'Desirable activities': a waste of time

The Prime Minister's legislative crusade to 'defend' school trips from a supposed threat in the courts is losing momentum - and a good thing too

The whirlwind of criticism that has surrounded the government's misguided attempts to clarify the law on negligence in Part I of the Compensation Bill is finally beginning to have an effect.

The Department of Constitutional Affairs has shifted its position as the Bill has come under fierce scrutiny in the House of Lords. At first, it stubbornly said that Part I - with its talk of the courts ensuring that anything that could be called a 'desirable activity' is not threatened by decisions on

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Applied updates on commercial push

Applied Systems has confirmed Arch Insurance is about to enter the pilot phase of onboarding and will be live on the Applied Epic broker management system in April, with Iprism and Ark to follow and more promised in 2024.

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