POSTED BY JENNY BERESFORD-JONES | 19 SEPTEMBER 2023 Procurement Act 2023 webinars The Procurement Bill is close to receiving Royal Assent and on Wednesday 27 September at 10am our procurement experts begin a new series of our highly regarded 5 in 25 webinars, 5 in 25 Countdown... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read Contracts and commercial Governance and public law Public procurement
POSTED BY ROBERT RENFREE | 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill The Bill seeks to deliver the Conservative Government’s manifesto commitment to “ban public bodies from imposing their own direct or indirect boycotts, disinvestment or sanctions campaigns against foreign countries”... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY ALEXANDRA PIKE | 13 SEPTEMBER 2023 RAAC in the higher and further education sectors - how to approach your projects Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) has hit the headlines recently in relation to schools. It also affects further and higher education establishments. What should you do if your buildings are affected? Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY ROBERT RENFREE | 7 SEPTEMBER 2023 A new horizon for the higher education and research sector Today's joint statement by the UK Government and European Commission confirming the political agreement on UK association to Horizon Europe has been enthusiastically welcomed by many voices from across the higher education and research sector. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY ROBERT RENFREE | 6 SEPTEMBER 2023 Data protection reform, revisited The “No. 2 Bill” is in many respects identical to its predecessor. While overall the Bill retains much of the structure of the UK GDPR, it proposes a number of changes to the detail... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY GARY ATTLE | 29 AUGUST 2023 National Security Act 2023 The aim of the legislation is to modernise counter-espionage laws and tackle evolving national security threats by providing new powers to the enforcement and intelligence agencies... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY RICHARD NOBLE | 6 JULY 2023 Five important changes coming to building safety laws Our construction and real estate experts have prepared a note of five key points that educational institutions need to know about the Building Safety Act 2022... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY GARY ATTLE | 28 JUNE 2023 Education and research sector 2023 partner promotions We’re really pleased to welcome two new partners to the education and research sector partner team... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY KATE ALLAN | 5 JUNE 2023 Themes from the OfS Prevent monitoring data for 2021-2022 The Office for Students has published its Prevent monitoring data for 2021/2022... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY GARY ATTLE | 30 MAY 2023 Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 On 11 May 2023 the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill received Royal Assent after two years of debate in Parliament... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
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