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Clarke Willmott advises on healthcare deal

Corporate and commercial law

Insights

Lawyers at national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP have advised Asker Healthcare Group on its acquisition of Northern-Ireland-headquartered Hospital Services Group Ltd.

11 February 2025

Written by

Simon Smith

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust plead guilty to offences connected to the deaths of three babies in its maternity care

Views

Healthcare

In May 2022, NHS England established a review, led by Donna Ockenden, following significant concerns raised regarding the quality and…

10 February 2025

Written by

Vanessa Harris

Phase 1 of Awaab’s Law to take effect from October 2025

News

Social housing providers

On 6 February 2025 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced the three-phase introduction of Awaab’s law. This landmark reform is part of their agenda to improve the safety and quality of social housing.

10 February 2025

Written by

Emily Hope

World first data sharing project to improve road safety

Views

TRL – The Future of Transport is to start a partnership with medics in Southampton using previously uncoordinated data to improve road…

10 February 2025

Landmark new family court transparency rules come into effect

News

Family law

Landmark new rules have come into effect across England and Wales which will see greater transparency in family courts.

6 February 2025

Written by

Chris Longbottom

Housebuilders contributed more than £50 billion to local economies across England and Wales in 2023-2024

Views

Housebuilder

Housebuilder has released an interesting article on the vital role that housebuilding has to our economy. How many industries can say…

6 February 2025

Written by

Nicola Sutton

Wealth, Health and Inheritance Briefing

News

Wills & probate

Welcome to our Wealth, Health and Inheritance Briefing.

5 February 2025

Written by

Anthony Fairweather

,

Paul Davies

and

Anne Minihane

Social Housing Providers and the consultation on reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings Regime

Views

Commercial property

The use of EPCs has broadened since their introduction and have now become a key metric for measuring the performance of buildings and…

4 February 2025

Written by

Charlotte Lord

Guest v Guest – Where are we now?

News

Agriculture

On 19 October 2022, the Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated judgment in the case of Guest v Guest. Since then, many cases have cited this authoritative Judgment but has this case given us any clarity or has it now muddied the waters?

4 February 2025

Written by

Esther Woolford

and

Jodie Coles

SLAPPs, ‘Without Prejudice’ & Defamation: A Legal Shift

Commercial litigation and disputes

Insights

A SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) is the abuse of the litigation process aimed at silencing legitimate expression.

4 February 2025

Written by

John Flint

AF v GF Judgement regarding pre-marital business interests pulled into the marital pot for sharing.

Views

Family law

Another week, another excellent judgment for practitioners to be aware of here, shared by members of 1 Hare Court Chambers who…

3 February 2025

Written by

Chris Longbottom