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Key changes within the Procurement Act 2023 in relation to Light Touch Contracts
Discover key changes for Light Touch Contracts under the Procurement Act 2023, effective from 24 February 2025.
Exclusions and debarment under the Procurement Act 2023
The Procurement Act 2023 introduces new exclusion grounds and a debarment regime for suppliers with certain offences or risks.
The Mental Health Bill: Initial Analysis
Mental Health Bill 2024: An initial overview of the proposed changes and potential impacts on mental health services.
Modifying a public contract under the Procurement Act 2023
The Procurement Act 2023, effective 24 Feb 2025, updates public contract modification rules, including new criteria for emergencies and known risks.
The Employment Rights Bill: Key changes for GP practices
How will the Employment Rights Bill affect GP practices? We look at the main points and how your practice can prepare.
Counting the cost: Understanding your ethnicity pay gap guide
We are pleased to share our new guide: Counting the cost: Understanding your ethnicity pay gap, co-produced with NHS Providers, the membership organisation for the NHS hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS.
When should I tell my regulator about a criminal investigation?
It is crucial to familiarise yourself with your disclosure obligations to your specific regulatory body when facing a criminal investigation. Hannah Cheesebrough explains why controlling the narrative presented to your regulator from the outset will help your defence.
The important distinction between positive action and positive discrimination
A recent Tribunal case has highlighted the importance for employers of knowing the difference between positive action and positive discrimination.
Beware, don’t underestimate a voluntary police interview
Facing a voluntary police interview? Learn its seriousness, why legal support is crucial, how to protect your rights & navigate the process.
The new Employment Rights Bill: what employers need to know
In this first in a series of posts focusing on the new Employment Rights Bill, Andrew Davidson provides an overview of the bill as published.
When is a belief protected and is English nationalism capable of such protection?
Is English nationalism considered a protected belief? This question was brought to light in the recent Employment Tribunal case of Thomas v. Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (2024). In this article, Bronya Greatrex delves into the details of the case to explore its implications.
Reforms on the way – co-operatives and community benefit societies
The Law Commission has turned its focus to co-operative societies and community benefit societies, Martyn Robinson discusses the issues.
Hempsons expands charities and social enterprise team with appointment of Martyn Robinson
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Martyn Robinson, who joined us on Tuesday 17 September as an associate in our Charities and Social Enterprise team.
When and how should the EAT exercise its discretion to extend the time limit for submitting an appeal?
There have recently been developments on how extensions of time are considered by the EAT, with a move away from the usually stricter approach historically taken.