Citizens Advice Moves Towards Charging for Legal Advice
The Gateshead Citizens Advice Centre has recently created Job Law in response to demand for employment help.
Claimants Could Be Out of Pocket Following the New Riot Bill
The issues raised as a result of the UK riots which took place in 2011 has resulted in the Home Office publishing a draft riot bill to deal with them, however, there are concerns raised by insurers and lawyers that suggest claimants could be left out of pocket. The Riot Compensation Bill replaces the Riot […]
Royal College of Surgeons Propose to Limit Non-Specialist Treatment
The Royal College of Surgeons spoke to the BBC and reported that current protocol states that general practitioners, the kind of doctor you see for a chest infection or flu jab are allowed to perform nose job surgeries and alike. This poses a problem for patients, and claims have also been made by additional medical […]
Sunbed Burn: Shop Owners Could Face Claim for Damages
UK SUNBED owners could find themselves facing sunbed burn claims for damages following a landmark case in Australia. Jay Allen, 35, regularly used sunbeds over a four-year period at two Fitness First centres. He was later diagnosed with skin cancer, stage-three melanoma, and took action against the international fitness chain. He was awarded an undisclosed […]
Medical Defense Union: Shocked by Costs Increase
At the rate medical negligence expenses are increasing, The Medical Defense Union states that total sum could cost each taxpayer an astonishing £1,000 a year. Defendants of medical negligence claims called out to end the shocking financial burden that puts the National Health Service on hot water. The NHS Litigation Authority, a not-for-profit department of […]
Dying Without a Will
Dying without a will is common. In the UK, approximately two thirds of all people who die don’t leave a will. This means they die intestate, and according to an article in the Guardian, new laws for these situations were introduced on October 1. The changes will not effect those who leave assets of less […]
Common Causes of Workplace Accidents
The common causes of workplace accidents revealed by the HSE’s data are slips, trips and falls, and manual handling injuries; all accidents that are potentially avoidable. According to the Health & Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) most recent figures, more than 3 million working days were lost to workplace accident and injury in 2012/13, and cost the […]
Bear Scotland v Fulton: A Landmark Judgment
Until now employers have argued that compulsory, but not guaranteed overtime i.e. where the employer did not have to offer the overtime but, if offered, the worker had to work it, was not to be taken into account when calculating holiday pay. A landmark judgment in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), Bear Scotland v Fulton (joined […]
Do Tattoos Cause Hepatitis?
Do tattoos cause hepatitis? The risks of tourists acquiring hepatitis as a result of getting tattoos, piercings or pedicures while abroad has recently been emphasised by an Australian health organisation Helen Tyrrell, the CEO of Hepatitis Australia, warned in an interview with The Courier Mail that “any activity in which the skin is pierced can […]
NHS Staff Ratio Guidelines Fail to Set a Dangerlevel
New guidelines on NHS staffing levels have been criticised for failing to indicate a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio for high-quality care. The guidance, issued in July by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), is designed to flag-up dangerously low staff numbers in relation to patient need.
Migration Statistics Reveal Rise in Investor and Entrepreneur Visas
Figures released this week by the Office for National Statistics reveal an increase in the number of UK investor and entrepreneur visas granted during the first quarter of 2014.
Treatment and Compensation for PTSD
More and more ex-service veterans are putting forward PTSD claims. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can disrupt lives significantly, but Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing can be highly-effective treatments. Sometimes a range of treatments can be used including medication to achieve the right results. The charity PTSD Resolution are offering what has proved to be […]
PreNups to Become Fully Binding?
Couples are have been told by the Law Commission that pre-nuptial agreements (prenups) should be legally binding in UK divorce settlements – as long as the needs of any children and the couple themselves have been considered. The Commission says that new guidelines should be drawn up to offer couples a more coherent idea on how […]
Government to end right of appeal against refusal of family visit visas
As part of the coalition’s plans to cut family migration to the UK genuine family visitors will no longer be able to appeal the decision to refuse them entry to the UK to visit their family members in the UK. Last year the government drafted legislation to restrict certain family members from being classed as […]
Victorian Divorce Records Revealed
Historic divorce records revealed Information on how Victorian families lived, including details of their marriages, affairs and divorces have recently become available to the public. The UK Civil Divorce Records for 1858 to 1911 are now available online, thanks to family history website, Ancestry.co.uk. Divorce records unveiled The records have revealed details of around 70,000 […]
Immigration Law Update: Legacy Asylum and Migration Cases
The Border Agency has generally failed to deal with its legacy of unresolved asylum cases, according to a recent report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. This failure was, it says, largely due to inefficiency, poor customer service and a lack of security and data checks. Legacy cases The report, An inspection […]
Using a Mobile Phone While Driving
Criminal law solicitors discuss the criminal offence of driving while using a mobile phone. One in three ignore mobile phone laws!
Two Million Drive Unintentionally Uninsured
Almost two million people in the UK have driven a car belonging to someone else in the mistaken belief that they were insured to do so, according to recent research. If caught, both the driver and car owner could be fined and have points added to their licence Mistaken belief The research, carried out on […]
Will Writing Should be Regulated
All those offering will writing and estate administration services should be regulated, the Legal Services Board has recommended. The LSB was set up to regulate lawyers in England and Wales. Its goal is to modernise the provision of legal services by putting consumers at the heart of the legal system, and it has released a […]
Premier League TV Rights Case Raises Serious Intellectual Property Issues
The decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) released today is the outcome expected, but may have far reaching consequences comments Michael Forrester of Ralli’s iSolicitors team. These cases concerned the screening of live premier league football matches in pubs through foreign decoder cards, issued by a Greek broadcaster to subscribers […]