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Victory for asbestos victims as no win no fee claims timeframe is extended
May
Last week the government announced that they will allow increased timeframes for victims of asbestos-related illness to pursue claims on a no win no fee basis, a victory. This means that forthcoming legal aid reforms will not apply to asbestos-related claims for the time being, allowing...
New sentencing guidelines for dangerous dogs a deterrent for owners
May
It is said by some that it was in response to media pressure that the Government brought into force legislation to prohibit the ownership of certain dogs and also to make it a criminal offence to have a dog dangerously out of control and to cause injury whilst out of such control. The...
Damages for Rochdale abuse victims
May
The emphasis in the reporting of the Rochdale abuse cases earlier this week was quite rightly on the perpetrators of the abuse and the expected criminal sentences. The Press spotlight however, now, has now fallen on the role the Police and Social Services played and why these children were not...
Survival of the fittest – increase in corporate insolvencies announced
May
R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals, has recently announced that they have seen an increase in corporate insolvencies and liquidations of 0.2% on the previous quarter and 4.3% on the same period last year. Lee Manning, the president of R3, commented "this may seem like bad news...
Speaking out about the failings of social services in Rochdale child sex ring
May
This morning I was asked to visit Media City to be interviewed on Radio Manchester about the Rochdale Child Abuse scandal . It was good to meet a childhood hero in the shape of Alan Beswick whose late night show on Red Rose Radio in the 1980's was essential listening for all teenagers. During...
