A set of rules and principles relating to the use and management of numbers from a national numbering scheme.

A scheme for the allocation and re-allocation of numbers, codes and prefixes. The numbering scheme specifies which number ranges are allocated for which type of telephony service which encompasses all public numbering capacity available behind the number ranges 01 to 09, including access and other codes and prefixes.

Nunc pro tunc (Latin for “now for then”) describes a court order or procedural step that takes effect retrospectively, as if it had been made on an earlier date. In UK and Irish practice it is a descriptive procedural expression rather than a defined statutory term, and is most often encountered in civil litigation, family, insolvency and appellate proceedings. A nunc pro tunc order is typically used to correct the record where a judicial decision was in fact made earlier, or should properly be treated as having been made earlier, but was not formally recorded or perfected at the time. It does not permit the court to change the substance of a past decision, but rather to regularise procedure, avoid injustice caused by delay or oversight, and preserve rights (for example, limitation, appeal periods, or priority in insolvency). Across England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland, usage is broadly consistent: courts exercise an inherent or procedural jurisdiction to make orders nunc pro tunc in order to reflect what ought to have occurred procedurally, not to rewrite history or create new substantive rights retrospectively.

Family analysis: This appeal considered an award under Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (MFPA 1984) where there was a post-nuptial agreement, one party was funding the entirety of the legal proceedings and there was litigation misconduct from the other party. The appeal court held that it had been correct for the court to hear the final hearing in the absence of the husband and the ‘needs light’ approach to the application was appropriate. The judge should not however have limited the husband’s housing fund to a property in Greece, nor treated the wife’s future dividends as a means to recoup her litigation losses, they were a resource relevant to quantifying periodical payments. The decision is a reminder that an outright capital settlement in cases where there is a nuptial agreement is not guaranteed, especially when litigation misconduct has reduced the available assets. It also highlights the risk in exceeding the budget under a legal services payment order. Lottie Tyler, legal director at Weightmans LLP, looks at the implications.

Law360: The Employment Tribunal (ET) has ruled that a gender-critical nurse was harassed by her employer in a dispute about use of a women's changing room by a transgender doctor, but was not harassed by the doctor herself.

Law360: A nursery won a shot on 10 July 2024 at overturning a ruling that it indirectly discriminated against an employee with impaired vision by using a standard font size in documents, with an appeals tribunal questioning an earlier decision that the use of the 'small' font size was unjustified.

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. Who is the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is a body corporate created by the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 to have the general function of promoting standards of education, training, conduct and performance for those it regulates with an over-arching objective of the protection of the public. All nurses, nursing assistants and midwives must be registered with the NMC regardless of whether the position is temporary or permanent, paid or voluntary, within the NHS or private. The NMC role is to protect, promote and maintain: • the health, safety and well-being of the public • public confidence in the professions they regulate • professional standards and conduct for Registrants This Practice Note provides a guide to Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) fitness to practise proceedings, investigations, and applications to be restored to the Register. The NMC regulates: • nurses • midwives • and from 28 January 2019 nursing associates. The nursing

When entering a care home, the future relationship between the new resident and the administrators of the home should be governed by the terms of a contract between them. If the resident is self-funded, this is particularly important. Unfortunately, if they are not self-funded and are relying on local authority-funded accommodation, they will not be a party to the contract, though they will still be entitled to see a statement of terms and conditions. There are two elements that the practitioner should consider: • whether the contract covers all relevant areas • whether any term can be considered unfair The contract The Care Standards Act 2000 (CSA 2000) remains an important part of the historical development of the care home regulatory framework. However, practitioners should note that the principal operational regulatory regime for care homes in England is now contained in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, enforced by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Care providers must comply with the CQC's fundamental

The information in this Practice Note is obtained from Butterworths Personal Injury Litigation Service (BPILS), which states in the introduction to nursing rates: ‘These are supplied for the purpose of calculating the cost of professional care or, more particularly in the case of services typically provided by care workers or home carers, the value of relatives' or friends' care. The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) provides up-to-date but less than comprehensive figures for pay for nurses, senior care workers and care workers/home carers. They have the advantage of including regional as well as national figures. These figures are both sound and simple and provide a proper basis to allow the practitioner to calculate in broad terms the cost of obtaining private nursing care or home care or, alternatively, the value of care provided gratuitously. Where a more detailed calculation is needed, and where the care claim is contentious, then expert evidence is likely to be needed in any event. The ASHE provisional

CASE HUB ARCHIVED–this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 2 September 2013; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline, commentary and related cases. Case facts Outline European Commission merger investigation into the proposed acquisition by Nynas of Shell’s Harburg refinery assets (Case M.6360). Latest developments The merger was cleared unconditionally by the Commission on 2 September 2013 under the failing firm defence. The merger had been notified to the Commission on 19 February 2013 and referred for a phase II investigation on 26 March 2013. Parties Nynas, Shell and the Harburg refinery assets. Nynas produces and sells naphthenic base oils for industrial lubricants, process oils and TFO. Nynas is jointly owned and controlled by Petróleos de Venezuela SA (Venezuela) and Neste Oil Oyj (Finland). Shell (ultimate parent company is Royal Dutch Shell plc) is a fully integrated global group of energy and petrochemical companies involved in upstream and downstream activities,

An O&M contract (operation and maintenance contract) is an agreement under which a contractor is engaged to operate, manage and/or maintain an asset or facility on behalf of the owner. It is widely used in infrastructure, construction, energy (including wind, solar and other renewables), transport, utilities and PPP/PFI/DBFM projects across England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland, with broadly consistent usage.“O&M contract” is a descriptive commercial term rather than one generally defined in statute or case law. The parties therefore rely heavily on detailed drafting to allocate risk, responsibility and performance standards.Key features typically include: service scope (operation, planned maintenance, reactive maintenance and lifecycle works), performance indicators and availability guarantees, health and safety and regulatory compliance, interfaces with other project documents (such as EPC or design and build contracts), liability and indemnity regimes, insurance obligations, payment mechanisms (including deductions for under‑performance), change procedures, termination rights and step‑in rights for lenders or contracting authorities.In project finance and PPP/DBFM structures, the O&M contract is a critical project document, underpinning long‑term asset performance, bankability and whole‑life cost assumptions.

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