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Maladministration—complaintsSection 23 of the Local Government Act 1974 (LGA 1974), creates the role of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman...
What is the purposive approach to statutory interpretation?Purposive (teleological) constructionThe purposive approach has its roots in legal systems...
Use of consultants in public procurementThere are basically two types of consultants that are used in public procurement:•consultants with technical...
Licensing committeesThis Practice Note sets out the law and practice in relation to the duties and responsibilities of a licensing authority under the...
Corporate Crime analysis: How will a new criminal offence of care providers supplying or publishing false or misleading information work in practice? Shula de Jersey, solicitor in the business crime and regulation team at Slater & Gordon, explains the new strict liability offence introduced
What are the key differences between deprivation of liberty safeguards and guardianship?The deprivation of liberty safeguards are part of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. They aim to ensure that adults who lack capacity to consent to being accommodated in a hospital or care home for the purpose of
Micklefield clausesWhat is a Micklefield clause?It is common for employee share plans to provide that, on termination of employment (or when an employee is given or receives notice of termination of employment), subsisting share awards will be forfeited and subsisting share options will lapse.It is
Financial clean break orders in family proceedingsDuty of the court to consider a clean breakAlthough there is no presumption in favour of there being a financial clean break between parties on divorce, the court is under a duty to consider whether it would be appropriate to exercise its powers so
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