Ebriefings

The High Court has just made its first contract shortening order under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).

Welcome to our charities monthly round-up for August 2022 where we talk about new changes being introduced with the new Charities Act 2022 and some charities whose financial processes and governance have found themselves gaining the attention of the Charity Commission.

This ebriefing comments on the recent judgment in the case of Martlet Homes Ltd v Mulalley and Co Limited in relation to cladding fire safety defects on high-rise buildings.

Auto-enrolment compliance is a headache for many employers, with seemingly small failures leading to penalties from the pensions regulator (TPR).

In our second ebriefing on commercial purchasing tools in the Procurement Bill, we look at the provisions on dynamic markets and their likely practical implications.

Keeping up to date with regulatory and prosecution trends can help to give organisations a better understanding of regulators’ priorities.

On a hot day such as 18 July 2022, what better repast than to wander on to the Government’s Transforming Public Procurement page and then to meander on to the Hansard record of the House of Lords Committee Stage reading of 13 July?

On 23 May 2022, the Government produced its report on the enforcement of national minimum wage and national living wage.

When you receive Court of Protection documents in the post, the keywords you are looking for in the covering letter are statutory will proceedings and respondent.

Charities monthly round-up July 2022 contains several nuggets about how charities can ensure they have good governance and leadership, as well as news stories about the fates of those who haven’t.

As a family mediator, I am often asked to mediate on difficult situations such as when separating couples cannot agree on how their children will spend their time after the family home is sold or one parent moves out.

Under the Land Compensation Act 1973, a landlord may have to pay a resident a home loss payment if the resident is permanently displaced from their home (subject to the circumstances and various conditions that have to be satisfied).