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Paranoia is rife about the new duties placed on employers by Part IV of the Employment Practices Data Protection Code which relates to information about employees’ health. Much of the fear is misplaced and, in fact, although there is a need to take care, there is no need for employers to panic.

On 27 September 2004 the provisions of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 introducing Commonhold commenced.

The European Court of Human Rights has just published its judgment in the appeal from the decision of the House of Lords on Bournewood. The Court held that detaining an involuntary patient for treatment under the common law violated his rights under Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights

From 1 June 2004 certain provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 will change.

In June we issued a Briefing on the draft Charities Bill giving an overview of the main provisions. Over the Summer much has been written about the proposed new "public benefit" tests, given the removal of the presumption of public benefit from charities which relieve poverty, advance religion or advance education.

The sting in the tail in the Finance Act. Are the walls closing in on key stakeholders?...

The directors of a company are responsible for the management of the company’s affairs and are subject to a range of legal obligations. A director who breaches his duties runs the risk of being disqualified as a director, being sued by the company, having to pay the company’s debts himself or facing criminal sanctions including fines and even imprisonment. This article summarises some of the risks facing directors of private companies. Directors of plcs (especially listed companies) face additio

On 1 October new compulsory procedures regarding dismissing and disciplining employees came into effect. At the same time, new compulsory grievance procedures were introduced.

The European Court of Human Rights has recently overruled the decision of the House of Lords in the case of R v Bournewood Community and Mental Health Trust (in ReL) [1998] which ruled that a voluntary incapacitated patient had not been unlawfully detained, having been admitted and remaining in the hospital under the common law doctrine of "necessity".

Our Care Homes Briefing Number 3 discussed some of the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the "Act"), particularly in relation to patient and health records.

Successive crime surveys have shown a dramatic increase in the number of work related incidents of violence. The 1996 British Crime Survey confirmed that health professionals are at a higher risk from work related violence than the general population.

The Human Rights Act is expressed to apply to public authorities. However, a draft bill has now been placed before Parliament which seeks to extend the definition of public authorities to include any body that is regulated under the Care Standards Act.

Substantial changes are about to be made to the land registration system in England and Wales. Two new "buzz words" are being introduced by the Land Registry, "dematerialisation" (reducing the need for paper titles) and "vectorisation" (the conversion of all Land Registry plans to electronic format).

Government plans to reform mental health provision will force too many people into compulsory treatment and will erode their civil liberties.