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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.

Uncategorised | 23:03:18

We’re switching off for Earth Hour

If you’re new to Earth Hour, on 24 March at 8:30pm (local time) everyone switches off all electrical devices for one hour. It is as simple as that.

Uncategorised | 23:03:18

5 of the most common mistakes employers make with their employment contracts

When things go wrong between an employer and an employee and the relationship breaks down, the deciding factor can often be; ‘what does the contract say?’ As experts in employment law we see many cases involving poor contracts and see examples where both employers and employees become a victim of a poorly considered contact.

Uncategorised | 22:03:18

Business rates: welcome clarity for commercial landlords

It has been a very active few years with a Valuation Officer arguing all the way to the Supreme Court that a property should not be reassessed for business rates when redevelopment works were being undertaken and preventing occupation, because the property was capable of being put back into the state of repair and occupied position at the material assessment date.

Uncategorised | 22:03:18

The era of data-mining and the evaporation of trust online – What can we do?

The RWK Goodman sponsored Oxford Debate with Alice Thwaite and Matthew D’Ancona on Saturday, part of the Oxford Literary Festival, provided plenty of food for thought on the post-truth era. The emphasis was on the analysis of how people consume information in the age of stories such as the alleged Facebook data breach, and how to make people feel more secure despite the destabilisation arising from recent world events and the rapid advance in technology.

Cycling accident

Opinion | 21:03:18

Self-driving Uber fatality – technological progress meets the same old excuses

As the news broke of a 49-year-old lady being struck and killed by an Uber driverless car in Arizona, it dawned on the world that this is the first fatality involving a pedestrian and a driverless car. But whilst this moment is a tragic landmark in both technology and the law, the reaction to Ms Herzberg's death is sadly familiar.

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