Jane Randell

May 20, 2024 | farrer.co.uk | Paul Jones |Jane Randell |Genna Morgan- McDermott

This article is part of a series that looks at the impact of the Procurement Act 2023, which is coming into effect on 28 October 2024. For more on the topic, please see Preparing for the Procurement Act 2023: transitional arrangements and Procurement Act 2023: who needs to comply? Other articles will follow in due course.

Feb 22, 2024 | farrer.co.uk | Simon Ward |Beth Balkham |Genna Morgan- McDermott |Jane Randell

Farrer & Co’s experts set out their key environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes for our business clients for the year ahead. For businesses that are owners or occupiers of real estate:Future proof your building: After the UK Government’s recent decision not to tighten energy efficiency standards for domestic premises, we don’t know quite what to expect for commercial property in 2024.

Nov 1, 2023 | farrer.co.uk | Paul Jones |Jane Randell

With almost no fanfare, the Procurement Bill became the Procurement Act last week. This does not represent an immediate change in procurement law; for that, further regulations are required. In its press release, the Government has said it expects the new law to come into force in October 2024, and that this will be after a six-month implementation period which, working backwards, we can expect to start in March next year (but we await formal confirmation).

Jul 3, 2023 | lawinsport.com | Jane Randell

After much lobbying from the families impacted by the Manchester Arena bombings in 2017, we now have a draft of the so-called Martyn’s Law, named after Martyn Hett, who was killed in the attack. Its full title is the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, and it is designed to introduce a mandatory regime for public premises to have to take proactive steps to ensure preparedness for, and protection from, terrorist attacks. To date, the UK’s approach to this sort of security has been voluntary.

May 22, 2023 | farrer.co.uk | Jane Randell

After much lobbying from the families impacted by the Manchester Arena bombings in 2017, we now have a draft of the so-called Martyn’s Law, named after Martyn Hett, who was killed in the attack. Its full title is the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, and it is designed to introduce a mandatory regime for public premises to have to take proactive steps to ensure preparedness for, and protection from, terrorist attacks. To date, the UK’s approach to this sort of security has been voluntary.