Publications

Welcome to the new CPR Part 53 and to the specialist Media and Communications List.

Why do medical records hold the key to malpractice cases and why are so many episodes of patient care poorly recorded? In this article Stephen King offers some insights into small changes in practice that could have a significant and beneficial impact on avoiding malpractice claims.

Boris Johnson’s victory in the Conservative Party leadership election came just 100 days before the latest Brexit deadline of 31 October. In this briefing we explore the impact of his appointment as PM on the UK’s preparations to leave the EU.

The recent focus on the use, and misuse, of NDAs in cases of actual and alleged workplace harassment risks losing sight of the bigger picture: what still needs to be done to create truly inclusive workplaces, free from harassment?

Later on this year, seventeen NHS Trusts will take numerous councils to the High Court, contending that the councils are wrong in not affording the Trusts the same business rates treatment as charities.

It is more than a year now since the introduction of Europe’s new data privacy regime, the GDPR. There was a flurry of activity leading up to and following the launch date in May 2018, GDPR fell out of the headlines. Recent high profile penalty announcements running into the hundreds of millions have again highlighted the dangers of failure to comply. We consider some of the issues that are keeping business leaders and privacy regulators awake at night.

Felix Ngole (Mr Ngole) won his appeal this month against the University of Sheffield (the University) after the High Court had previously upheld the University’s decision to exclude him from his postgraduate course.

The UK’s new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has promised that the UK will leave the EU by the extended Brexit deadline of 31 October 2019, “deal or no deal”. There seems to be little prospect of the current Withdrawal Agreement being ratified by the UK Parliament and the EU position is that this will not be renegotiated.

The Information Commissioner’s Office has started issuing notices of intention to fine data controllers under the GDPR for data breaches.

The Government published its policy paper “global potential, global growth” in March 2019, which sets ambitious targets for increasing the UK’s involvement in the international education market over the next ten years.

We round up some recent litigation cases.

In a globalised world disputes are increasingly international and frequently require disclosure of evidence from other jurisdictions.

In the wake of Carillion’s collapse, businesses are taking an increasingly active role in monitoring the financial position of their key suppliers.

Satellite litigation about disclosure of supposedly privileged internal communications continues to proliferate.

It is more than a year now since the introduction of Europe’s new data privacy regime, the GDPR. After a flurry of activity leading up to and following the launch date in May 2018, GDPR fell out of the headlines. Recent high profile penalty announcements running into the hundreds of millions have again highlighted the dangers of failure to comply. We consider some of the issues that are keeping business leaders and privacy regulators awake at night.

The case of Young v Royal & Sun Alliance is the first reported case to be decided under the new Act. Andrew Tobin examines in detail...

Our legal update for in-house charity lawyers.

The final Charity Commission report into safeguarding issues at Oxfam is an important reminder that all charity trustees should continue to consider safeguarding to be a vital focus for their charity.

The company in liquidation had been part of the multi-billion dollar Madoff Ponzi scheme. Investors purchased shares in the company, which in turn invested in Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities LLC (“BLMIS”).

Indigo Projects London Limited (IPL) entered a CVA on 28 February 2019. The Defendants had the benefit of an adjudication award in the sum of £177,662.72 (the Award), made in January 2019. IPL applied for summary judgment to enforce the Award.