Whilst the creation of Integrated Care Systems (ICS) seeks to address the "…need for integration and collaboration across the system" [para 38 Health and Care Bill Explanatory Notes]

As observed in previous articles, transparency, ethical trade and sustainability are increasingly important to consumers in the purchasing decisions that they make. Equally, coronavirus has demonstrated the...

The UK government has introduced sweeping reforms to national planning policy through the new National Planning Policy Framework published in August 2026. These changes establish strategic planning through Spatial Development Strategies, create clear presumptions for development approvals based on location, and introduce stricter controls on viability assessments that could fundamentally reshape how development decisions are made across England.

Comedian Ricky Gervais's recent comments about potentially marrying his long-term partner to avoid inheritance tax have reignited a crucial debate about legal protections for cohabiting couples.

Investors, both individual and institutional, increasingly wish to adopt a "responsible" investment strategy, which takes into account not only the financial performance of investments...

NHS England has published refreshed statutory guidance on planning and delivering service changes, nearly 13 years after the original 2013 publication. The updated guidance integrates new ministerial intervention rules, emphasizes proportionality and legal defensibility, and replaces references to CCGs with ICBs while providing detailed frameworks for temporary closures and substantial service changes.

We live and work in a world which is facing more change than perhaps ever faced before, leading to the proliferation of phrases such as the new normal; flexibility; adaptability and agility.

The Court of Appeal's decision in Burger v Wetherspoons reinforces established principles on vicarious liability and contractor independence. When a security guard employed by a contracted company assaulted a patron, the court examined whether the pub chain could be held liable for the contractor's employee's actions. The case offers critical insights into how businesses can maintain clear boundaries with contractors and effectively transfer risk through outsourcing arrangements.

The Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry revealed systemic failures in Northern Ireland's largest facility for people with learning disabilities, where abuse went undetected despite multiple warning signs. Tom Kark KC's 700-page report exposes how governance failures, inadequate oversight, and a culture of 'normalisation of deviance' allowed vulnerable patients to suffer harm over more than two decades.