We are delighted to take this opportunity to announce that our chosen Charity for 2019 is the Cheltenham branch of Maggie’s! Maggie’s is a charity that provides free cancer support and information in their 22 centres across the UK and online. Most of us know someone who has suffered from cancer so we are proud…
The decision in Oakley & Others v Harper McKay relates to a commercial transaction. The Court’s decision re-affirms existing law and, on the facts of the case, the result is hardly surprising. Most buyers of commercial and residential property will choose to take advice from a Solicitor and are very unlikely to find themselves in…
Our Trainee Legal Executive, Kate Shields, has answered the most commonly asked questions about Road Traffic Accidents. Do you have to be the driver of a car to make a road traffic accident claim? No, it is not only the driver of the car that can make a claim for personal injury. Any innocent party…
We participated in Solicitors Chat yesterday on Twitter answering questions about Court of Protection. Our Chartered Legal Executive, Janine Guthrie, was on hand to provide some much needed guidance. We’ve set out our answers out below. What is the Court of Protection and who does it help? The Court of Protection exists to safeguard vulnerable…
Engaging Solicitors to both draft your Will and store it safely until it is needed really is the only sensible course to take. In a case where such wisdom did not prevail, the High Court had to decide whether a missing Will had been deliberately destroyed, mislaid or dishonesty removed. After a homeowner’s death the…
With parts of the UK expecting heavy snowfall over the coming days, employers and employees will be preparing themselves for the potential impact of severe weather conditions. So where do employer’s (and employee’s in return) stand if your employee’s can’t attend work due to adverse weather? Do you have to pay employees if they are…
Whether it is a workplace disciplinary or grievance, or even a redundancy procedure, none are pleasant experiences for either employers or employees. It is therefore understandable that employers may wish to deal with them as quickly as possible and without following their own procedures and policies. However, by doing so may cost employers heavily in…
Third party debt orders can be a powerful means of enforcing judgments, but how do they affect funds held in solicitors’ client accounts? The High Court considered that issues in a guideline case concerning an alleged financial fraud. What happened? Two companies and an individual launched proceedings against a businessman. They alleged fraud in connection…
Compensation awards to clinical negligence victims may seem generous, but long lives and the escalating costs of care mean that they are no larger than needed. That was certainly so in the case of a seriously disabled 11-year-old girl whose lawyers succeeded in negotiating a settlement of her claim worth over £20 million. The girl’s…
Not all disabilities are obvious and employers cannot be guilty of discrimination if they are unaware of a worker’s impairment. The point was made by a decision of the Employment Appeal tribunal (EAT) concerning a postal worker who suffered from chronic hypertension. The man’s condition, which was diagnosed four years before he began the relevant…
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