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Preliminary findings of the review of maternity care provided at The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust (The Ockenden Report)

Donna Ockenden, Chair of the Independent Maternity Review of care provided at The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust, has published an emerging findings report in a bid to improve the safety...

December 17, 2020

Emma Wray

Blog

Child Arrangements over Christmas

The joys of Christmas can often be set aside by disputes between separated parents With Christmas around the corner, it is time to start planning how the festive period will…

December 16, 2020
Blog
  • business-crime

Covid fraud: HMRC and the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme

The Government launched the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ (EOTHO) scheme on the 3rd August 2020 to boost the hospitality sector which had suffered heavily from falling revenues during the...

December 15, 2020

Ruth Harris

Kiran Mehta

Blog

The fall-out from UK Government coronavirus support schemes: ensuring the good-faith customer does not lose out

The coronavirus has placed an unprecedented strain on people and businesses across the UK and the world. A major concern of the UK Government, perhaps only behind public health, has...

December 15, 2020
Blog
  • privacy-claims

How does GDPR affect video surveillance (CCTV)?

There has been a growing market for video surveillance systems, such as smart video doorbells like Amazon’s Ring, which allows homeowners to keep an eye on their property and take...

December 11, 2020

Chun Wong

Opinion

Human Rights Day: The impact of the COVID-19 restrictions on human rights

This has been one of the most significant years for human rights globally in living memory. The pandemic has brought inequalities into sharp focus and further entrenched them. It is...

December 10, 2020
Blog

Does a child have mental capacity to consent to medical treatment?

The general rule is that a child under the age of 16 is presumed to lack sufficient mental capacity to make decisions about their own medical treatment. In the case...

December 8, 2020
Blog

Breach of Lease for Illegal Drug Use in a Property

Modern residential leases usually contain a clause which prohibits the occupants from carrying out illegal activities within a property. These clauses can be coupled together with a clause which prevents...

December 8, 2020
Blog

Top tips for travelling abroad and staying safe

We are currently living in an uncertain world where travel to another country may seem like the perfect answer to escape and relax, however whilst pursuing your dreamed escape you...

December 8, 2020

Usheena Patel

Blog
  • general-crime

How can you get back your property from the police?

You are always entitled to get your property back so long as it is not evidence in an active investigation or an exhibit in a trial or an illegal material....

December 7, 2020
Blog
  • general-crime

What should I do if I am invited to attend a voluntary interview at the police station?

If you are contacted by the police to attend the police station for a voluntary interview, it can be very unsettling. The police may only provide you with very limited,...

December 1, 2020
Opinion

The unwelcome freezing of Local Housing Allowance

What is local housing allowance (LHA)? Despite a surge in unemployment rates during an already difficult period, the Government have now decided to freeze the Local Housing Allowance (LHA). This…

November 30, 2020
Blog

Workers exposed to asbestos – a shameful history

Asbestos is a killer; a stark statement perhaps, but one we can confidently make because our specialist lawyers witness every day the devastating effects of historic asbestos exposure on individuals…

November 27, 2020

Lorna Webster

Opinion

Homelessness Under Lockdown

It is shocking to realise that in the current day and age we are witnessing an increasing number of individuals in the process of becoming homeless or sleeping rough in…

November 26, 2020
Opinion
  • legal-help

Does a Solicitor Owe You a Fiduciary Duty Even Before You Become a Client?

A fiduciary duty arises in a legal relationship between two parties (the fiduciary and the beneficiary) where one must act in the best interest of the other. It is based…

November 25, 2020

Chun Wong

Blog

Homelessness Reduction Act – where are we?

Following on from our recent mini-series of blogs that comprises of the Law Commission Review to include the homeless to the list of those protected by hate crimes and the...

November 24, 2020

Sioned Wyn Roberts

Blog
  • mediation-and-arbitration

What are the advantages of mediation in resolving family disputes?

Separation and divorce can be an emotional rollercoaster. Feelings of anger, hurt and worry are common - add the uncertainty created by Coronavirus and they are amplified. With emotions running...

November 23, 2020
Blog

A Winter Truce – Can I be evicted over Christmas?

Following the end of the stay on possession proceedings on 21 September 2020, the government announced that there would be a ‘winter truce’ on evictions between 11 December 2020 and...

November 20, 2020
Blog

World's Children's Day 2020

A summary of key developments over the last 12 months in children’s rights in UK Law Established in 1954, Children’s Day is celebrated on 20th November each year. The purpose…

November 20, 2020
Opinion

The real agenda behind the Independent Review of Administrative Law

The Independent Review of Administrative Law recently issued a call for evidence. It ran for just seven weeks before it closed on 26 October 2020. The Review Panel intends to...

November 19, 2020
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