The Government Commercial Function (GCF) has released the first templates designed for use by authorities applying the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) public procurement regime. The main provisions of PA 2023 are due to come into force on 24 February 2025.

Development of the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland The Scottish Government’s Access to Justice Policy, prepared by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice as part of the Justice Directorate, seeks to: • encourage people to resolve disputes outwith court • provide an up-to-date justice system • improve access to justice, and • make the Tribunals system user-friendly (see the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber procedures-consultation) The government stated in the Housing (Scotland) Bill that its aim is for a system which is less adversarial than the court system and could remove the need for legal representation. Critically, there is also a perceived need to provide more efficient, specialised access to the justice system for tenants and landlords. To those ends it was proposed that the tribunal system be simplified by bringing the various Scottish Tribunals under one umbrella, ensuring the tribunals’ independence from the Scottish Government

Corporate Crime analysis: Andre Bywater, Jonathan Armstrong and Gayle McFarlane, lawyers with Cordery in London, outline the recent self-reporting by a company for failing to prevent bribery.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a report from the first UK Government Champion for Personalised Prevention, Professor John Deanfield CBE, appointed March 2023 through March 2024. Deanfield believes that digital technologies is the key to delivering personalised prevention at scale, and recommends that the government commit to the creation of a ‘digital-first National Prevention Service’, delivered through a new ‘one-stop shop’ digital health and wellness portal accessed through the NHS App. He also makes two recommendations beyond the digitalisation—moving prevention services, such as blood pressure checking, out of traditional healthcare settings and fostering an environment that encourages preventative testing and adoption of medical innovations for prevention. The report summarises the vision not just for cardiovascular disease but for a 'modern, personalised prevention service that could address all the major conditions and prove transformational for health and the economy'.

Life Sciences analysis: Chris Weekes, Technical Assistant at D Young & Co, considers a recent landmark decision on the infringement of a second medical use patent, highlighting how the Unified Patent Court (UPC) may treat this type of claim.

MLex: In a win for Thomson Reuters in the age of AI, a panel on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a lower court’s finding that ROSS Intelligence’s copying of Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw headnotes to build a legal research tool was not fair use under section 107 of the Copyright Act. The judgment on 29 September 2026 marks the first US appellate court ruling on fair use for AI training, albeit outside the context of generative AI.

First aid box (workplace) Our workplace first aid box contains: Item Number First aid guidance leaflet [One] Contents list [One] Sterile plasters (individually wrapped), in assorted sizes [Twenty] Medium-sized,

This Practice Note covers regulatory requirements relating to first aid in an office-based workplace, including requirements relating to the provision of first aid kits, first aiders and first aid rooms. For practical guidance about managing first aid in the workplace, see Practice Notes: How to conduct a first aid needs assessment and How to manage first aid in the workplace. What is first aid? The term ‘first aid’ relates to cases where people need preventative help or treatment from medical practitioners or nurses, and also to the treatment of minor injuries by non-medical professionals. Legislative requirements There are various legislative requirements relating to first aid in the workplace, including in relation to: • the provision of first aid • first aiders • first aid room • first aid box/kit • informing staff • members of the public • signs and signals • giving or administering drugs or medication The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the national independent regulator for workplace health and safety and first aid issues

1 Persons involved Name of person who required first aid [Insert name of person who required first aid] Position or role of person(s) (where employed) Status of person(s) (if not a person at work, eg client/customer, visitor etc) Address of person(s) injured 2 About the accident When it happened Date:Time: Where

Click for an Excel version of this first aid needs assessment Precedent. Introduction This document outlines the areas of our working practice we have assessed and the hazards and risks we have identified and considered in relation to first aid provision. We summarise at Section A the breakdown of our organisation and key first aid issues. We set out in Section B our identified risks and arrangements and measures which we will address in order to control and manage those risks. From this assessment process, we have identified our current first aid needs and these are documented in Section C. Responsibility The person with overall responsibility for this assessment is [insert name]. Other individuals with delegated responsibilities for first aid are: Name Role [Insert name] [Insert details, eg First aider for ground floor’] [Insert name] [Insert details] [Insert name] [Insert details] The first aid needs assessment process is undertaken annually to ensure it remains effective. All members of staff are encouraged to raise any issues and/or to make further suggestions in relation to measures we could undertake. If a member of staff has a suggestion, they should contact [insert name or details]. We are fully

This flowchart shows our procedures for dealing with

Note 1 For guidance see Practice Note: How to conduct a first aid needs assessment. See also Precedent: First aid needs assessment. Note 2 See