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  20/01/2025

  United Kingdom

  Government consultation considers measures to disrupt ransomware payments

  On 14 January 2025, the UK Government unveiled a consultation document titled “Ransomware legislative proposals: reducing payments to cyber criminals and increasing incident reporting", aimed at addressing the escalating threat of ransomware attacks in the UK.Background and ScopeThe consultation document highlights both a recent increase in frequency of ransomware attacks and public anxiety concerning ransomware, describing it as “the greatest of all serious and organised cybercrime threats” and citing the notable recent examples of ransomware attacks on the NHS and...

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  20/01/2025

  United Kingdom

  The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill moves to Committee Stage – does it spell opportunity or “va­n­da­li­sm” for state-funded education?

  The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (the Bill) spells significant changes across all sectors concerning children’s wellbeing including in respect of social care, such as safeguarding responsibilities and children’s homes, and all areas of education from state-funded to independent.  In the first of a series of articles looking at the impacts of the Bill, we consider the potential impact and opportunities for state-funded education.The Bill moved to Committee Stage on 8 January 2025 after a heated debate at its Second Reading. The Conservatives called for a national...

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  20/01/2025

  United Kingdom

  Building Safety Act 2022: the year ahead

  With the beginning of a new year, we have prepared a summary of the Building Safety Act related issues likely to affect the construction and real estate sector in 2025. Ranging from Supreme Court cases to Building Regulations amendments and developments in Wales and Scotland, the flyer provides a convenient snapshot of this diverse and rapidly developing area.

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  16/01/2025

  International

  CMS Expert Guide on Beauty

  With a highly circumspect online and IRL consumer, the beauty industry is facing increasing scrutiny on everything from ingredients to their supply chain. For those offering treatment services in particular, which has until now been the wild west of wellness, there’s a shift in consumer demand for transparency and accountability – namely a desire for better regulation and insurance. This follows well documented horror stories in national press worldwide of those travelling to secure these services at bargain prices with catastrophic results.This Expert Guide on Beauty considers...

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  16/01/2025

  United Kingdom

  CQC evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee shows the scale of operational failings

  The CQC Chair and Chief Executive, Ian Dilks and Sir Julian Hartley, appeared before the Health and Social Care Committee yesterday, 15 January 2025.  Their evidence revealed the extent of the operational failings following the disastrous transformation plan and the scale of the improvement needed to restore confidence in the regulator, which Sir Julian Hartley said would be addressed initially through four priorities:Complete more assessmentsDeal with backlogs in notificationsGet the 500 “stuck” assessments out of the regulatory platformReduce the time to register servicesAverage...

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  15/01/2025

  United Kingdom

  Making progress: Ofgem publishes call for input on long-duration electricity storage cap and floor regime

  In October 2024, the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (“DESNZ”) confirmed its intention to introduce a cap and floor regime (“Regime”) to encourage investment in long-duration electricity storage (“LDES”). This decision was outlined in its response (the “Response”) to its January 2024 consultation (the “Consultation”), which aimed to address the challenges and opportunities associated with investment in LDES. It also announced that Ofgem would administer the Regime. The Response noted that Ofgem and DESNZ intend to publish...

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