11th Oct 2022Newsletters
On 14 September 2022, NHS England (‘NHSE’) published the New Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (‘PSIRF’), “set[ting] out the NHS’s approach to developing and maintaining effective systems and processes for responding to patient safety incidents for the purpose of learning and improving patient safety”.[1] Patient Safety Incidents (‘PSIs’) are defined as, “unintended or unexpected events […]
8th Oct 2021Newsletters
The Health and Safety Executive (‘HSE’) annually publishes statistics relating to work related injuries and ill-health related to work. By comparison with other jurisdictions, the HSE notes that the UK: “… consistently has one of the lowest standardised rates of fatal injury across the EU, lower than other large economies and the EU average. Non-fatal […]
25th Jun 2021Articles
Do you need a licence to send your technology abroad? In this webinar, hosted by DAC Beachcroft, Gavin Irwin and Tim Ryan (Partner and Head of Technology at DACB) explore some of the complex issues that can arise in relation to export controls on software, AI and cutting-edge academic research. As the UK takes an increasingly tough […]
1st Jun 2021Blog
Belarus sanctions: the political context and likely future development The government of Belarus finds itself, again, the subject of international condemnation. On 23 May 2021, a military jet was used to effect the forced landing of Ryanair flight FR4987 from Athens to Vilnius at Minsk. The reason: to arrest a passenger, the dissident journalist, Roman […]
18th Nov 2020Articles
After Konstantin Vishnyak’s acquittal at Southwark Crown Court, on 28 September 2020, for destroying communications information, the FCA has recently signalled a renewed intensity in investigations and enforcement action in relation to: (1) unregulated collective investment schemes; (2) market abuse; and, (3) non-financial misconduct. Collective Investment Schemes There are many types of collective investment scheme […]
