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The scope of the doctor’s duty of care – ABC revisited

The case of ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust and others [2017] EWCA Civ 336, [2017] All ER (D) 116 (May) returns to the High Court for determination, over…

November 18, 2019

Emma Wray

Opinion

The Forfeiture Rule: Does it pay to slay?

Over the years TV shows and popular culture have depicted storylines of people murdering wealthy family members in order to receive an early inheritance, or prevent it falling into the...

November 15, 2019

Opinion

The Pitfalls of Christmas Parties for Employers: Vicarious Liability

It’s that time of the year again when companies face the headache of planning for their annual staff Christmas parties. Christmas parties are not just a minefield for HR, but...

November 14, 2019

Chun Wong

Blog

What happens at a medical examination in a Personal Injury claim?

A medical examination is a key part of any Personal Injury claim. A professional health expert will provide their own independent opinion on your injuries and any likely causes. The...

November 14, 2019

Karen Mann

Opinion

Ambulance transfer delays – danger to patient safety?

It was recently reported that an ambulance crew had to wait 11 hours to transfer a patient at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital. It also transpired that on the same day,…

November 14, 2019

Alastair Banks

Opinion

homelessness

Priority Need, Vulnerability & Homelessness

Any individual can apply to a council and make a homeless application. In the circumstances set out below, the Local Authority should undertake enquiries into that person’s application and is…

November 13, 2019

Blog

Keeping your important documents safe

Most of us have some important documents like an original will or a power of attorney. If you keep these documents at home, there is a risk of loss if...

November 8, 2019

Blog

housing-and-property

What to do if your house extension goes wrong?

More and more people are choosing to expand their current homes with an extension rather than to make the costly upheaval of moving. But before you venture into such a...

October 31, 2019

Opinion

Rule no.1 for instructing a family lawyer: keep your costs proportionate

A leading family judge has criticised a couple who spent in excess of £500,000 on legal fees when the main asset of the marriage was a flat worth £298,377. Expressing...

October 30, 2019

Opinion

£300bn of suspect funds in London reveals farce of FATF’s 2018 UK assessment

Transparency International (TI) UK’s report into £300bn of suspect funds in London reveals farce of the recent Financial Action Task Force’s UK assessment. Today’s TI UK report reveals what everyone...

October 29, 2019

Opinion

Medical negligence arising from morcellation

An important step has been taken by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (‘RCOG’) to ensure that all healthcare professionals considering the use of a morcellator for patients undergoing...

October 29, 2019

Blog

Hodge Jones & Allen supports CBIT’s ‘Be Seen, Not Hurt’ campaign

The Child Brain Injury Trust’s ‘Be Seen, Not Hurt’ campaign runs from Monday 28th October until Friday 1st November 2019. People across the county, as well as millions of children,…

October 28, 2019

Emma Hall

Blog

Tips for bringing a discrimination claim

Discrimination claims can be hard for employees to win. Here are some tips for bringing a discrimination claim in the Employment Tribunal: You must have a “protected characteristic,” namely age,…

October 17, 2019

Opinion

representation

Legal (Advice) Privilege Never Dies

The principle of legal advice privilege between a solicitor and their client is endorsed in both statute and common law and is a fundamental basis to ensure open and candid...

October 17, 2019

Chun Wong

Opinion

Hodge Jones & Allen’s judicial review challenge to HS2 Ltd’s Three Tunnel Design into the Euston Approaches

Hodge Jones and Allen Solicitors are representing a client in a judicial review challenge to HS2 Ltd’s failure to conduct a fresh Environmental Impact Assessment in relation to their new…

October 14, 2019

Opinion

Facebook’s privacy power-play

“Shining a light through the CLOUD: Facebook’s end to end encryption announcement is a direct challenge to US CLOUD Act and UK Crime Overseas Production Orders Act 2019” The news...

October 4, 2019

Opinion

The early notification scheme progress report for brain injured babies

The NHS Resolution report gave an update on how well NHS Resolution’s (NHSR) new scheme to quickly intervene in cases of brain injured babies. This report gives an overview of...

October 4, 2019

Opinion

The prosecution of Konstantin Vishnyak: is the Financial Conduct Authority flexing its prosecutorial muscle?

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the conduct regulator for all financial services companies in the UK. It is also the prudential regulator for over fifty-thousand financial services companies and...

September 26, 2019

Blog

inheritance-dispute

Contingent gifts in wills

Many individuals include gifts in their wills that require an event to happen or an action to take place prior to a beneficiary inheriting (this is called a contingent gift)....

September 23, 2019

Nicola Waldman

Blog

contract-disputes
supreme-court

How can I sue my real estate agent?

People use estate agents for several reasons; buying and selling of a property, renting, management, and even for professional valuations. As a profession, they are, however, not subject to mandatory...

September 12, 2019

Chun Wong

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