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Our charity law blog gives up to date news on the latest legal and policy decisions affecting the charity sector.
28 Apr 2025
This refresh is part of the Commission’s continuing project to rewrite much of its major guidance. The aim is to make it more accessible – apparently most trustees access guidance on their mobile phone screens.
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27 Mar 2025
Whilst the Chancellor’s Spring Statement did not include any specific mention of charities, or ease concerns regarding the impending increase to Employers National Insurance contributions, the sector will of course be following developments closely, noting that some of the cha...
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14 Mar 2025
The government confirmed this week that most of the consumer protection elements of the DMCCA will be coming into force on 6 April 2025 i.e. in 3 weeks time!
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11 Mar 2025
There is no good news for charities coming out of the United States at present. From funding cuts domestically and overseas, to threatened litigation and withdrawal of tax exemptions, the picture is bleak.
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26 Feb 2025
Any charity established as a company limited by guarantee should be aware of significant changes to the way they will be regulated by Companies House. The changes are being brought in by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2024 have and will come into force in tr...
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26 Feb 2025
Having followed the news on Naomi Campbell's appeal against her charity trustee ban, it's interesting to see that the Charity Tribunal has, for the first time, quashed a Charity Commission for England and Wales trustee disqualification order this month.
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25 Feb 2025
In March 2024, the FRC issued a revised FRS 102, the Financial Reporting Standard which underpins the Charities SORP. The effective date for most amendments is periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026. The new Charities SORP will be issued in the Autumn of 2025, after a pr...
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25 Feb 2025
On 5 January 2025 the Charity Commission issued a regulatory alert asking charities to prepare for the new offence of failure to prevent fraud and to Enhance their approach to preventing fraud and to seek professional legal advice where necessary.
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25 Feb 2025
A cross-disciplinary team has put their minds together to assess the impact of DMCC on charities. Here are the key takeaways that all charities need to know about.
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Our construction and engineering blog offers updates and commentary on the latest legal news affecting those working in the construction and engineering industry.
14 May 2025
On 2 April 2025, HMRC published the VAT reverse charge for building and construction services manual. This blog briefly explains how the VAT reverse charge may apply to parties operating within the construction industry and examines some of the key features of the manual.
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29 Apr 2025
In mid-April, the judiciary published updated guidance for judicial office holders to assist in their use of artificial intelligence (AI).
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22 Apr 2025
JCT has announced the withdrawal of the JCT suite of contracts, effective from March 31 2026.
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10 Apr 2025
On the 17 March 2025, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) launched its consensus process to gather feedback on the proposed changes to the CITB levy.
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10 Apr 2025
In the recent case of John Sisk and Son Ltd v Capital & Centric (Rose) Ltd [2025] EWHC 594, the Technology and Construction Court considered the allocation of risk between the contractor (in this case Sisk) and the employer (in this case C&C) as to responsibility for existing...
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02 Apr 2025
The Government has announced that the Building Safety Levy will come into force in Autumn 2026 (it had been anticipated that it would come into force in Autumn 2025).
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13 Mar 2025
This blog discusses the meaning of “month” when serving a notice under an amended JCT Design and Build Contract, 2016 Edition building contract. It considers the interpretation of contracts, in particular how days and months are applied in bespoke contracts when giving notice,...
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27 Feb 2025
Yesterday the government gave its response to the Grenfell Tower inquiry.
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19 Feb 2025
The JCT Design and Build 2024 has expanded the list of relevant matters. We explore the changes to the provisions covering loss and expense, including relevant matters.
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Our education blog brings together public, private and charity law and commentary for the education and research sector.
17 Apr 2025
We share some thoughts on the recent Department for Education consultation on franchising in higher education.
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17 Apr 2025
Universities are requesting government funding, putting them in the select committee spotlight, and politicians are shining their light on governance.
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09 Apr 2025
Following the recent publication of the OfS’s Insight Brief “Protecting the interests of students when universities and colleges close”, on Wonkhe our experts Matthew Howling, Neil Smyth and Richard Sykes outline some questions about the OfS’s approach against the broader lega...
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03 Apr 2025
The Government has announced the implementation of the Building Safety Levy, now scheduled to come into effect in Autumn 2026, a year later than previously anticipated.
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01 Apr 2025
UKVI has published updated versions of its Student Sponsor Guidance documents which include amendments to the requirements around the remote delivery of courses.
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28 Mar 2025
In an era where diversity and inclusion are paramount, universities must ensure their campuses cater to all students and staff, including those with sensory processing differences.
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24 Mar 2025
Our experts Nick Helm and Adam Hulme have shared their thoughts with Wonkhe on how heat networks have the potential to reduce costs and meet net zero targets.
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17 Mar 2025
A reminder for higher education institutions of the consumer law changes coming in April and beyond.
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05 Mar 2025
Higher education finances are a key theme in AUDE’s latest report.
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Our employment law blog provides insight on the latest legal and policy decisions affecting employers and those in a senior human resources role.
17 Apr 2025
The Government has launched a consultation on measures to mandate ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for larger employers.
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08 Apr 2025
In a recent appeal decision, the Court of Appeal has emphasised that lack of insight or contrition will not normally “bump up” the seriousness of any misconduct, making it reasonable to dismiss, where it would otherwise have been unreasonable.
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27 Mar 2025
New rates for many statutory payments and compensation limits will apply from April 2025.
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18 Mar 2025
The Employment Rights Bill has now emerged from the House of Commons and received its first reading in the House of Lords. Following extensive amendments, the current version of the Bill (at over 300 pages) is nearly twice as long as the original version published last year.
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05 Mar 2025
The Government has now put together over 200 pages of amendments that will be considered at the Bill’s report stage on 11 and 12 of March. Many of these arise from responses to five separate consultations on employment law reforms, which were published on 4 March.
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27 Feb 2025
A recent EAT ruling has reminded tribunals that they can’t necessarily infer that a requirement to work outside normal office hours will disadvantage women.
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20 Feb 2025
The latest ruling in the long-running dispute between Ryanair and its pilots demonstrates that the scope of the Blacklisting Regulations is wider than many might have assumed.
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13 Feb 2025
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the dismissal of a Christian employee for sharing gender-critical posts in a private Facebook group was direct discrimination because of her beliefs.
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28 Jan 2025
With the completion of its House of Commons committee stage on 16 January, the Employment Rights Bill 2024 is one step closer to becoming law. You can find out more information about its key measures in this briefing. The revised text of the Bill is now available here
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Our environmental, social and governance (ESG) blog offers you regular updates on the latest legal ESG issues and how they impact organisations, our people, our clients and the wider communities that we work with.
14 May 2025
A recent Advertising Standards Authority ruling on a Shell UK advert is an interesting illustration of how an ad can be compliant with the rules in relation to green claims. In this blog we take a look at this ruling in more detail.
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24 Mar 2025
The UK government is poised to launch a 12-week consultation on the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), aligning with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), part of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation. According to t...
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11 Mar 2025
On 19 February 2025, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published its ruling following an investigation into a complaint made relating to environmental claims made by Floor Design Ltd on their website for wool carpets. The complaint was upheld.
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25 Feb 2025
The Mills & Reeve Balance network is celebrating International Women's Day 2025 by hosting a panel event on 5 March 2025. One of the topics our fabulous panel will be discussing is allyship. In advance of the event, we thought we’d explore just why allyship is so important.
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12 Feb 2025
The UK's energy landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions to achieve the UK’s net zero target and to combat climate change. Recent data from the National Energy System Operator (NESO), the government’s independen...
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23 Jan 2025
The UK's ESG landscape faces significant shifts with Donald Trump back in power in the US. Known for his deregulatory stance, Trump's presidency could impact global environmental policies, including those in the UK.
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20 Dec 2024
Sustainability reporting well on its way to becoming a mandatory exercise for all large companies based in the EU and the UK.
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10 Dec 2024
The government’s Plan for Change announced on 5 December included “Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower” as one of its “five national missions”.
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28 Nov 2024
COP29, the 29th meeting of the main decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, came to an end last week. During the 12-day event, a number of announcements were made that could have an impact on UK companies in the coming years
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Our family and children law blog provides practical advice and insight on a wide range of topics by our top-ranked family and children lawyers.
14 May 2025
Unlike divorce, which ends a legally valid marriage, an annulment declares that the marriage was never legally valid in the first place. In this blog, we go through the basics of annulling a marriage in the UK.
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28 Mar 2025
It has been reported that Pep Guardiola - manager of Manchester City - and his wife, Cristina Serra, have separated after 30 years together. Pep and Cristina are reportedly adopting the "one lawyer, one couple" method, which allows a separating couple to cooperate and agree fi...
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21 Mar 2025
On 25 January 2025, the Family Justice Council (“FJC”) released new guidance for practitioners in the family justice system. This guidance highlights the importance of supporting neurodiverse people within that system, to ensure fuller participation and equal access to justice.
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05 Mar 2025
Reforming cohabitation laws is not just a legal necessity but a moral one. As more couples choose to live together without marrying, it is crucial that the law evolves to protect these families. The upcoming government consultation is a great opportunity to create a fairer le...
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25 Feb 2025
Pensions are often the most valuable asset in a divorce, even over the matrimonial home. It is vital that they are factored into any financial settlement between the divorcing parties. But recently, pensions valuations for public sector pensions and in particular, Teachers Pen...
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17 Feb 2025
While pets are often seen as beloved family members, English law classifies them as chattels (items of personal property). In this blog, we discuss how pets are dealt with during divorce, how can you prevent disputes and if a dispute arises, what are the best options to solvi...
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13 Feb 2025
In this blog post, Stephanie Douthwaite, a family lawyer in our Leeds office, provides some constructive tips to help ensure your first meeting with a family lawyer goes smoothly and that you get the support and guidance you need.
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07 Feb 2025
There is a stark difference under English law between the rights of those going through divorce or dissolution and those who are separating after having lived with a partner, if they have not been married or in a civil partnership. But what happens when a couple has been engag...
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04 Feb 2025
Family law in 2025 is expected to continue to evolve, to reflect the dynamic nature of society and the increasing influence of technology. Jane Ingleby, Partner in the family and children team in the Leeds office at Mills & Reeve looks at some of the key developments that are...
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Our food and agribusiness law blog offers you regular updates on the latest legal and policy decisions affecting the food and agribusiness industry.
07 May 2025
On 6 May the CMA got its long-awaited new enforcement powers, allowing it to levy civil fines of up to 10% of group global turnover for all consumer protection breaches.
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01 May 2025
The Government has just launched a consultation to ‘strengthen the soft drinks industry levy’ (SDIL). This was mooted at the Autumn Statement and forms part of the Government’s new approach to ‘prevention’ in its upcoming health plan.
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17 Mar 2025
Draft regulations on how to bring a precision bred organism (‘PBO’) crop to market as a food have now been published.
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07 Mar 2025
The draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025 were published on the 17 February 2025 and confirm the steep reduction in delinked payments which many farmers will have been dreading.
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16 Dec 2024
The UK Government has released draft legislation for a new Deposit Return Scheme (‘DRS’) for drinks containers in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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19 Nov 2024
Regenerative farming has become the next big thing in farming and claims to produce food using regenerative farming have started making their way into advertising.
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15 Nov 2024
Could a decision to approve a battery storage site on the Green Belt signal a trend towards prioritisation of green energy strategy over and above the protection of the Green Belt?
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04 Nov 2024
Katrina Anderson and Jessica Burt discuss the world of novel foods, cultured meats, and alternative proteins, with a particular focus on the recent approval for cultured meat animal feed.
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12 Sep 2024
Effective from 1 September 2024, small but significant changes to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (“AHA”) came into force, as mandated by the Agriculture Act 2020. The changes relate to succession rules, where an existing tenant of an AHA tenancy is looking to retire or has...
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Our health and care law blog provides insight on the latest legal, policy and commercial issues affecting the NHS and the independent health sector.
08 May 2025
New guidance has been published to support NHS clinical teams to use AI tools to transcribe patient consultations and turn them into structured medical notes across a range of primary and secondary care settings, including GP surgeries and hospitals.
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08 May 2025
The case of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust v MC is a helpful decision involving complex issues concerning the treatment and consent of patients detained under the Mental Health Act.
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30 Apr 2025
HMRC have published a briefing announcing that they consider the VAT grouping arrangements used by some care providers to be a form of tax avoidance and are intending to investigate providers using such VAT groups.
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29 Apr 2025
AI is being deployed in health and care and is set to play an increasingly important role in the shift from analogue to digital.
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25 Apr 2025
It’s been a busy week for the mental health sector with the Mental Health Bill reaching a significant milestone in its progress through parliament and the annual NHS Confederation Mental Health Network Conference on 23 April.
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15 Apr 2025
It has been a year since the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) came into force on 1 January 2024, with relevant authorities (NHS England, Integrated Care Boards, NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts, local authorities and combined authorities) required to have regard to the new rul...
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11 Apr 2025
The Court of Appeal has refused the Care Quality Commission’s application for permission to appeal the High Court decision in R (Cygnet Health Care Limited) v Care Quality Commission 2025, an important judicial review challenging the CQC’s approach to apparent bias, its compli...
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09 Apr 2025
Care businesses will now be required to prioritise recruiting international care workers already in England before recruiting from overseas or from other visa categories.
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07 Apr 2025
Launching the results of its Industry Barometer report, the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) are anticipating strong growth in the private pay markets over the coming year.
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Our life sciences law blog brings you up to date news and views on legal, regulation and policy decisions affecting the life science sector.
28 Apr 2025
Research collaborations are set up to produce innovative results and potentially valuable intellectual property.
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24 Mar 2025
On 18 March 2025, I chaired a panel which discussed the current issues with clinical trials and representation of women participants in the current data sets.
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19 Mar 2025
Medicines expenditure in the UK is tightly controlled, with detailed national arrangements in place to manage costs.
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17 Feb 2025
Ongoing reform across the medical devices regimes in both the EU and the UK aim to ensure patient safety while providing a practical and proportionate system for manufacturers and innovators.
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17 Feb 2025
Changes to the UK's regulatory framework will facilitate the manufacture and delivery of medicines at or near the patient's bedside. The aim is to increase access to innovative medicines, including advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs).
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13 Feb 2025
Katrina Anderson is joined by James Fry, head of the life sciences team and an IP and patents lawyer at Mills & Reeve, to discuss gene editing in the context of alternative proteins.
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04 Feb 2025
Incoming US President Trump has issued numerous Executive Orders immediately on taking office, and these include an Executive Order to remove all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) mandates, policies, programs, preferences and activities in the Federal Government. This has...
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29 Jan 2025
The UK is currently updating and reforming its clinical trials regulations, following an extensive review and consultation process.
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04 Dec 2024
Katrina Anderson and Stephanie Caird discuss the The Genetic Technology Precision Breeding Act 2023 (Precision Breeding Act), what this means for gene edited crops, and how these can be brought to market as foods and feeds.
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Written by our team of specialist procurement lawyers, we bring you updates and commentary on the latest procurement law news affecting anyone who deals with public procurement as part of their role.
13 May 2025
We note the 26th May 2025 deadline for publishing the first UK01 Pipeline Notices under the Act and link to recent government guidance.
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13 May 2025
Join us for our next 5 in 25 webinar on 21 May at 1000 - we will be discussing five recent procurement law cases and their impact on law and practice.
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21 Mar 2025
In this blog post we look at the CMA’s increasing focus on procurement, the new competition law ground for exclusion from public tender opportunities, and what businesses can be doing to mitigate the risks of exclusion.
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24 Feb 2025
The Procurement Act 2023 goes live today! We note the latest Cabinet Office guidance published today on the detailed operation of the new Procurement Review Unit and the Debarment List, and on excluding suppliers for reasons of national security.
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17 Feb 2025
As we approach the 24th February Implementation Date for the Procurement Act 2023 we summarise the latest developments.
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03 Jan 2025
As we head into 2025 and towards implementation of the Procurement Act 2023 on 24 February this year, we look at the latest templates, guidance, PPNs and draft legislation issued by government over the festive period.
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28 Nov 2024
Kevin Calder looks at the potential impact of Contract Performance Notices on suppliers.
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12 Sep 2024
The Cabinet Office announces a delay to implementation in order to review and redraft the National Procurement Policy Statement.
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01 Jul 2024
We look at a recent case on challenging an exclusion prior to the evaluation stage, and consider the potential impact of the Procurement Act 2023 on these types of "early challenges".
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Our real estate law blog offers you regular updates and commentary on the latest legal news in the ever-changing world of real estate.
13 May 2025
The UK’s housing shortage is a serious issue that continues to affect millions of people each year. We are all too familiar with the financial challenges the affordable housing sector faces when building new homes.
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02 May 2025
The Renters’ Rights Bill (RRB) is a significant piece of legislation for the rental sector with potential for having a huge impact on the UK property market and wider economy.
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10 Mar 2025
It would be fair to say I’ve seen my fair share of lively discussions about the UK’s housing crisis but the recent roundtable I jointly hosted with JLL and AEW was a real coming together of minds and ideas.
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12 Apr 2023
As a key part of the government’s levelling-up plans and focus on growth, the spring Budget announced a scaled-back version of the Liz Truss administration’s previous investment zones...
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17 Jan 2023
Research undertaken by JLL suggests that the UK will need some 10,000 new beds per year for every year until 2030 in order to meet demand and avert a looming bed crisis...
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17 Jan 2023
Over recent months the British public has demonstrated an unprecedented ability to respond collectively to the risks posed by coronavirus and in doing so, our lives in lockdown have naturally become more eco-friendly...
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04 Jan 2023
A recent Court of Appeal decision was welcome news for Bath Rugby Club as it enables the planned construction of a new 18,000-seater capacity stadium. A previous decision of the High Court had held that the land occupied by the Rugby Club was subject to a restrictive covenant,...
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04 Jan 2023
A recent case affecting Bath Rugby Club may mean that the club has to abandon its plan to build a new 18,000 seater stadium. The High Court has held that the land which Bath Rugby Club occupies on a long lease is subject to a historic restrictive covenant...
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04 Jan 2023
The Government has launched a public consultation on its plans to create a part to the building regulations requiring new buildings to be electric vehicle (EV) ready, as well as creating new legislation to implement the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive...
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Our sports law blog provides legal insights and updates on the key issues affecting the sports industry.
14 Feb 2024
In the latest in a series of high-profile football betting cases, The FA has handed Huddersfield Town striker, Kian Harratt, a four month ban and a fine of £3,200 for 484 breaches of the FA Betting Rules.
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09 Oct 2023
The growing data economy has raised significant questions about consent and ownership of football players’ personal and performance data, leading to the development of the FIFPRO Charter of Player Data Rights.
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22 Sep 2023
Harry Toffolo received a five-month ban and a fine for 375 breaches of the FA Betting Rules, with the leniency attributed to the nature of his bets and mitigating factors.
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11 Jul 2023
The Home Office has approved new Governing Body Endorsement (“GBE”) Criteria for The FA.
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17 May 2023
The safeguarding measures for head injuries in sport are under the microscope. Professional clubs have the resources to keep up to date with safe-guarding measures. But what about our grassroots sports?
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22 Feb 2023
The sports law team at Mills & Reeve successfully supported the ITIA in prosecuting Younes Rachidi, Mohamed Hassan, and Houria Boukholda for 179 match-fixing offences.
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06 Feb 2023
The International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) has established the Football Legal Aid Fund (FLAF), effective from 1 February 2023, to provide financial assistance for football-related disputes.
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06 Feb 2023
Clubs and sports’ organisations hold a mass of data on individuals – be that information about players, fans, employees, membership data or marketing datasets.
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30 Sep 2022
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has added Tramadol to the 2023 Prohibited List, effective from January 2024, while maintaining cannabis on the list due to health risks and its violation of the “spirit of sport.”
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Our technology law blog gives up to date news and views on legal, regulation and policy affecting the technology sector.
02 May 2025
In this blog we take a look at the key steps to consider for integrating Generative AI in the workplace.
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02 May 2025
Access to certain apps and services often depends on the user's age, raising the important issue of 'age assurance.' How can we assess or verify a user's age while complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?
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11 Apr 2025
The UK Government’s AI and copyright consultation closed on 25 February. We explore what this could mean for the future of UK copyright law.
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23 Jan 2025
The Court of Appeal in Canada has recently resolved a dispute about the meaning of the thumbs up emoji, upholding the first instance decision by the King’s Bench for Saskatchewan.
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16 Jan 2025
In December 2024. the BBC’s Global Misinformation Unit published an article claiming that Steven Bartlett is amplifying harmful health claims on his podcast. The BBC’s analysis of 15 health-related episodes apparently uncovered an average of 14 harmful health claims.
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09 Jan 2025
In the run-up to Christmas, it was widely reported that Google’s Willow computer chip had completed a standard benchmarking test that would take today’s best supercomputers 1025 years. Willow finished the test in five minutes.
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04 Dec 2024
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is concerned that dark patterns (also referred to as online choice architecture) may sometimes breach consumer protection law.
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03 Dec 2024
The Government’s new Employment Rights Bill is expected to put further pressure on the employment tribunal system, and in turn, place additional pressure on an organisation’s subject access request (SAR) process. The Deputy Prime Minister has said that the proposed removal of...
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17 Nov 2024
Jessica Burt is joined by Zickie Lim, a corporate partner who leads our venture capital and investment team, to discuss the investment landscape in this innovative sector.
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