Public Sector News

The Public Sector team at leading Manchester law firm George Davies advised Salford PCT on its flagship LIFT programme which has now gone on to be nationally recognised at the annual LIFT awards dinner in London.

Phase two of the Government reforms of the NHS has commenced with the publication of its 70 page consultation document (Liberating the NHS: Transparency in outcomes – a framework for the NHS, published 19 July 2010). Read on for further details about the consultation.

Real estate and finance partner Paul Bibby, construction law specialist Catherine Kay and solicitor Charlie Yates, all of leading Manchester law firm George Davies, advised the Essa Foundation on a new build £9million academy school to be constructed in Bolton

It seems a day does not go past without us seeing the practical impact the spending cuts are having on the Education Sector. BSF funding  has been severely reduced  as has  FE funding. The cuts will have a dramatic affect on capital projects so we thought it would be timely to invite  David Leighton of Finalysis, a  leading Treasury and Cash  Management  Consultancy, to provide his thoughts on what you need to consider when raising bank finance.

A proposal by an employer to change its employees’ terms and conditions of employment can often meet more resistance from employees than a redundancy proposal. Such proposals are also almost guaranteed to give unions a recruiting platform and can lead to bitterly fought disputes, British Airways being a topical example. So how to approach this:

April 2010 has now passed and so, as a PCT you will no doubt have completed the required property audits and your CIAMS (Commissioner’s Investment and Asset Management Strategy) will now be up and running.

Sick leave is reported  to  cost the  economy £100  billion a  year  and to  result in the loss of about 172 million working days. Previous  health secretary, Alan Johnson, stated  “Poor  health  can  prevent people  fulfilling their potential, leaving them more likely to slip into poverty and social exclusion.” This is shown in the fact that 350,000 people a year transfer from sick notes to benefits

With recent press stories about the earning levels of dentists and GPs it is essential that high earners not only do as much as they can to reduce their tax liability whilst they are here to enjoy they’re hard earned cash but they should also ensure that they have put effective tax planning measures in place to protect their wealth for their family in the event of their death

We have teamed up with an  AISMA member firm of accountants and a firm of  financial advisors  to bring you a FREE seminar on 21st September  at the  De Vere Hotel in Cheadle focusing on a number of matters that are affecting GPs and consultants today.

The Public Sector team at Manchester law firm George Davies has been appointed The North West Legal Consortium’s legal services panel following a five month tendering exercise.