The pandemic has undoubtedly presented great challenges for care providers. The last year or so has meant that the sector has had to adapt quickly to pressures...

Providers of adult social care are often presented with the practical problem of how to support family members of service users to arrange payment for care services.

It is unusual for the higher courts to consider s11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (s11) but the last year has seen a significant decision by the Supreme Court, albeit one which is bad news for residential tenants.

The CQC publishes a range of data intended to provide insights into the standard of services provided by those organisations which it regulates.

The Treasury is proposing changes which may make it easier for companies to raise funding from high net worth individuals and so-called "sophisticated investors

Recent controversy has surrounded the use of mezzanine floors in order to circumvent a loophole in current planning law. Following a planning appeal decision involving the retailer, Asda, it seems that, even when there is a condition in an outline planning permission restricting retail floorspace, the construction of a mezzanine floor does not contravene that permission unless there is a specific condition prohibiting mezzanine floors.

With only a couple of months to go before the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 come into force in October, the excitement is beginning to mount.

As has been widely publicised in the media, the Government has decided to legislate to require coronavirus vaccination for care home staff.

Britney Spears's ongoing legal battle against her father for control of her own affairs has brought the pop star back into the headlines. Fans have rallied behind the singer with the hashtag #freebritney.

Earlier this year we published an article on the Telecommunications Act 1984 (which has now been superseded by the Communications Act 2003) and its implications for property owners. It was noted that the telecommunications operator, once it has entered into a written agreement with a land owner, will not only benefit from contractual rights but will also benefit from statutory powers conferred by the Telecommunications Code annexed to the Telecommunications Act 1984.

Despite the widespread use of the phrase ‘next of kin’, this is neither defined nor given formal legal status by English law. Next of kin cannot consent to or refuse treatment on an individual’s behalf (nobody can do that for an adult).

Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, President of the Family Division of the High Court, recently addressed a conference on Withholding Treatment. She said that the law had a crucial role to play in resolving difficult decisions where patients, families and doctors did not agree on what would be in the best interests of a critically ill patient. It was often the role of the law to set limits on what was appropriate. She explained that, at the end of the day, it is for the judge to say whether the propos

New, EU inspired, information and consultation regulations come into effect on 1 April 2005. Robert O’Donovan considers the dawn of a new era and whether there is scope for pre-emptive action to mitigate the effect of the new regulations.

It seems likely that mediation is going to have an increasingly prominent role in clinical negligence claims.The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) plans to make mediation much more difficult to ignore and this includes the way mediation is treated in clinical negligence claims. However, a recent ruling may limit the impact of mediation.

Sejal Raja reports on a Court of Appeal Judgment handed down recently which deals with the requirements necessary to achieve a valid Compromise Agreement.