The saying goes that ‘a week is a long time in politics’. That certainly rings true at the moment in the field of education. Against this fast-changing backdrop some things will always be the same. One example is the need for all maintained schools and academies to have good quality service provision for teaching and learning and the back office
Standard form construction contracts always include a mechanism for assessing whether and how the time for completion of works should be extended. An extension of time must be granted where a certain type of delay occurs. Justin Mendelle and Uzma Raja explain how these are dealt with in different ways under the JCT and NEC suite of contracts.
Under the
In December 2016, the new Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Dunham, announced that the ICO would be preparing a report for Parliament this year on whether companies who provide outsourced services to local authorities should also be subject to the Freedom of Information 2000 Act (FOIA).
The Commissioner’s focus is on transparency and in her speech to the Freedom of Information at
Case: Holt v Attorney General [2014] UKPC 4 (19/2/14)
Client: Attorney General of the Isle of Man (Respondent)
Court: Privy Council
Solicitor: William Rose
Result: Appeal allowed, convictions to be quashed
The appeal to the Privy Council was against the conviction of a young advocate for money laundering and making false documents.
The prosecution involved the arrangement for a transfer
