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Legal professional privilege protects certain confidential communications from disclosure without a client’s permission and is covered by Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998 – the right to...

The General Medical Council published an updated version of Good Medical Practice on 22 August 2023. This provides guidance on the professional standards all doctors in the UK, across all...

Susan Hunneyball has recently written for Chemist + Druggist, discussing the implications of some fitness-to-practise hearings being held remotely following the pandemic. In her article, Susan...

“Brexit”, noun, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. If only it was that simple. Whilst the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, the relationship was largely unchanged...

On 7 January 2021, CQC published a consultation paper on its proposed strategy for the next five years, “The world of health and social care is changing. So are we.” What is proposed is a...

We have made sure all the Covid restrictions have not dampened down our spirits!  We raised £440 on 11th December for our local food bank by hosting a ‘Christmas Hat Day’ in the Guildford...

Pharmacy owners do not just have duties as employers. As occupiers of the premises, they also have responsibilities to anybody who visits the pharmacy (occupiers’ liability). But how do...

Vaccination: legislation moving as fast as Pfizer The virus is beatable, and the vaccine works…and now the Pfizer /BioNTech vaccine has been authorised by the MHRA for use in the UK population. ...

Introduction It looks like for the first time since the pandemic hit, the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) are back on the agenda. The LPS National Steering Group met on 13 October 2020 for the...

Civil Litigation remains one of the most common methods of dispute resolution parties adopt to settle disputes in England & Wales. The process is governed by the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) which...