Ebriefings

On 15 July 2020, the Prime Minister committed to an Independent Inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

It was announced by the Government on 16 July 2020 that the implementation of Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) has been delayed until April 2022. No date has been set, with April 2022 being described as the “aim for full implementation”.

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to decline in the UK, the nation’s attention is being increasingly focused on how we can recover and reform.

As the tight grip of lockdown eases across the country, the Government is producing swathes of guidance as to how this will look in practice.

Catch up with all the latest charity updates in this week’s news round-up.

We know that from 1 August 2020, the Government will “pause” shielding.

As the Government continues to relax social distancing requirements, many charities have found the easing of lockdown as difficult to manage as going into lockdown.

The latest development in the long history of sodium valproate was the publication of The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review today

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 has now received Royal Assent. It applies to most companies as well as Limited Liability Partnerships.

Making an application to the Court of Protection to make or change a Will for someone who is not able to do this themselves due to lacking mental capacity.

More than 700 people were consulted about their experiences of pelvic mesh, Primodos and an epilepsy drug called Sodium Valproate.

Failure to provide minimum pension contribution protection following a TUPE transfer can end up costing a lot more than if provision had been made.