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Royal College of Surgeons: Open letter on patient protection in the NHS and Private Healthcare Sector

The Royal College of Surgeons calls for urgent action to be taken to pursue ‘a culture of openness and transparency’ with an equal focus on patient safety in both the...

May 26, 2017
Opinion
  • crime

The Trial: A Murder in the Family. A dangerous mix of drama and reality

So it ends. Over five nights I have diligently watched The Trial: A Murder in the Family. I have been informed. I have been entertained. I have been annoyed. And...

May 26, 2017
Opinion

Civil penalties for landlords replaces prosecution

This week I read with interest in my local newspaper how Newham had become the first local authority to exercise new powers conveyed under the Housing and Planning Act 2016...

May 26, 2017

Chun Wong

Opinion

The latest on rehabilitation for amputees

Technological advances in the field of rehabilitation are exciting, astonishing and incredible for amputees who have suffered life changing injuries. I was reminded of this when I attended the annual...

May 24, 2017

Riffat Yaqub

Opinion

Baby safety at risk due to lack of basic training on CTGs

The cardiotocography machine (‘CTG’) monitors fetal well-being and uterine contractions, and failure to correctly interpret and act on the CTG is often a central feature of clinical negligence claims involving...

May 24, 2017

Emma Wray

Opinion

New Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims

In March 2017, a new Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims was published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and will come into effect on 1 October 2017. It has taken…

May 24, 2017
Blog

Brexit – Where does this leave employees who are told their jobs are moving abroad?

Following the vote to leave the European Union, many predicated that the UK would plunge into an immediate economic crisis. One of the fears was a significate raise in unemployment....

May 23, 2017
Opinion

How do you deliver justice fairly?

If there is one quote that has remained with me, it is one from a foreign-language film. It broadly translates as "law and justice sit as slaves in the houses...

May 23, 2017
Blog

Police investigate Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

News has emerged in the past few days that Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is being investigated by Essex police regarding a deaths of a number of inpatients at...

May 23, 2017
Blog
  • divorce

Divorce – what amounts to a ‘special contribution’?

Many people will be aware that when couples divorce, the legal starting point is that there will be a 50/50 division of assets. However, the court has the power to...

May 23, 2017
Opinion

Housing Team were delighted to complete the Windsor River Trial Half Marathon on 21 May 2017

HJA’s housing team were running in support of the charity Cardboard Citizens, which works alongside young people at risk of homelessness by using theatre to develop skills, self-confidence, and to...

May 22, 2017
Opinion

Actions and words both speak loudly in constructive dismissal

For employees getting the wording right in a resignation letter in order to be able to claim constructive dismissal is key. For employers, this could be an area for challenge.…

May 18, 2017
Opinion

No way out – trapped in the private rented sector

“One in three low-earning renters in Britain have had to borrow money to cover their rent” On 11 May 2017, Shelter and YouGov reported figures that painted an alarming picture…

May 16, 2017
Opinion

Early advice in housing and family law – The Law Society calls for legal aid to be reinstated

With only a few weeks left until the General Election, we can all expect to be swamped via the news media with reasons to vote for one political party or...

May 16, 2017
Blog

Compliance, Rolls-Royce, and DPAs—what went wrong?

Legal commentators have rightly hailed the announcement of a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) between the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Rolls-Royce as a huge victory for the SFO. It signals…

May 12, 2017

Raj Chada

Opinion

New report highlights issues faced by children in deprived areas

A new report on Poverty and Child Health from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the Child Poverty Action Group makes for disturbing reading (May 2017)....

May 12, 2017
Opinion

Brain Injury Awareness Week: 8-14 May 2017

This year Headway’s Action for Brain Injury Week focuses on “Life After a Brain Injury” #ABIWeek Headway’s “A NewMe” encourages those who are suffering from acquired brain injuries and those...

May 12, 2017

Anne Sanders

Blog

New rules apply when referring PI clients to your private client team

Many PI lawyers refer their clients to their firms’ Private Client team where members of the same firm will then set up a PI trust and act as professional trustee.…

May 10, 2017
Opinion

General election: not a single issue election?

It’s not all about Brexit – The UK Government’s record on homelessness over the last 7 years Despite arguments to the contrary, the general election scheduled to take place on...

May 8, 2017
Opinion

Preventing harm in healthcare

Ian Paterson, consultant breast surgeon, has been found guilty of seventeen counts of wounding with intent and 3 counts of unlawful wounding. Successful criminal prosecutions against health care professionals are...

May 5, 2017

Emma Wray

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