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A Review of the Annual Report of the Chief Coroner to the Lord Chancellor for 2023

14 May 2024

His Honour Judge Thomas Teague KC, Chief Coroner of England and Wales published a report in May 2024 providing an overview of the work conducted by the Coroner’s Service in England and Wales...

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Succession planning for GPs and dentists - five tips to consider when making a will

14 May 2024

A surprising number of GPs and dentists that we ask do not have a valid and up-to-date will. With the pressures of day to day life as a busy healthcare professional, working out where to start...

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Succession planning for GPs and dentists - Why make a will?

07 May 2024

A surprising number of GPs and dentists that we ask do not have a valid and up-to-date will. It is understandable, with all the day to day demands of working in a practice, that getting your own...

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Value-based Healthcare – What’s it all about?

01 May 2024

Value based healthcare is an approach which has been spoken about for some time and is gaining momentum currently around the world as part of the response to challenges facing healthcare delivery...

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Network schedules: are you ready for the new DES contract?

25 April 2024

As with previous years, the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) specification requires PCNs to have in place bespoke network schedules signed by all members, which supplement the...

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Procurement Act 2023 Update 4 - What is the role of frameworks and dynamic markets in procurement?

19 April 2024

In this update, we look at the changes to frameworks and the introduction of dynamic markets under the new Procurement Act 2023...

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Statutory implementation of medical examiners in England and Wales

18 April 2024

On 15 April 2024 the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) confirmed that new regulations governing medical examiners have been laid before parliament and a timeframe mapped out for the...

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Armageddon clauses – How do these affect your GP practice?

16 April 2024

General Medical Practitioners (GPs) who take a lease of a property normally receive NHS funding to pay the rent reserved under that lease. The GPs would usually continue to receive NHS funding...

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IBA Guidelines 2024: Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration in the wake of Halliburton -v- Chubb

11 April 2024

Since their introduction in 2004, the IBA Guidelines have become widely recognised among the international arbitration community as a solid soft law instrument reflecting standards expected to...

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Article 2 and vulnerable people in the community

03 April 2024

The case of Parkin v HM Assistant Coroner for Inner London (East) was published last week. The family has lost their judicial review of the decision of a coroner that Article 2 did not apply to...

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Health – MCA/DOLS – the latest updates

26 March 2024

Watch this interactive webinar where our experts provide you with the latest updates on MCA and DOLs...

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Navigating Grief and Legal Hurdles: Unravelling the Challenges of SUDC Inquests

27 February 2024

The sudden and unexplained deaths of children (SUDC) represent an incomprehensible tragedy, leaving families devastated and grappling with profound grief. Inquests into such cases are inherently...