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General Dental Council Interim Orders Committee (IOC) Consultation
Hempsons have advised a major dentists’ indemnity organisation on the General Dental Council (GDC) consultation about the IOC.
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?
The paperwork you have to cough up
Documents and their disclosure are a key component of every case Vicky Rowlands and Emma Summerfield work on as clinical negligence solicitors.
The Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2022 – now in force
Amendments have been made to Chapter 8 (the rules applicable to below threshold value contracts) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Double jeopardy faced by doctors
2023 – a year of change at the GMC? The council is set to lose its power to appeal fitness-to-practise proceedings.
Trust registration service and the impact on GP partnership property
Since 2017 trustees have had obligations to register and provide information about trusts and their beneficiaries to HMRC’s Trust Registration Service (the TRS).
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
Surjit Dubb successfully defends surgeon accused of sexual assault
Hempsons professional discipline partner Surjit Dubb successfully defended a surgeon at the Medical Practitioners Tribunal.
To lease or to licence?
The difference between a lease and a licence to occupy should be understood at the outset. Stewart Gregory explains about the lease licence dilemma, your rights and the vulnerabilities.
Hempsons celebrate new rankings in the Chambers UK Guide 2023
The Chambers UK Guide 2023 has been published and the most significant change in this year’s rankings sees us ranked for the first time in the Police Law: Mainly Defendant category, in Band 3.
Hempsons’ Dental Newsbrief: Autumn 2022
Welcome to the latest edition of Hempsons’ Dental Newsbrief, a round-up of some of the hot legal topics in the dental sector.
Thinking of transitioning from NHS to private?
The lasting effects of the pandemic have meant that every business in every sector has had to adapt and are continuing to make ongoing changes in order to grow and move forward.