06 May 2021
Melanoma UK have launched a public awareness campaign urging people to go on the hunt for the estimated missed 4,358 melanomas missed during the pandemic.* Melanoma is a type of cancer that starts in skin cells called melanocytes which make a pigment called melanin which gives the skin it's…
Clinical Negligence
06 May 2021
Last week, on 29th April, the Domestic Abuse Bill received royal assent. The Domestic Abuse Bill will provide protection to millions of victims of domestic abuse and strengthen measures to tackle the perpetrators of domestic abuse. The government have worked closely with the Domestic Abuse Commissioner…
Family/Divorce
06 May 2021
The Home Office has announced that from 17 May 2021, the concession on Right to Work (RTW) checks, permitting employers to conduct RTW checks via video, will end. Prior to the pandemic, employers usually have complied with their immigration duties and requirements in respect of RTW checks in person…
Employment & HR
04 May 2021
The breaking news today is that Bill and Melinda Gates are set to divorce. After 27 years of marriage and three children it has been revealed that the couple's marriage has irretrievably broken down and they " no longer feel able to grow as a couple ". Interestingly the couple did not sign…
Family/Divorce
30 Apr 2021
The recent case of Procter v Procter dealt with the situation where a property owner wishes to grant a lease to both themselves and a third party jointly. In Procter, a family farm was owned by trustees and was farmed by a partnership consisting of the trustees and other family members, without any…
Commercial Property
27 Apr 2021
In a statement made in advance of the House of Lords' debate on the whiplash reform programme (reported on elsewhere in our E April Newsletter) Justice Minister Lord Wolfson of Tredegar reaffirmed the Government's commitment to the RTA reforms but also indicated that the proposed increase to the…
Insurance
26 Apr 2021
Decision: the relationship between the abusive employee and the placing authority was not akin to employment and the duty of care owed by the authority to the claimant was not non-delegable. In the case of SKX v Manchester City Council (2021) EWHC 782 (QB) handed down on 31st March 2021 Cavanagh…
Insurance
26 Apr 2021
Two recent decisions have highlighted the heavy levels of fines that the courts will impose for fatalities arising out of breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act. In one case Peter Coleman (54) died after becoming trapped underneath a refuse collection vehicle in 2014. The court heard…
Insurance
26 Apr 2021
Aka Whiplash Reforms or RTA Small Claims Protocol Financial Limits For road traffic collisions occurring on or after the 31 May 2021 a new protocol and new small claims limit for injury of £5000 will apply. There is a total limit of £10,000 applicable for each claim. Damages…
Insurance
26 Apr 2021
A school has been fined after a member of public tripped over a retaining wall and sustained a fatal head injury. Peterborough Magistrates' Court heard how on 17 February 2017, a family member attended The Leys & St Faith's Foundation School in Cambridge (an independent school) to watch…
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