Fair Deal to be extended to most Local Government Pension Scheme employers
In Fair Deal 2013, it was made clear that the Fair Deal 2013 did not apply to most local government employers. However, it commented that this issue would be considered […]
FAC: FAQ
What is it? FAC-1 is short for the “Framework Alliance Contract” which was published by the Association of Consultant Architects (“ACA”), and fuses a traditional framework agreement with an alliancing […]
The “gig economy” and the employment status of Uber drivers
The law Any workforce can be split into two broad categories: workers and self-employed, independent contractors. Within the category of ‘worker’ you find a sub-category of traditional employees who have […]
Ending a tenancy on the death of a tenant – when to serve notice on the Public Trustee?
If a periodic tenant dies without leaving a will, the correct process for bringing the tenancy to an end is to serve a Notice to Quit (NTQ) at the property […]
Rising Staff Costs and Shrinking Budgets – Delivering the Impossible?
We are helping many providers try and argue that their staff are working unmeasured time and therefore that their arrangements on paying a flat fee for the shift are compliant […]
EU procurement – Get set and ready before you go – completely set and ready
The 2015 Regulations introduce a new definition of ‘procurement documents’ which replaces and extends a similar term in the previous 2006 Regulations. This means “any document produced or referred to […]
New ASB Case Law
A Judge had not erred in making a possession order against a tenant because of her son’s repeated acts of nuisance. The tenant’s teenage son had exhibited anti-social behaviour in […]
Extra Extra Care
Those developed by RPs sit easily alongside schemes established by private developers, with both types of scheme undoubtedly addressing a key need within communities and providing a real choice of […]
Public Procurement: A tool for good not evil?
The 2014 Directive spells it out, though, in just its second Recital: “Public procurement plays a key role in the Europe 2020 strategy… as one of the market-based instruments to […]
Managing reputation risk in a #SocialMediaWorld
The way in which organisations interact with social media is just one way an organisation needs to consider its approach to reputation management. Within minutes of an incident happening social […]
When a “valuation” is not an application for payment
In Jawaby Property Investment v Interiors Group** the Employer had asked for a “valuation” 3 days before the date on which an interim payment application had to be made under the […]
Church Security – a Time to Take Sensible Precautions
Everyone will be aware of the awful events in France over the last few weeks including the murder of a Catholic priest this week as he led his congregation. It […]