success of that company. Accordingly, there is legislation in place to protect a company’s right to remove a director should the circumstances demand this course of action.

Opinion | 26:03:18

Government announces 7 pillars of social care

In his first speech since taking responsibility for social care reform at the start of the year, Jeremy Hunt has outlined the 7 key principles that will guide the Government’s thinking ahead of the social care Green Paper which is to be published later in 2018. In this blog, we examine the principles and what these might look like for social care providers.

Uncategorised | 23:03:18

A Post-Brexit UK: It’s not all about blue passports, is it…?

We are in the thick of a period of economic and business uncertainty during which the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU remain to be agreed. Brexit has already led to volatility...

Uncategorised | 23:03:18

Supreme Court of India grants foreign lawyers ‘fly in and fly out’ licence to practice

India has long been protective about opening up its legal industry to foreign practitioners. The question of whether foreign law firms or lawyers can practice in India was left in limbo until it was considered in March 2018 by the Supreme Court of India following an appeal by the Bar Council of India of the decision of the Madras High Court in February 2012 and by the ‘Global Indian Lawyers’ organisation of the decision of the High Court in Bombay in December 2009.

Uncategorised | 23:03:18

Too much immigration, or skills gap precipice?

Immigration is a topic making media headlines on a regular basis. It is a key issue for the government to consider and something which affects both businesses and individuals. Opinions are hugely divided regarding how immigration issues should be addressed, with the opposing Brexit campaigns being a recent and ongoing example of this.

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