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Legal Article
30 Jul 2021
The Government has now passed legislation mandatory for care home staff, volunteers and certain other groups entering the care home (subject to certain exemptions). These provisions have now come into force meaning there will be a 16-week grace period from when the regulations are made to when they…
Employment & HR
Legal Article
29 Jul 2021
What is a Review Hearing? The review hearing is a new stage in the eviction process. After proceedings have been issued, the Court will schedule a review hearing. The purpose of this is to give the Court the opportunity to make sure the paperwork is in order and to offer the tenant an opportunity…
Dispute Resolution
Legal Article
28 Jul 2021
Forbes recently successfully defended a claim brought against our client, Brean Theme Park. The claimant was employed as a ride operator and was working on a roller coaster when he said his accident occurred. He alleged that he was required to slow the ride carts down by hand to stop them crashing…
Insurance
Legal Article
28 Jul 2021
CPR Part 45 section IIIA provides that claims which are initially submitted to the MOJ protocol but then exit the process are subject to fixed costs. This remains the case even if settlement is agreed in excess of £25,000 provided the matter has not been allocated to the multi-track as made…
Insurance
Legal Article
28 Jul 2021
YXA v Wolverhampton follows HXA v Surrey CC and DFX v Coventry and further examines the duty of care owed to children in a social care context. All three have been determined in favour of the Local Authority in question. The detailed exposition of caselaw in YXA is important as it carefully…
Insurance
Legal Article
28 Jul 2021
Claimant fails to persuade judge of adverse weather conditions Forbes recently successfully defended a claim brought by a claimant under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957. She said that she had slipped on the steps of a Council building that was hired out for a wedding and that the defendant…
Insurance
Legal Article
28 Jul 2021
As readers will know, Ofsted was asked by the UK government to carry out a rapid review of sexual abuse handling in schools and colleges following mounting concerns about student and staff welfare, highlighted by large-scale disclosures on the 'Everyone's Invited' website. Ofsted…
Insurance
Legal Article
28 Jul 2021
The judgment in this tripping claim showed the importance of accurate measurements when defending tripping on the highway claims. The claimant brought a claim as a result of allegedly stumbling and falling due to a depression in block paving on a pavement. Such minor defects are often seen on our…
Insurance
Legal Article
27 Jul 2021
On Thursday 22 July 2021, the Government announced a list of sectors within which it proposed workers will be exempt from self-isolation, even if they are contacted by the NHS Track and Trace app. This exemption only applies to those double vaccinated (14 days after the second dose), who come into…
Employment & HR
Legal Article
27 Jul 2021
As part of National ASB Awareness Week, we teamed up with colleagues at The Guinness Partnership and West Yorkshire Police on Friday 23rd July 2021 to focus on locally-based initiatives for tackling cuckooing in our neighbourhoods. This partnership-focussed session was able to capture the essence…
Housing & Regeneration
