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Court grants permission for a legal challenge to coroner’s refusal to hold a full inquest into murdered woman failed by Sussex Police

Susan Nicholson was murdered in 2011 by her partner Robert Trigg. Her family believe Sussex Police should have realised Susan’s life was in danger because of Trigg’s increasing violence towards...

January 6, 2020
Blog
  • data-breaches

First fine under GDPR for data breach in the UK

210 days after the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in May 2018 (by the Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA 2018”)) in the UK, the ICO issued its…

January 3, 2020

Chun Wong

Blog

My engagement has broken down… Who gets to keep the ring?

As Christmas approaches, many people may be getting ready to propose to their loved one and start the planning of their nuptials ready for the New Year. But sometimes an...

December 19, 2019
Blog
  • road-traffic-accident

What is a low velocity impact in personal injury claims?

Even in cases where the issue of liability (fault) for an accident is straightforward, this alone will not be sufficient to succeed in a claim for personal injury. In addition...

December 18, 2019

Leticia Williams

Opinion

Informed consent and coronary heart disease

Informed consent is the cornerstone of good medical practice, where doctors and patients collaborate together to decide on treatment options that are most suited to both the healthcare needs, and...

December 10, 2019

Emma Wray

Opinion

Does homelessness disproportionately affect women?

The Homelessness crisis is one that affects thousands across the UK each year, in particular in London. Recently, concerns have been raised that women may be disproportionately affected by homelessness...

December 6, 2019
Opinion

The stain of the Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence

The Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence has received considerable public attention since the tragic London Bridge attack on Friday. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has even raised concerns...

December 6, 2019

Aston Luff

Opinion
  • mental-health

Waiting times for NHS mental health patients

It has recently been published that nearly thousands of patients with mental health problems are left waiting months for treatment on ‘hidden’ NHS waiting lists. The NHS provides a talking...

December 6, 2019
Opinion

Account Freezing Orders – challenging the National Crime Agency’s weapon of choice

Earlier this week in an article about Anti Money-Laundering risk in the property sector I broke down the figures from the National Crime Agency’s Financial Investigation Unit (NCA) (FIU) report...

December 6, 2019
Opinion
  • fatal-injury

Psychiatric injury in secondary victim claims and the scope of proximity

Last month judgment was handed down in the case of Paul v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2019] EWHC 2893 (QB), the findings of which, reminds legal practioners of the...

December 4, 2019
Blog

Can I make a claim for compensation after a hit and run accident?

The phrase “hit and run” is unfortunately heard fairly often in the news. A “hit and run” is where a motorist leaves the scene of an accident without giving their...

December 4, 2019
Opinion
  • compensation
  • spinal-injury

Nerve injuries – is there an average award?

The simple answer is that there is no such thing as an average award for any type of clinical negligence claim nor for any type of nerve injury case, in...

December 3, 2019
Blog

Financial Conduct Authority reluctantly accepts responsibility for cryptocurrencies

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the UK’s primary conduct regulator for the financial services sector and derives its regulatory and enforcement powers from the Financial Services & Markets Act...

December 3, 2019
Opinion

Sign here – electronically?

The importance of a signature A signature is defined in the Cambridge Dictionary as: “your name written by yourself, always in the same way, usually to show that something has…

December 2, 2019

Chun Wong

Opinion

Estate Agents and AML compliance: cause for alarm?

The National Crime Agency’s Financial Investigation Unit (FIU) report in to Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and Defence Against Money-Laundering (DAML) requests for the period 2018/19 was published recently. It makes...

December 2, 2019
Opinion

Be a savvy sale shopper

It’s that time of the year again when retailers battle it out to secure your custom and you are bombarded with propaganda to buy buy buy. It starts today with...

November 29, 2019

Chun Wong

Opinion

Extinction Rebellion and the Right to Protest – High Court rules S.14 unlawful

In the relatively brief time since it was established, Extinction Rebellion (‘XR’) has already had a significant impact, bringing the issue of the climate crisis to the forefront of public...

November 28, 2019
Opinion
  • medical-negligence

Who shall I sue for clinical negligence suffered in prison?

Accessing satisfactory healthcare is a challenge for those in prison. The legal position is that prisoners are entitled to receive the same standard of healthcare as the general population but...

November 26, 2019

Charlotte Sykes

Blog

Can I appeal a homeless review decision in the County Court?

You can appeal to a County Court if the council's review decision if the decision is legally wrong or the council do not give you a final decision within the...

November 26, 2019
Opinion

Court grants right to marry after £1.5m personal injury damages

The Court of Protection was recently concerned with a case where a deputy, Mr Mundell had been appointed to manage the affairs of a 28 year old man with learning…

November 25, 2019
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