The Welsh Government has published a summary of responses to its March 2025 consultation on proposed reform to the NHS dental services (GDS) contract in Wales. A total of 6427 responses were received. The consultation sought views on creating a single route of entry for people to access NHS dental services, implementing a fairer remuneration system, disincentivising unnecessary routine examinations, adjusting patient charges in line with changes to the remuneration system and collection methods, and revising contract terms and conditions, including provisions such as parental leave. The consultation sets out the policy changes required to implement the proposed reforms to NHS dental services in Wales. These changes will be enacted through legislation and directions, including the revocation of the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2006 SI 2006/490 and the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 2005, SI 2005/3477. New versions of these regulations, along with supporting directions, will be introduced.

We have assumed that an easement exists which has been validly created in law and that both the land with the benefit and the burden of the easement recognise the full extent of that easement, ie the type of easement it is, its duration and more specifically to what it relates. It is not known what type of easement is involved from the question. The

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published its government response to the consultation on proposed amendments to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) contract required to implement Clean Industry Bonus (CIB) reforms ahead of Allocation Round 8 (AR8). The consultation followed earlier policy decisions arising from the AR8 CIB reforms and focused on the contractual changes needed to give effect to those positions, including the introduction of project‑level CIB bids, workforce protection and skills investment criteria, and a payment‑on‑delivery model. The response confirms that DESNZ will proceed with the proposed amendments to schedule 2 of the CfD contract and the finalised CIB‑related CfD contract has been published alongside the response.

The Cabinet Office has published guidance on contract payment information as part of the ‘Manage’ phase guidance suite under the Procurement Act 2023. The guidance explains the requirements on contracting authorities under section 70 of the Procurement Act 2023 to publish information on payments of more than £30,000, including VAT, made under public contracts. The information must be published quarterly via the central digital platform and must link each payment to the public contract under which it was made. The requirements apply to procurements commenced on or after 1 April 2026.

The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) has announced the renewal and expansion of its agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) for a further five years. The new agreement grants AfDB a non-exclusive licence to use ten key FIDIC standard contracts, including the 2022 Rainbow Suite, the Green Book 2021, the reprint of Emerald Book 2023 contract for Underground Works, and the Dredgers contract 2016. These contracts will be incorporated into the AfDB's main standard bidding documents for projects it finances.

Commercial analysis: In a £56.4m breach of contract claim brought by Pretoria Energy, the court agreed with the Defendant that a document entitled ‘Heads of Terms of Proposed Agreement’ was not a binding and enforceable contract, other than in respect of a time-limited lockout provision which prevented either party from negotiating with anyone else. Documents labelled ‘Heads of Terms’ or various other names such as letters of intent, heads of agreement or documents headed ‘intention to proceed’ are commonly entered into during negotiations and disputes frequently arise over the whether such documents are legally binding. This case considered the legal principles relevant to determining whether such a document is legally binding. Written by Dov Ohrenstein, barrister at Radcliffe Chambers, who successfully represented the defendant and Jamie Cockfield, pupil barrister at Radcliffe Chambers.

date [date] Parties 1 [name of Seller] (in [liquidation OR administration OR ) incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [number]) whose registered office is at [address] (Seller) acting by [any one of] the [joint] receiver[s] of the Property, [name of (first) receiver] [of [address] OR [and [name of joint receiver] (Insolvency Practitioner) [both] of [address]] ] (receiver [s]) 2 [name of Buyer] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [number]) whose registered office is at] [address] [and whose address for service in England and Wales is [address]] (Buyer) 1 Definitions In this Agreement, the following definitions apply: Actual Completion Date • the date on which the Transfer is actually completed; Buyer’s Solicitors • [name] of [address] (reference: [details]); [Charge[s] • the charge[s] appearing at entry [number] [and [number]] in the charges register of title number [title number] at [date of official copy entries];] [Chattels • the items listed in Schedule 2;] [Chattels Price • £[amount in figures] [([amount in words] pounds)];] Completion Date • [date] [or, if later, [5] working days after the Consent is obtained]; [Consent • written consent to the Transfer (satisfying the requirements of the Lease) from the Landlord [and, if required, from the Superior Landlord];] Deposit

If a commercial contract for the supply of goods or services for consideration in money does not contain any provisions in relation to VAT, the consideration to be paid is deemed to be inclusive of VAT. Therefore, if the commercial intention is that the purchase price is to be exclusive of VAT, this should be made clear in the agreement.

The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has updated its collection of materials on public-private partnerships (PPPs) and Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects, publishing eight new guidance documents focused on contract management.

This Deed is made on [date] Parties 1 [name of Seller] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company number [number]) whose registered office is at] [address] (Seller) 2 [name of Buyer] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company number [number]) whose registered office is at] [address] (Buyer) BACKGROUND (A) [The Seller has today transferred the Property to the Buyer.] (B) The Property is subject to the Lease[s]. (C) Pursuant

The basic rule is that, where there are two or more trustees, they must act jointly. This rule is a corollary of the rule that trustees cannot delegate their duties—a trustee cannot appoint a co-trustee to perform his duties for him. This rule can be relaxed by the terms of the trust deed or statute. Whether the trust deed in this case allows a majority of trustees to enter into a contract that binds all trustees, including those who did not sign it, will depend on the construction of terms of the trust deed. See

It is common for employment contracts to allow the employer to recoup relocation, training and other expenses incurred by it in respect of the employee. See, for example, Precedents: • Clauses—place of work, residence, mobility and relocation • Agreement—education and training costs • Clauses—deductions Sometimes, the relevant clause will specify that the obligation to repay certain expenses incurred on the employee's behalf by the employer will only be triggered if the employee does a certain thing and, if that trigger event does not occur, the employer will not seek repayment. Penalties A penalty is a payment of money stipulated in order to punish the offending party if it breaches the contract. The penalty rule: • may potentially apply in circumstances where the contract: ◦ contains an obligation on one party to perform an act, and also ◦ provides that, if that party does not perform