
R (on the application of MT) v Oxford City Council The Claimant (“MT”) had a mental disability that meant he was unable to manage his property and financial affairs. MT had […]
R (on the application of MT) v Oxford City Council The Claimant (“MT”) had a mental disability that meant he was unable to manage his property and financial affairs. MT had […]
A country that lives within its means: Spending Review 2015, published on 21st July, presents some hints as to what the government is expecting its departments, and others in the […]
Two recent Supreme Court cases (Cox v Ministry of Justice and Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarket plc) confirm that a relationship other than one of employment is, in principle, capable […]
The deregulatory package, which we understand is designed to encourage the ONS to reverse its decision of September 2015 to classify housing associations as public bodies, includes: Removing the constitutional consents […]
This ruling, in the case of Peninsula Business Services Ltd v Donaldson, may also have implications in relation to pension contributions made via salary sacrifice during maternity leave, but the […]
An internal guidance note to their compliance staff published on 5 February 2016, which HMRC have now disclosed, was in use until 9 March 2016 and states the following: “It […]
In 2010, the NHS set the goal of “parity of esteem” between mental and physical health services. There has been little obvious progress towards this goal. In fact, in June […]
Anyone who paid a fee can apply for a refund online, or use one of the following forms to apply by post or email: form 1-C if you paid the […]
Under the Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2014, where something meets the qualifying conditions for a home loss payment, the new amounts will be: For those who are […]
This quarter the key highlights are: 1. HCA outcome of consultation on new Regulatory Framework Just as we were all breaking our new year’s resolutions the HCA delivered on theirs! […]
Covered initially in our article of 29 July. [media id=540] In the case at hand, Mrs Jackson had chosen to leave her estate between a number of charities, including the […]
Fundamentally, it’s an economy operating for the common good, rather than for private benefit. People might previously have thought that that’s what we already had, though recent events have made […]