The dawn of artificial intelligence is upon us. Innovation is presently 'the' buzz word, with some organisations prepared to spend millions to be the first to harness its benefits. Whilst the desire for improved process automation and cost-effective solutions is not confined to the health sector, there is arguably a greater air of desperation for it within health and social care given the increasing demand for services and increasing costs of providing them...

As the world faces the pressing challenges of climate change, primary care providers have a vital role to play in reducing their carbon footprint and promoting sustainability. This article explores the legal implications and considerations for primary care providers as they strive towards achieving the net zero carbon emissions target...

In this article Michael Woolley looks at the rule against adjudicating the same issue twice in the light of the latest Court of Appeal decision in Sudlows v Global Switch Estates.

We are pleased to have advised the majority shareholders of learning and development provider MBL Seminars on the sale of the business to Law Business Research, a global technology-enabled information services business.

The JCT is due to publish new editions of its contracts in 2024. The core themes and main changes that we currently expect to see in JCT 2024 are summarised in this article.

As in every other sector, developments in AI in the UK healthcare sector continue at pace. Here we round up...

Landlords, along with managers and agents of commercial property, may have spent the last couple of years scratching their heads over any number of things. Almost certainly within those concerns have been energy costs, environmental responsibility and making premises adaptable to a post-Covid market...

New cyber security regulations are of particular interest to management boards of companies designated (or potentially designated in the future) as Operators of Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), Operators of Essential Services (OES) or similar...

We've entered into a strategic partnership with Healthcare Innovation Consortium (HIC), a digital health and social care agency, to support the digital transformation of the NHS. More here...

The Department for Education has released an updated version of its statutory guidance ‘Suspension and Permanent Exclusion from maintained school, academies and pupil referral units in England...

We are pleased to have advised the shareholders of Newcastle-based consulting services provider whyaye on its sale to global consultancy, EY.

The UK government has set out further detail of the future regime for medical devices, which will fully apply from 1 July 2025. Most significantly, it intends to extend the acceptance of CE devices on the UK market, so that they can continue to be placed on the market beyond 30 June 2023.