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Quarterly planning briefing

  • RPC
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 14 2013

The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (the Act) was given Royal Assent on 25 April 2013. It follows the Localism Act 2011 and the National Planning

HSE commences investigation into death at Stafford Hospital

  • RPC
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 9 2013

On 11 April 2013, the HSE announced a formal investigation into the circumstances of the death of Gillian Astbury at Stafford Hospital in April 2007

Court of Appeal's opinion on good faith clauses

  • RPC
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 11 2013

In our February blog we reported on Compass Group UK and Ireland Ltd (trading as Medirest) v Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust 2012 EWHC 781

Good faith clauses

  • RPC
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 26 2013

There is no general doctrine of good faith in English law and it is not therefore implied into contracts. Nevertheless, express good faith clauses

Update

  • RPC
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  • United Kingdom
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  • January 21 2013

The Department of Health has launched an internal enquiry following speculation that it could be sued directly over claims that Jimmy Savile abused

Insurance review 2012

  • RPC
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 10 2013

2012 has been a year of stark contrasts. The euphoria of the Jubilee and the Olympics provided a very welcome diversion to the continued hardship

Record personal injury damage award

  • RPC
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 7 2012

Allianz, the defendant insurers in Collier v A Norton, were ordered to pay a lump sum of £7.25 million in addition to annual payments of £270,000 to 17-year-old pupil of Cheltenham Ladies College, Agnes Collier

What is “revalidation”?

  • RPC
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  • United Kingdom
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  • December 7 2012

Revalidation is the process by which the General Medical Council (GMC) will confirm the continuation of a doctor’s licence to practise in the UK

Complaints about doctors hit record levels

  • RPC
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 18 2012

The General Medical Council received 8,781 complaints in 2011, an increase of 23 from 2010

Withdrawal of life-saving treatment “do not resuscitate” orders

  • RPC
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • October 18 2012

Do Not Resuscitate orders have recently become the subject of much debate