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More than just the Compensation Claims

Injured and disabled people face many challenges in their day to day lives and getting around is one of them. I gained a new perspective on this particular difficulty having…

March 15, 2018

Sarah Townsend

Opinion

GMC apologises over decision to appeal Tribunal decision in the Dr Bawa-Garba case

Dr Bawa-Garba was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence following the death of Jack Adcock, a 6 year old child, who was admitted to Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI) on...

March 15, 2018

Emma Wray

Blog

How achievable are the government’s RTA claim reforms?

Even though it has not even published the Civil Liability Bill, the government is planning to introduce its reforms to road traffic accident (RTA) claims in April 2019. I, like…

March 15, 2018

Patrick Allen

Opinion

Theresa May – Housing strategy 2018

On 05 March 2018 Theresa May addressed the housing crisis in her speech to the National Housing Conference. Research shows that over 4,700 people are street homeless which is a...

March 14, 2018
Blog

Importance of medical evidence in a personal injury claim

A question I am often asked is why it is necessary for us to obtain your whole medical history to progress your claim. A request for your records is often...

March 14, 2018
Opinion

Freezing order made against unknown parties

HHJ Waksman has recently granted a freezing order against persons unknown, in the case of CMOC v Persons Unknown. The case CMOC were the victims of fraud. An unknown person...

March 14, 2018
Opinion

No choices and no hope – Homes for Asylum seekers described as “a disgrace”

Around 40,000 people are currently housed by the Home Office while their claims for refugee status are decided. In 2012 the Home Office contracts to provide housing for dispersed asylum...

March 13, 2018
Opinion

Changing Practices – the future starts now

The legal world is changing – to survive, family lawyers will need to consider new and innovative ways to provide services to their clients. On a freezing cold afternoon at...

March 12, 2018
Opinion

Commonhold: Panacea or Placebo?

Leaseholds are today the most common form of ownership especially in the South, with new build flats nearly rivalling new build houses which has been compounded by the shortage of...

March 9, 2018

Chun Wong

Opinion

Held to account

Three cases restore Patrick Allen’s faith in civil justice There are few reasons to be cheerful as we survey the political and economic landscape in 2018, so it is heartening to reflect on…

March 6, 2018

Patrick Allen

Opinion
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New Sentencing Guidelines on Domestic Abuse

On 22nd February the Sentencing Council published new sentencing guidelines for cases of domestic abuse. The courts will use these guidelines when determining sentences in cases for other offences that...

March 6, 2018
Opinion

The buzzword for 2018: GDPR

On 25th May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulations (“GDPR”) will come into force in the EU and align data protection rights for citizens in member states. Data protection is...

March 5, 2018

Chun Wong

Opinion

Head in the Right Direction…Help For Carers of the Brain Injured

In the UK, there are over one million people who have suffered a brain injury. The impact on the individual will be life changing and often procedures are put in...

March 5, 2018

Karen Mann

Opinion

Catastrophic Injury: Working collaboratively towards rehabilitation. European Neuro Convention 2018 at the Excel London 6th & 7th June

Rehabilitation: A Noun: The action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction or illness In my practice as a Personal Injury lawyer...

February 28, 2018

Anne Sanders

Opinion

Rough Sleeping – Corbyn promises 8000 new homes and land purchasing powers for local authorities

There has been a 15% increase in 2017 in rough sleeping and this is the seventh consecutive year of increase. The problem is tangibly growing worse every year and there...

February 26, 2018
Opinion

The test for capacity: Banks v MCA 2005

One of the grounds in which a Will can be challenged is lack of capacity. The test for capacity was established as far back as 1869 in the case of...

February 19, 2018

Chun Wong

Opinion

Valuing General Damages

Thousands of people have suffered a personal injury as a direct result of an accident due to no fault of their own. A claim can be made against the negligent party...

February 16, 2018
Opinion

Claimant ordered to repay damages received after court finds that accident was staged

Teare J in the High Court has ordered that the claimant in a personal injury case should pay back the damages he received from insurers, plus costs and interest, in…

February 16, 2018
Blog

Rose Heilbron and the Cameo Cinema murders

Rose Heilbron was one of the first female QCs. She was an extraordinary lawyer and her first murder case as leading Counsel, Rex v George Kelly was extraordinary too. As…

February 16, 2018
Opinion
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The law gets tough on the fight against rogue landlords

The Guardian recently reported that government figures reveal an estimated 338,000 properties rented by under-35s were ‘hazardous and likely to cause harm.’ These figures suggest that over half a million...

February 16, 2018
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