Legal News
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Posted 11/04/2013 The recent case of Kloosman v Aylen highlights the need to obtain proper legal advice and to openly discuss intentions before making large lifetime gifts.Elderly parents wanting to...
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Posted 04/03/2013 The charity Diabetes UK reports that 3 million people in the UK are now diagnosed with diabetes, compared to 1.4 million in 1996. About 90% have type 2...
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Posted 30/12/2010 A NHS trust is facing legal action amid allegations that it failed to properly care for an elderly lady in hospital who later died. Dorothy Barnett, 94, was...
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Posted 09/02/2012 The plight of the disabled using commercial airline flights has not been improved by the latest judgment from the Court of Appeal. Those seeking compensation when their airline...
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Posted 05/03/2013 A study carried out by Imperial College in London reports that skin patches delivering oestrogen into the blood stream may be a better, and also cheaper, method of...
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Posted 21/03/2013 Business can breathe a sigh of relief following the latest statement from the Chancellor, with a package of measures designed to stimulate UK plc. The Spring budget was...
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Posted 12/03/2013 With spring having just been buried under a flurry of snow, and variable weather very much a feature of life in the UK, it is worth recapping on...
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Posted 04/01/2013 David Cameron says there is still a long way to go to raise standards of care in the NHS in England. This comes after a series of critical...
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Posted 25/01/2012 Employment law disputes should be resolved by members of staff and their employers as soon as possible, in a bid to avoid the case going to a tribunal.This...
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Posted 12/01/2012 Hundreds of female council employees are celebrating after Edinburgh City Council agreed to settle on an employment law equal pay case.Staff including classroom assistants and social workers have...
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Posted 19/12/2012 Plans to increase the small claims limit for “whiplash” and possibly all motor accident claims, from £1,000 to £5,000 are now the subject of a Government consultation. Ashtons...
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Posted 19/11/2010 Personal injury compensation has been agreed for a woman who was badly hurt after being crushed between two lorries. Doris Barrera-Torrico, now 31, had been cycling to work...
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