ArticleChallenging CVAs – The Debenhams DecisionJudgment has been handed down regarding the challenge to the Debenhams CVA providing some long-awaited judicial guidance to certain aspects of retail CVAs. United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleReal Estate Tip Of The Week - The Debenhams CVA ChallengeJudgment has very recently been handed down regarding the challenge to the Debenhams CVA, providing some long-awaited judicial guidance to certain aspects of retail CVAsUnited KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleEmployment Matters - December 2019DAC Beachcroft's Employment Matters focuses on some of the most interesting cases and events occurring within the Employment Law sectorUnited KingdomEmployment and HRDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleThe NHS Long Term Plan Balancing ActWhen he launched the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England Chief Executive, Simon Stevens, called for the removal of restrictive competition and procurement rules embodied in the 2012 Health and Social Care Act. Will it help?United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleLa teoría de la imprevisión en el mercado mexicanoActualmente, México se encuentra atravesando un panorama de incertidumbre y cambio constante que pone a los comerciantes y particulares en un posición vulnerable al momento de ...MexicoCorporate/Commercial LawDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleThe Theory Of Unpredictability In The Mexican MarketMexico is currently going through a period of uncertainty and constant change that puts traders and individuals in a vulnerable position when doing business in the long term.MexicoCorporate/Commercial LawDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleCourt Of Appeal Confirms Regular Voluntary Overtime Should Be Included In Holiday PayThe Court of Appeal has upheld the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision in Flowers v East of England Ambulance Trust. United KingdomEmployment and HRDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleCourt Of Appeal Confirms Voluntary Overtime Should Be Included In Holiday Pay Under Agenda For Change (For NHS Employers)The Court of Appeal has upheld the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision in Flowers v East of England Ambulance Trust.United KingdomEmployment and HRDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleNew DHSC Consultation On Annual AllowanceThe DHSC has responded to continuing concerns about how the operation of the tapered annual allowance is affecting the delivery of NHS services, by launching a new consultation United KingdomEmployment and HRDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleNew Law: Section One StatementsFrom 6 April 2020, all employers will need to take action to comply with new obligations to provide information to their workers.United KingdomEmployment and HRDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleThe Regulation Of Drones: A Health And Safety PerspectiveThe events at Gatwick airport in 2018, and at Heathrow in 2019 demonstrated the impact of drone misuse and highlighted the extent to which drone use is currently under-regulated.United KingdomEmployment and HRDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleReforming Regulation Of Healthcare Professionals: A Step Forward?The government's recent response to the consultation it ran on reforming the regulation of healthcare professionals - ‘Promoting Professionalism, Reforming Regulation' - marks a further step towards changes.United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleCan A Company In Liquidation Take Part In An Adjudication?In Meadowside Building Developments Ltd (in liquidation) –v- 12-18 Hill Street Management Company Ltd [2019] EWHC 2651 (TCC), the Court found that in certain circumstances,...United KingdomInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleBroking Risks In A Hard And Complex MarketA significant contraction in capacity in certain commercial lines, together with hardening rates, may be stirring up a toxic cocktail of risks for commercial insurance brokersUnited KingdomInsuranceDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleCost Budgeting In A Living Mesothelioma CaseWhilst mostly of academic interest rather than of broader practical relevance, an interesting case management decision was made by Master Thornett United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleGuidelines, Not Tramlines! The Interplay Between NICE Guidelines And Clinical JudgementIn this briefing we analyse the recent case of Sanderson v. Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 20 (QB), in which the High Court grappled with an important...United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleNHS Charges: Increase For Accidents From 1 April 2020The amount compensators are required to pay to the Compensation Recovery Unit in relation to treatment provided to injured Claimants has been increased for injuries suffered on or after 1 April 2020, as follows:United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleConnectivity: The EdgeBy 2025, the role and volume of data generated worldwide will have risen exponentially, with nearly a fifth marked as ‘critical' to daily life, and nearly a tenth as ‘hypercritical.United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleDate Of Knowledge Clarification - UK Insurance Ltd v (1) Carillion Specialist Services Ltd (2) Construction Auditing Services Ltd [2019] EWHC 1588 (TCC)UK Insurance Ltd v (1) Carillion Specialist Services Ltd (2) Construction Auditing Services Ltd [2019] EWHC 1588 (TCC)United KingdomReal Estate and ConstructionDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleSuccessful Defence Of A Consent Case In The Court Of AppealIt is increasingly common for clinical negligence claims to involve allegations around consent, but as this recent Court of Appeal judgment demonstrates it can be very hard for claimants to succeed on causation.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationDAC Beachcroft LLP