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Hempsons appoints Stephen O’Reilly as new head of charities and social enterprise
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Stephen O’Reilly as our new head of charities and social enterprise.
When will the Procurement Act 2023 need to be followed?
Andrew Daly discusses the new Procurement Act 2023 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2024 and how these will work with the previous regulations.
Is a Trial Period a Reasonable Adjustment?
What employers should note from the new EAT ruling
Information Commissioners Office: data protection fining guidance
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new Data Protection Fining Guidance
Property and Charities Act 2022 reforms
March 7th 2024 saw the bringing into force of the final provisions of the Charities Act 2022 (ChA 2022) affecting charity property transactions.
Top tips for managing vexatious families
Helen Claridge looks at the increase in cases where tensions between care providers and the families of service users are escalating to disputes and even placement failures and offeres tips for managing these difficult situations.
Charities Act 2022 reforms: Amendments to charity property provisions
On 14 June the second group of reforms under the Charities Act 2022 were brought into force by the Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving provisions) Regulations 2023. These reforms bring in some important amendments to the provisions dealing with charity property and aim to simplify some of the statutory requirements.
Not an April Fools – procurement law changes: reminder!
April 1 - the procurement law changes that have come in to effect.
PPN 03/23 – A new Standard Selection Questionnaire from 1 April 2023
PPN 03/23, published 9 March, introduces a new Standard Selection Questionnaire (“SQ”) to be used for all new procurements subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
NHS England successfully defends procurement challenge
Judgment has today been handed down in InHealth Intelligence Limited v NHS England [2023] EWHC 352 (TCC). Hempsons LLP acted on behalf of NHS England, which was successful in defending the claim brought against it.
How instability in the economy may impact the sale and purchase of care homes
Faisal Dhalla asks - with the cost of living rising, energy bills rocketing and bank borrowing becoming more expensive, where does that leave the market of selling and buying care homes?
Module 3 of the UK COVID-19 Inquiry into the impact of the pandemic on healthcare has opened today
The third investigation in the Covid-19 Inquiry opened today
New charity law – what is happening?
The Charities Act 2022 makes various amendments to the Charities Act 2011, enacting a number of recommendations from the Law Commission report “Technical Issues in Charity Law”. The aim of the legislation is to simplify certain technical elements of charity law.
An introduction to s.21A Mental Capacity Act 2005 challenges
Rachael Hawkin discusses Court of Protection proceedings s.21A Mental Capacity Act 2005 challenges