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New powers for ministers to intervene in NHS service reconfiguration now in force

02 February 2024

Important new powers for ministerial intervention in NHS reconfigurations came into force on 31 January 2024. The Department of Health and Social Care has released guidance summarising the powers...

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NHS pensions scheme – your responsibility as an employer

30 January 2024

The NHS pension scheme is complicated to administer and the consequences of getting it wrong can be devastating. This webinar, aimed at general practice, PCN and federation employers and their pension

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Tracker: employment legislation due to come into force during 2024

30 January 2024

2024 is expected to be an exceptionally busy year for new employment law legislation. To help you keep track of the changes, we will update this note once a month with any developments.

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Making your electronic patient record procurement a successful one

29 January 2024

Adoption and convergence of Electronic Patient Record solutions in the NHS continues apace, spurred on by investment from the NHS England Transformation Directorate’s frontline digitisation campaign a

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Global shipping considers legal impact of Red Sea attacks

22 January 2024

Recent and ongoing attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen on commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea in response to the situation in Gaza have resulted in UK and US forces launching air strikes on the re

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Supreme Court finds cargo interests liable for general average contribution arising out of piracy incident

18 January 2024

This general average dispute arose out of a piracy incident in the Gulf of Aden in October 2010, whereby the vessel was not released for ten months and only after a ransom was paid. The following issu

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Court considers whether MOA deposit claimable as debt or in damages

16 January 2024

It is not particularly common for a dispute arising out of the 2012 version of the Norwegian Saleform (NSF 2012) to reach the English Court. Therefore, the Court’s findings in this case on issues aris

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EU Deforestation Regulation: considerations for commodities traders

15 January 2024

The EU Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) came into force on 29 June 2023. While the EUDR has an 18-month implementation period for operators and traders that come within its scope, thos

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The new NHS Provider Selection Regime – what does it mean for healthtech suppliers?

12 January 2024

The Provider Selection Regime came into force on 1 January 2024, fundamentally changing the way in which the NHS (including ICBs, NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts) and some other commissioners, in

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Patient Choice – Standing Rules amended from 1 January 2024

12 January 2024

In line with recent developments in relation to the procurement of healthcare services, the Standing Rules have been amended with effect from 1 January 2024 to include a formal accreditation process f

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Court declines to provide advance guidance to referee on his jurisdiction under crude oil contracts

11 January 2024

These two contracts for the sale of crude oil incorporated a detailed pricing structure that referenced the Platts price benchmark. When Platts made a material change to the methodology used, the part

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Healthcare providers – The employment law changes you need to know this year

11 January 2024

2024 is shaping up to be an interesting year with a steady stream of legislative change in the employment law space. A number of the developments will be of particular relevance to health-care provid