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When should a deputy make a loan rather than a gift?

At Hodge Jones & Allen we act as professional deputy and trustee for many brain injured children who have been awarded substantial sums of damages. Their parents often make unusual…

July 10, 2020
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Guidance for Agency Workers during Coronavirus

We have written extensively about furlough and redundancy, mainly from the perspective of permanent employees. But a differentiation must be made between permanent and temporary workers. While both are suffering...

July 10, 2020
Blog

Can an office be your new home?

At the start of this new decade, we are going through one of the most unprecedented moments in our history. Amongst many other things, Covid-19 has shed further light on...

July 9, 2020
Opinion

Short-term lets – considerations and pitfalls

Hotels, hostels, bed and breakfast accommodation, holiday apartments/homes, cottages/bungalows, campsites, caravan parks, boarding houses in England were allowed to re-open from 4th July 2020. We are now permitted to stay…

July 9, 2020

Chun Wong

Opinion

Bicycle accidents – are you insured?

As a result of Covid-19 I, like many people have been cycling much more than I would normally do. When I was cycling recently I came across another cyclist cycling...

July 8, 2020

Louise Jukes

Blog
  • knife-crime

Possession of an offensive weapon in a public place – what you should know…

Approximately 25,000 people are arrested a year for carrying knives or offensive weapons in England and Wales according to National Police Chiefs’ Council Guidelines on the Investigation, Cautioning and Charging…

July 6, 2020
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New Electricity Safety Regulations came into force on 1 July 2020

The new Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Sector (England) Regulations 2020 is a new requirement effective from 1st July 2020. This is a further Regulation set by Parliament in...

July 4, 2020

Bahareh Amani

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Can I get a blameless divorce in the UK?

The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill 2020 concluded it’s passage through the House of Commons last week, thereafter receiving Royal Assent and will now become the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation...

July 3, 2020
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What should I do after a road traffic accident?

Road traffic accidents and car crashes are frightening and upsetting events that many of us hope to never be involved in. However, they can happen, and it helps to know…

July 1, 2020
Opinion

Execution of documents during Covid-19

Legal documents generally require signatures to have binding effect, such as contracts/agreements, court documents, and deeds. There are also rules on how and who can execute certain types of legal...

July 1, 2020

Chun Wong

Opinion

2020: A Different Kind of Action Mesothelioma Day

Action Mesothelioma Day takes place on the first Friday of July every year. During 2020, this special day of awareness and remembrance is on Friday 3rd July. The main intention...

June 30, 2020

Lorna Webster

Blog
  • residential-property-disputes

Gas Safety Records and Section 21 notices: where do things stand now?

Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield (2020) EWCA Civ 760  The Court of Appeal recently made an important decision for landlords and tenants, about how and when a landlord will be…

June 30, 2020

Edward Sharp

Opinion
  • hospital-negligence

Extravasation injuries suffered during medical treatment

Extravasation injury is caused by the leakage of a liquid flowing into a vein into the surrounding tissue. This can occur when a medicine or fluid is being sent directly...

June 29, 2020
Opinion

Medical Negligence claims for delayed diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis

Giant Cell Arteritis (‘GCA’), or Temporal Arteritis, as the condition is also known, is a serious inflammatory disease which affects the lining of arteries in the head (particularly those in...

June 29, 2020
Opinion

Women Who Develop Mesothelioma

Asbestos was extensively used in the UK for many decades but it is only now we are seeing the devastating effects of that asbestos use from so long ago. Our...

June 26, 2020

Lorna Webster

Opinion

Policing in lockdown is disproportionately affecting Black communities in the UK

We are three months into the lockdown and largely none the wiser about a lot of the new rules, particularly the extension of police powers in this time. The police...

June 25, 2020
Blog

Child Maintenance during Covid-19

The furloughing scheme was introduced on 1 March 2020 and will end later this October. In reality this means that a lot of people who have been furloughed will be...

June 23, 2020
Blog

Can I sublet my property on a short term let?

With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it may be that buy-to-let property owners have vacant property, with longer term tenants not wanting to sign up to committing to future rental payments....

June 23, 2020
Blog

The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme

The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme is a Scheme “designed to compensate people with Diffuse Mesothelioma who, either negligently or in breach of statutory duty, were exposed to asbestos by their…

June 22, 2020

Lorna Webster

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Stay safe cycling during COVID-19 lockdown

As lockdown restrictions are beginning to ease, those who cannot work from home are being encouraged back to work. Rather than risking public transport or using a car many are...

June 22, 2020
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