Usually, the largest and most expensive asset (in terms of upfront cost) that will be acquired when purchasing a new care home, is the property out of which the home is operating. It is important...

On Saturday 2 September 2023, the much-anticipated government consultation into a new licencing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures was launched. In what has been described as ‘the biggest...

As we mark Professional Care Workers’ Week 2023, it is an opportune time to celebrate care workers who are the backbone of our social care system and to review the rights which protect them...

On Saturday 2 September 2023, the much-anticipated government consultation into a new licencing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures was launched and can be found...

October marks the start of the full higher-risk building regime with new requirements under the Building Safety Act 2022 (the BSA) coming into force on the 1 October 2023. The previous changes...

Self-harm is a serious concern in prison environments, where prisoners may resort to self-destructive behaviours as a way to cope with the challenges and stresses of a prison environment. Managing...

The Court of Appeal recently ruled upon this application for a fresh inquest, in circumstances where the deceased’s benefits had been removed shortly before she took her own life. The judgment is of interest as to the extent to which coroners are required to answer the question of ‘why’ in an inquest...

On 2 August 2023 NHS England published a Fit and Proper Person Test (FPPT) Framework for NHS organisation board members in response to recommendations made in the Kark Review in 2019 by Tom Kark KC. The Framework will be effective from 30 September 2023. The Framework confirms that NHS organisations are not expected to collect historic information to populate ESR or local records, but to use the Framework for all new board level appointments or promotions and for annual assessments going forward...

Here is the round-up of the key Court of Protection cases from the first half of this year (January to June 2023), in which we believe our readers will be most interested. Please follow the link within the case summary to access the full judgment. Contact our team to discuss any particular case in more detail...

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions are complex endeavours that involve the coming together of two entities with different goals, expectations, and valuations. A significant challenge to deals happening is a disconnect between sellers' and buyers’ price expectations – sellers want higher purchase prices than buyers’ valuations...

At the beginning of April 2023, the Department of Health and Social Care announced that the Liberty Protection Safeguards (also known as LPS) will now not be introduced this side of a general election, which is anticipated to be in Autumn 2024. In these videos we consider the most important questions surrounding the current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards scheme, the main issues the LPS was designed to resolve and the implications for care providers on the LPS not going ahead..

There has been some commentary on the changes in the NHS pensions access rules which we are aware has caused a great deal of anxiety for primary care networks (PCNs)...