Insights and Guidance - Page 8

This week, I have been reflecting upon my experiences using the CQC Portal with a provider client. Anecdotally I was aware of the very real limitations of the portal but this has been my first...

t is growing increasingly hard to ignore the impact of climate change from warmer and wetter winters to dramatic heatwaves in the summer. Issues with flooding and intense weather extremes are...

Back in March 2024, Ofsted announced the roll out of a consultation coined ‘The Big Listen’ in a bid to improve their role as an inspectorate and regulator. The Big Listen was proposed in...

As far as the law is concerned, the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (“UCTA”) is the go-to piece of legislation which imposes limits on the extent to which liability can be avoided for breach...

The Ministry of Justice has said the increasing court fees said to be vital to ongoing court work for all those who seek justice, however, it will add to the burden of many people grappling with...

CQC has a number of different enforcement powers under its belt. One of the more tempered actions they can take is to issue a warning notice against a registered provider or registered...

In a former life I used to be a legal advisor to Ofsted. These days I advise applicants for registration and existing care providers about Ofsted regulation and inspection. My team at Gordons...

The conveyancing process is a critical component of buying or selling property, involving a series of steps that transfer legal ownership from the seller to the buyer. The process can often seem...

As a commercial litigator, the majority of things that come across my desk are of a less kind nature (especially from opposing solicitors). However, on the rare occasion we sometimes receive a...

Tenants looking at leasing retail premises may be shocked to find a clause in their lease requiring them to keep their business open at certain times of day and/ or for a set number of days in the...