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Inquests podcast series – Child inquests
Welcome to the second of our season 2 inquests podcasts on child inquests
Inquests podcast series – Inquests in care homes
The Inquests Podcasts return for a second season and will take listeners through the journey of specialist inquests, giving helpful background and advice. No1 - Inquests in care homes
New Hempsons Southampton office
Announcing the opening of our fifth UK office.
Getting ready for the COVID-19 Public Inquiry – webinars
We have launched our COVID-19 inquiry webinar series.
Getting ready for the COVID-19 public inquiry
As we reported in June 2021, local NHS organisations have been told that they must start preparing for the statutory public inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic which is expected to begin in spring 2022. Any organisation can be called upon to provide evidence for the statutory inquiry, and individuals may be required to give evidence under oath. With extensive public inquiry experience, Hempsons is here to help.
Secondary victim claims head for the Court of Appeal
Two secondary victim claims are due to be heard at the Court of Appeal later in the year; both of which are clinical negligence claims. Both claims are testing the legal control mechanisms on claims for psychiatric harm by secondary victims.
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace consultation: the government’s response
The government has released its response to the consultation on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, promising to further protections to employees who are victims of sexual harassment, whilst giving employers support to put measures in place to respond to the needs of their organisation, and provide explicit protections from third-party harassment.
Foundation Trusts and NHS England will need to apply a lower procurement threshold from 16 August 2021
The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (the “Amendment Regulations”) have been published.
Key legal developments update – July 2021
Welcome to our latest update for healthcare and medical law - a snapshot of the landmark rulings and a number of other interesting developments in the legal world.
How will the easing of the face covering requirement on 19 July 2021 in England affect our health and social care services?
So called “Freedom Day” today brings with it the end to many coronavirus restrictions, some of which have been in place for well over a year.
Implications for employers of lifting Covid-19 restrictions
The government has published its COVID-19 Response: Summer 2021 (Roadmap) setting out the details of step 4 of the roadmap out of restrictions for England. The restriction are scheduled to be lifted on 19 July 2021. Hempsons' employment law team discuss the guidance.
New PPN Published: update to legal and policy requirements to publish procurement information on Contracts Finder
PPN 07/21 was published on 24 June 2021 and provides consolidated guidance that reminds public bodies of the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) to publish information about opportunities and awards over certain low value thresholds on Contracts Finder.
Be prepared for the statutory COVID-19 public inquiry
Earlier this month NHS England told local NHS organisations that they must start preparing for the statutory public inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic. Any organisation might be called upon to provide evidence for the statutory inquiry, and individuals may be required to give evidence under oath. Government said last month that a statutory public inquiry would begin in spring next year.
New PPN’s Published; National Procurement Policy Statement & Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans
The fifth and sixth Procurement Policy Notes of 2021 have been published.