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Category: Abuse Claims
- Perpetrator of Historic Abuse Brought To Justice
- Criminal Injuries Compensation: Are Victims Being Left in the Dark?
- Facing the Past – Historic Sexual Abuse Charges Involving David Preedy
- Limitation Periods for Abuse Survivors in Civil and CICA Claims
- Medomsley Detention Centre Inquiry and Support for Survivors Seeking Justice
- The Human Rights Act, 25 years on: What the Act Means for Survivors of Abuse
- A Long Wait for Justice – Sentencing of Christopher Oates and the History of Operation Green Jacket
- A New National Inquiry into Grooming Gangs is Launched: What Does This Mean?
- Survivors Of Grooming Gangs Sceptical About Public Inquiry
- Former Housemaster and Scout Leader Richard Burrows Jailed for Decades of Abuse
- MPs Continue To Fail Victims Of Abuse
- Farleys Welcome New Reforms to Limitation Period for Sexual Abuse Survivors
- Former Scout Leader Jailed for Historic Sexual Abuse of Young Boys
- Controlling or Coercive Behaviour and Domestic Abuse Claims
- Lancashire Police Facing Misconduct Claims Following Death of Young Mother in Preston
- Child Sexual Abuse Claims Lawyer Comments on Calls for Public Inquiry
- Recent BBC Investigation has Revealed Shocking Abuse at North-London School
- Recent Report Uncovers Abuse of Over 100 Children by a Member of the Church of England
- Abhorrent Abuse Uncovered in Calderdale Following Recent Sentencing
- Domestic Violence Survivors Urged to Seek Legal Redress as Cases Increase During Euros
- Experts Issue Warning Against Statistics Falsely Showing a Decline in Child Sexual Abuse
- Police Failings Left Girls “at Mercy” of Rochdale Grooming Gangs, Report Finds
- British Gymnastics Implements Crucial Reforms Following Damning Whyte Report
- CICA Appeals See Victims Being Awarded More Than Six Times Their Offer
- The APIL Calls for Victims of Online Grooming and Abuse to be Eligible for Criminal Injuries Compensation
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Launches New Service for Applying for Compensation
- Rochdale Grooming Gang: 5 Men Found Guilty of Child Sexual Abuse Offences
- Abuse in the Scout Association
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Scheme (CICA) Considered “Broken” in a New Report
- Everton Midfielder, Dele Alli, Speaks Out About Being Sexually Abused at the Age of 6
- £150 Million Allocated by the Church of England Through National Redress Scheme
- Abuse in the Sporting World
- Government Announce Redress Scheme for Child Sex Abuse Survivors
- 21 Convicted in West Midland Police’s Largest Ever Child Sexual Abuse Investigation
- Shifting the Language of ‘Revenge Porn’ to Image Based Abuse in Light of Farleys’ Recent Case
- Child Sexual Exploitation: Ten Men Charged in Recent Investigation
- Child Brides: Legal Age of Marriage Raised to 18 in England and Wales
- Ex-Ashdown House Teacher, David Price, Charged with Child Sexual Abuse Following Radio 4’s Dark Corners Series
- Hit Netflix Film Highlights Decades of Abuse at Tower Hamlets Children Home
- Merseyside Police to Review Investigation into Forgotten Boys Abuse at Lower Lee Residential School
- Leeds City Council Issues Apology Letter to Abuse Survivor
- Swimming Coach Robert Rixon Convicted for Long- Standing ‘Campaign of Sexual Abuse’
- How Will IICSA’s Report Affect Victims of Historic Sexual Abuse?
- Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse to Report This Week
- Review Reveals New Cases of Abuse by Church of England Personnel
- Former Teacher, Peter Holmes, Convicted for Sexual Abuse of Young Pupils at Malsis School
- Birmingham Maths Teacher Sentenced to Three Years for Grooming Students
- Assumption of Responsibility by Local Authorities in Abuse Claims
- Oldham Teacher, Christopher Pickup, Found Guilty of Historic Sexual Abuse Charges Against Former Pupils
- Solihull Teacher Jailed for Historic Child Sexual Abuse
- Alex Renton Has Database of More Than 800 Criminal Allegations from Abused Schoolchildren
- Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons Discloses Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Oldham Child Sexual Abuse: Major Police Investigation Launched
- Presenter Nicky Campbell Reveals He Was Abused as a Pupil at Edinburgh Academy
- Rotherham Abuse Scandal: Victims Were Failed by South Yorkshire Police
- Teacher at Eton College Jailed for Sexual Offences Against Pupils
- Independent Inquiry Uncovers True Scale of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation in Telford
- Sexual Abuse at Boarding School- Second Former Teacher from Malsis School on Trial
- Michael Sheen’s BBC Documentary, Lifting the Lid on the Care System, Airs
- Catholic Priest Jailed After Being Found Guilty of Sex Abuse
- Whyte Review Report Exposes Systemic Abuse in British Gymnastics
- Panorama Highlights Over-Stretched Child Protection System
- Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council Instructed to Address Children’s Services Department Issues
- Continued Failings of Social Services Highlighted in New Report
- Patrick Smythe, Diocese of Leeds Priest, Jailed for Grooming and Abusing Young Boys
- Bradley Wiggins Reveals He Was Abused by a Coach at 13
- Witnesses of Violent Crimes Against “Loved Ones“ May Be Eligible for CICA Compensation
- Teacher Jailed for Grooming and Sexually Abusing Young Girls at Exclusive Private School
- Report Released Regarding Child Sexual Abuse at Chetham’s School of Music
- Physical and Sexual Abuse Perpetrated by Staff at Stubton Hall School Towards Pupils
- Court Hears Claims of Sexual Abuse Against Former Teachers at Various UK High Schools
- IISCA Report Explores the Changing Nature of Child Sexual Exploitation in Damning Report
- Lessons Still to Be Learned 15 Years on From The Death of Baby P
- Research Suggests 36% of Women Have Experienced Sexual Assault or Rape
- Independent Inquiry Looks into the Extent of Child Sexual Abuse at Prince Charles’ Old School
- Farleys Brings CICA Claims for Victims of Serial Rapist, Reynhard Sinaga, Ahead of BBC2 Documentary
- Jailed: Choirmaster and Child Sex Abuser Mark Burgess
- Sports Presenter Speaks Out About Abuse Within Sport in New BBC Three Documentary
- IISCA Inquiry Finds ‘Shocking Failures’ to Protect and Respond to Abuse Within Religious Groups
- Abuse Victims Can Secure Significant Damages by Re-Opening CICA Claims
- British Gymnastics Chairman ‘Deeply Sorry’ for Years of Abuse Within the Organisation
- Child Sex Offenders to Face Longer Sentences for Their Intentions
- Over 700 Children in the Care of Lambeth Council ‘Subjected to Decades of Cruelty and Sexual Abuse’
- HMP Eastwood Park – Ex-Prison Officer Charged Following Historical Abuse
- Redress for Abuse Survivors in Scotland
- Jailed – Sexually Abusive Swimming Instructor
- Around One in Seven Girls in England and Wales are Sexually Abused Before the Age of 16
- Government Accused of Breaching Duty to Protect Children from Pornography
- Sisters Fight for Changes to Justice System in Relation to the Violent and Sex Offenders Register
- Ofsted Launch Inquiry into Sexual Abuse in Schools
- RAF Investigates “Degrading” Initiation Assault of Airman Recorded on Video
- BBC Documentary Series Examines Historic Child Abuse in Youth Football
- ‘Significant Institutional Failings’ Found by Review into Historic Sex Abuse in the Football Association
- National Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day- 18th March 2021
- Child Abuse Laws to be Expanded to Include Sports Coaches and Faith Leaders
- Legal Action Against British Gymnastics
- Spike in Online Child Abuse
- Is the Threat of Revenge Porn Going to be Made a Criminal Offence?
- Reality Star Arrested Following Allegations of Revenge Pornography
- Local Authority Failings of Children Post Removal Can Prove Costly
- Thirty-Two Men Charged After Investigation into Child Sexual Exploitation in Parts of West Yorkshire
- New Pupils Barred From Top UK Catholic School Ampleforth College After Abuse Scandal
- The Impact of Lockdown on Vulnerable Infants
- 160 Cases of Sport Coaches Engaging in Sexual Activity with Teenagers
- IICSA Report – Child Sexual Abuse Leads to Criticism of the Catholic Church
- Children in Care are Still Being Failed by the State
- Ex-PE Teacher Found Guilty of Sex Assaults at Garth Hill School
- Football Abuse: Barry Bennell Convicted Again
- IICSA Report – Child Sexual Abuse in the Church of England and Wales
- Unregulated Children’s Homes: Pressure on the Government to Protect Over-16s
- Rape Conviction Charges in England and Wales at a Record Low
- Another Youth Football Coach Jailed for Sexual Abuse of Children
- Former X Factor Contestant Jailed for Life
- Child Sexual Abuse Victims – Compensation Reductions
- Ex-Labour MP Faces Jail After Admitting Child Abuse Image Offence
- Dance Teacher Convicted for Further Sexual Abuse of Pupils
- Child Sexual Abuse in Sport – The Truth (Project)
- Scouting Review Uncovers Child Abuse Cover Up
- Government Criticised For Not Preventing Serious Crimes Committed by Offenders on Licence
- How the Coronavirus Impacts Children in Local Authority Care
- Man to Stand Trial for “Revenge Porn” Offences After Sharing Explicit Images on Social Media
- Greater Risk of Online Child Sexual Exploitation during Covid-19 Lockdown
- Pop Singer “Duffy” Speaks Out About Historic Rape Ordeal
- Tackling Online Child Sex Abuse
- Jehovah’s Witnesses Sued Over Historical Sex Abuse
- One in Five Adults Abused as Children
- The Child Sexual Exploitation Assurance Review Part 1
- UK’s Worst Sexual Predator – Sinaga Jailed for Life
- Reynhard Sinaga – More Victims Could Come Forward
- Pope Francis Abolishes ‘Pontifical Secret’ Rule in Sex Abuse Cases
- Sexual Abuse in Motorsport: Convicted Abuser Ran Children’s Karting Team
- Joseph McCann found guilty of 37 offences at the Old Bailey
- GP Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Patients
- Ex-PE Teacher is Jailed for Grooming Girls at Darwen Vale High School
- IICSA Accountability and Reparations
- Children at Risk of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse whilst in Unregulated Children’s Homes
- Shocking Statistics of Child Sexual Abuse in Lancashire.
- IICSA criticises Ealing Abbey and St Benedict’s School
- Claims of Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief Rise Sharply in Blackburn with Darwen
- Trial following Grooming and Sexual Exploitation in Oxford
- Have You Been the Victim of Abuse or Violent Crime Abroad?
- Revenge Porn and Voyeurism: What to Do If You Have Been Covertly Recorded Without Your Consent
- Coronation Street Storyline to Highlight Historic Sex Abuse
- Legislation Now Passed to Change “Same Roof Rule”
- The IICSA Publishes its Final Report on the Sexual Abuse of Children in the Care of Nottinghamshire Councils
- CN & GN v Poole Borough Council – Good News or Bad News for Claimants?
- Judgment Day – CN & GN v Poole Borough Council
- Farleys Secure Damages of Over £220,000 for Victim of Abuse
- Former School Chaplain Guilty of Sexual Abuse
- New Consent Forms Force Sexual Assault Victims to Hand over Mobile Phones
- Former Scout Leader Receives a Second Life Sentence
- Manchester City’s Scheme to Compensate Abuse Victims
- Manchester City Set up Survivors Scheme to Compensate Abuse Victims
- Looking Back – Moving Forward: Greater Access to Compensation for Abuse Victims
- Predatory Army Cadet Leader Jailed Again
- Lawn Tennis Association Missing the Warning Signs of Abuse
- Can I Make a Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) Claim and Do I Need a Solicitor?
- Is the CICA Failing Abuse Victims?
- Coaches in Sport Convicted of Child Sex Abuse
- Former Football Coach on Trial at Newcastle Crown Court for Alleged Child Abuse
- Primary School Peer on Peer Child Abuse
- Child Sexual Abuse: Children’s Home Worker on Trial
- Jehovah’s Witness Elder Jailed for Child Sexual Abuse
- Personal Data Breaches by Local Authorities
- Lessons to be Learned from the IICSA Nottinghamshire Councils Investigation
- Air Cadet Instructor Convicted for Sexual Abuse of Teenage Girls
- Huddersfield Sex Abuse Scandal – The List of Shame Continues
- Man Jailed for Historical Sexual Offences against Children in Blackpool
- Former Baxenden Deputy Head Teacher & Convicted Paedophile Sentenced to 19 Years
- The IICSA Nottinghamshire Inquiry: A Reflection on Week One
- Nottinghamshire Abuse Investigated by IICSA
- Child Sexual Abuse: Paedophile, Grahame Brennand, Found Guilty
- Child Sex Abuse Within the Roman Catholic Church – The IICSA Publishes its Report
- Inadequate Mental Health Support for Abused Lancashire Children
- Court of Appeal Overturns “Same Roof” Rule in Abuse Case
- The Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse- Preparations for the Nottinghamshire Inquiry
- On Trial : Former Southampton FC Coach
- Christ’s Hospital School: Teachers Guilty of Sex Abuse
- Archbishop of Adelaide Sentenced for Cover up of Abuse of Altar Boys
- Criticism of Church of England’s Handling of Abuse Claims
- Football Abuse – Barry Bennell Loses Appeal to Reduce Prison Sentence
- Child Sexual Abuse – Court of Appeal to Consider CICA’s ‘Same Roof’ Rule
- ‘Serial Abuser’ Ex-Football Coach
- Chelsea Football Club Issue Secret Pay Out
- UPDATE: Former Exmouth Teacher Sentenced For Historic Sexual Offences Against Children
- Former Salvation Army Members Jailed for Blackpool Child Abuse Offences
- The IICSA publishes its Interim Report on Child Sex Abuse
- Barry Bennell to Appeal Against Sentence for Child Abuse
- Permission to Appeal in CN v Poole Granted by Supreme Court
- Longstanding Failure of Telford and Wrekin Council to Take Action against Child Sex Groomers and Traffickers
- Change in the Law is Starting to Benefit the Victims of Abuse in Foster Care
- Blackmail and Revenge Porn – the Rise of Internet Sex Abuse
- Rise in Reported Number of Sexual Offences against Children
- Rotherham Child Sex Abuse Inquiry Finds More Potential Victims
- Barry Bennell Sentenced to 31 Years in Prison for Child Sex Abuse
- Boarding Schools: The Secret Shame – Exposure
- Oxfam Sex Abuse Scandal
- Richard John Hilary – Former Teacher & Running Coach Jailed for 15 Years
- Sexual Abuse in Sport
- The Independent Inquiry Into Child Sex Abuse: Next Steps for Nottingham Hearing?
- Reported Violent Crime and Sex Offences on the Rise
- Rise in the Number of Children Abused by Sports Coaches
- Lambeth Council Shirley Oaks Scheme Open to Applications
- Former Baxenden Primary School Teacher on Trial
- Former Manchester City Coach Barry Bennell Admits Child Sex Abuse
- Court of Appeal Clarify Local Authority “Duty of Care” to Vulnerable Children
- The Lawn Tennis Association Apologises for Actions of Former Coach
- Reporting Statistics of Historic Child Abuse in the North-West
- Victims of Abuse by Bishop of Chester Come Forwards
- Scout Leader Martin Prater Jailed for Child Sex Offences
- Lambeth Council to Offer Compensation
- Supreme Court Decision on Children Abused by Foster Carers
- Harvey Franks Case Highlights Historic Abuse Claims
- Priest Jailed For Child Sex Abuse
- Gordon Fleming jailed for 10 years for child sex offences
- Review of Compensation Scheme for Victims of Sexual Abuse
- Successful Abuse Claims Bring Victims Far More than Damages
- Newcastle Sex Abuse Scandal: The Blame Game
- Former Teacher Gordon Fleming Faces 27 Child Sex Abuse Charges
- Former Southampton Coach Charged With 65 Counts of Child Sexual Abuse
- The Betrayed Girls – Role of Police in the Rochdale Abuse Scandal
- George Walker, Ex Army Cadet Boss Convicted of Sex Attacks
- Retired Primary School Teacher Gordon Fleming Admits Sexually Abusing 24 Pupils
- Former Newcastle United Coach Charged With Sex Abuse Offences
- Retired Methodist Minister John Price found guilty of sexually abusing boys under ‘hypnosis’.
- “Three Girls” set to prove difficult viewing
- Father Michael Higginbottom Receives Long Prison Sentence for Abusing Children at St Joseph’s College
- Coffey Report: Worrying Greater Manchester Child Sex Abuse Figures
- Changes Ahead for Victims of Historic Sexual Abuse
- Britain’s Worst Paedophile Sentenced to Life in Prison
- Review on Fixed Recoverable Costs by Lord Justice Jackson – An Abuse Lawyer’s Perspective
- ‘Revenge Porn’ Cases Double in 12 Months
- Football Child Sex Abuse: Latest Statistics
- Football Abuse Victims Start to Come Forward
- First Hand Experience of Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse
- Police Fail Child Abuse Victims But Continue to Escape Liability
- Footballers Sexual Abuse Hotline Inundated With Calls
- Professional Footballers Victims of Sexual Abuse
- Farleys Succeed in Judicial Review Application on Behalf of Abuse Victim
- Farleys Instructed by Victims of Teeside Sex Abuse
- Ex-Police Chief Found Guilty of Child Sex Abuse
- ‘National Treasure’ set to examine the impact of accusations of historical sexual offences
- Revenge Porn on the increase
- Reported sexual assault victims on the rise
- Child Sex Abuse Inquiry – Where now?
- 1 in 14 adults in England and Wales were sexually abused in childhood
- Kendall House Girls Abused
- Child Cruelty and neglect cases in Lancashire
- Time no bar to sexual abuse claims
- Darwen Father and Son Jailed for Sexual Abuse of Young Children
- “Jimmy Savile” Scout Leader John Edward Bates Jailed
- What to do if you become a victim of revenge porn
- Paedophile priest who abused boys while working as Scout Leader
- Live Streaming of Rape May Lead to Civil Damages Claim
- Oldham Teacher Jailed For Four Years for Offences Against Pupils
- Further victims of Nottingham Care Home abuse come forward
- More Rochdale Abusers Jailed
- Work Experience: Learning about the Law
- Criticisms of the Police by a Man Sexually Abused by Priest for Failing to Investigate Complaint
- First “revenge porn” conviction in East Lancashire
- Speaking out about Child Abuse
- It’s been a busy old week…
- Convicted paedophile faces lengthy prison sentence after abducting and sexually assaulting young boy
- Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe brings in Judge to review historic sex abuse inquiries
- More children are seeking help after sex abuse
- Change in burden of proof to help abuse victims
- Child sex abuse victims failed by mental health services
- Social services failings to be addressed by graduates but will this be enough?
- Medway Secure Training Centre shows that we are not learning the lessons following previous historic abuse scandals
- Medway young offenders centre staff suspended over abuse claims
- Child sex abuse claims going to court
- Children at risk from sexual predators in Lancashire
- Failing children’s services face takeover
- Independent Inquiry into child sexual abuse – what’s new?
- Under 4% of abuse reported by male victims
- First Woman in the UK Jailed for ‘Revenge Porn’
- Report confirms harm caused by failing to remove vulnerable children from abusive situations
- Sexting Case finally hits the headlines
- Training to combat child abuse to be rolled out nationally
- Sex abuse still a taboo subject
- Wade Deacon School abuse victims begin to come forward
- Farleys secure £25,000 for victim of historic abuse
- Victims of revenge porn entitled to pursue compensation
- Couple awarded £20,000 damages following unlawful removal of children
- Greater Manchester launches child sexual exploitation campaign
- CICA delays can prove fatal in abuse claims
- Revenge porn latest in trend in online abuse
- Manchester man jailed under the Revenge Porn Act
- Warwickshire scout leader convicted of child sexual abuse
- CICA claims reduced for victims of child sex abuse
- Police Blamed for Failure to Investigate Child Abuse and Neglect
- Historical child abuse enquiry opens – rise in claims expected
- Help for children who have been neglected
- Reports of child abuse rise sharply
- Client C recovers £20,000 from the CICA
- New claimants coming forward following Massey Hall abuse
- Historical Child Sexual Abuse arrests in East Lancashire
- Child sexual exploitation continues despite arrests
- Stone Cross abuse victim recovers £95,000
- Serious failings exposed at Lancashire County Council social work team
- GMP’s apology on Rochdale is too little too late
- Ofsted report councils still failing children
- Victims will welcome government proposals to impose jail terms on those who neglect sex abuse victims
- More Rochdale victims come forward
- Abuse and personal injury law – are they one and the same?
- Labour MP calls for historic murders to form part of Child Abuse Inquiry as concerns of a cover-up are heightened
- Probable claims arising from serious deficiencies in Calderstone’s NHS Foundation Trust care regime
- Farleys recover £215,000 for Claimant on reopened CICA abuse claim
- Scout abuse figures surprising
- Head teacher jailed for six years after pleading guilty to sexually abusing pupils
- Why are victims of rape unwilling to report crime?
- Social worker bias exposed at North East Lincolnshire Council
- The time has come for victims of Bryn Alyn Community to submit claims
- Organised child sex abuse is widespread in England
- Sex abuse success in East Lancashire
- Claimants continue to come forward in relation to Stone Cross School
- Coffey report attracts the lack of publicity it deserved
- Landmark decision due for victims of foetal alcohol syndrome
- Rape in the news
- CICA win for victim of domestic abuse
- Rotherham Council could face raft of compensation claims
- Further details of ‘appalling sexual exploitation’ in Rotherham revealed
- Startling similarities between Rotherham and Rochdale abuse victims
- Councils facing claims for foster carer abuse
- NSPCC Proposals put to Police in the dock?
- Biggest ever enquiry into child sex abuse likely to trigger many more claims
- Extent of Savile abuse confirmed in report
- Early pay-outs for victims of abuse
- “Wud u?” app launched to raise awareness of child sex exploitation
- Make the abuser pay
- Online abusers ‘outpacing’ child protection agencies
- Former Chief Prosecutor calls for changes to justice system
- Celebrity sex offenders to receive harsher sentences under new guidelines
- Lostprophets singer admits abuse, but were chances to stop him missed?
- Children being ‘failed’ over continuing gang related sex abuse
- Three men jailed following sexual attacks on girls in Manchester
- Failure to report sexual abuse to be a criminal offence?
- Jimmy Savile NHS patient abuse inquiry to be extended to up to 30 hospitals
- ‘Daniel Pelka’ Law to make it mandatory to report child abuse
- ChildLine launches new child abuse awareness campaign
- Five Men Arrested in Bolton Over Alleged Child Abuse
- Warning signs about nursery worker ‘missed’
- Plans for Select Judges to Hear Sex Abuse Cases
- Ten men charged with sex offences in Coventry
- Three men found guilty of child sex attacks in Manchester
- Sex abuse victims encouraged to come forward
- Hungry social worker met family in KFC ‘“ and then told them about HER problems
- Long awaited Jillings report confirms ‘extensive’ abuse in North Wales children’s homes
- Live streaming of child sex abuse an ’emerging threat’
- Further criticisms of authorities involved in Oxfordshire child sex ring case emerge
- Video protection to be given to victims of sexual abuse
- Two Men Jailed Following Attack on Teenage Boy in Manchester Debenhams Store
- Social Services and Police Criticised in the Wake of Oxfordshire Child Sex Ring Convictions
- Striking similarities between Oxford and Rochdale abuse rings
- Sexual abuse: Hall and Roache become the latest names to face allegations
- Report Published on Abuse in North Wales Children’s Homes Confirms 140 Alleged Victims
- Greater Manchester doctor accused of abusing teenage patient
- Overhaul of Sexual Abuse Investigations Planned in the Wake of Savile Scandal
- The Yewtree Report – full nature and extent of Savile abuse revealed
- Home of TV Weatherman and Former Altrincham Grammar School Teacher Raided in Abuse Investigation
- Tough Changes to CICA Scheme Will Not Affect Victims of Serious Abuse
- Report reveals that thousands of children fall victim to abuse rings every year
- Paedophile Uses Social Media to Access and Rape 12 Year Old Girl
- Former Chauffeur to Jimmy Savile Arrested
- New report says care may be the better option
- Scout Leader Used Facebook to Groom Boys
- NSPCC Issues Guidance to Parents to Protect Children From Sexual Abuse
- Care Home Abuse Enquiries Set to Snowball After Winterbourne View Sentencing
- Making a claim for abuse – who is liable for Savile’s actions?
- Big Increase in Abuse Claims – The Jimmy Savile Effect
- Police need to ‘get a grip’ on child abuse
- The other side of the story : compensation for accidents in schools increase
- Jimmy Savile abuse – tragically, the circumstances are nothing new
- Vulnerable Adults Abused at Lancaster Care Home
- Differing attitudes to the victims of child abuse
- Rochdale grooming case under review
- Children’s Charity Boss Prosecuted for Sexually Abusing Young Boys
- Church Has to Take Responsibility for Sexual Abuse, Says Bishop of Chichester
- Silent Witness Brings Sexual Abuse Rings into the Public Eye
- Twitter investigation demonstrates child abuse risk posed to children
- Woman Awarded 375,000 Euro Following Abuse by Father
- Concerns About Sexual Abuse in Sport Raised Ahead of Olympics
- Children’s charity calls for review of child neglect law
- Damning report into how children’s homes are failing to protect runaways
- Failed By the Care System
- MP’s to investigate sexual exploitation of children
- Social workers involved in Baby P case lose Employment Tribunal appeal
- Damages for Rochdale abuse victims
- Speaking Out About the Failings of Social Services in Rochdale Child Sex Ring
- Serious failings by Social Services and police in Rochdale grooming ring
- Good news for vulnerable children: 10,000 children removed from abusive homes last year
- Shocking report reveals sixty children are abused each day
- ‘Protecting our Children’ – a rose-tinted view of Social Services’ work
- Landmark damages ruling in abuse claim following social services’ negligence
- Death of Scottish toddler leads to calls for inquiry into Social Services
- Lost in the System – Only One in Sixty Children in Care Adopted
- Child Sex Offence Convictions Soar
- Time is no boundary for child abuse claims
- Common theme in abuse cases
- Increase in Child Sex Abuse Reported by NSPCC
- Local Social Services found wanting in child abuse cases
- Child abuse compensation claims on the increase
- CICA and the importance of taking legal advice in relation to abuse claims
Category: Accidents at Work
- How Long Do I Have to Make a Personal Injury Claim After an Accident?
- Contributory Negligence In Workplace Accidents – Can I Claim If The Accident Was Partly My Fault?
- Workplace Accident Claims – The Workplace Regulations
- Concrete Manufacturer’s Health & Safety Prosecution Highlights Accidents at Work
- Accident at Work Claim – What is it Worth?
- Construction Workers Wary of Reporting Workplace Accidents Despite Increasing Numbers
- How PPE Can Save Your Life
- Had an Accident at Work Here’s What You Need To Do
- What to do when you have an accident at work
- What is RIDDOR and how does it affect employers?
- Asbestos Related Disease Statistics Revealed by the HSE
- Accident at Work – Loss of Earnings
- Most Dangerous Industries for Accidents at Work Revealed
- HSE Release Updated Statistics for Accidents at Work
- An Accident at Work – When Can I Claim?
- World Day for Health and Safety at Work
- The Health & Safety Executive’s Construction Crackdown
- Employers’ Liability Insurance – Don’t Get Caught Out
- Workplace Related Deaths in East Lancashire Rise to Highest Level in Five Years
- Farming Accidents
- Accidents in Construction
- Can Coronavirus Affect Special Damages Claims in Personal Injury Cases?
- Social Distancing on the Factory Floor
- Should my Employer be Providing Personal Protective Equipment?
- Small Businesses – What to Do if You Receive a Claim Notification Form During Lockdown
- Latest Health and Safety Statistics Released
- Should I Make A Claim for Injuries Suffered at Work?
- The UK’s Most Dangerous Jobs
- Occupational skin cancer – a growing concern
- Ground breaking research in respect of Mesothelioma
- Reporting workplace injuries – know the facts
- Shift in burden of proof for Accident at Work claims
- Shocking accident at work figures released
- Government announce relaxation of Health and Safety laws
- Nineteen die in workplace accidents in North West
- Alarming figures highlight the dangers of fork lift trucks
Category: Action Against the Police
- Statistics Reveal Highest Number of Yearly Deaths in Custody Since Records Began
- Police at Manchester Airport Appear to Use Excessive Force During Arrest
- Inquiry into Shocking Mistreatment of Women and Girls by Greater Manchester Police
- To Catch a Copper Channel Four Programme Reveals Systemic Police Misconduct
- Criminal Justice and Sentencing Bills Could Bring Significant Changes to the Justice System
- Ely Crash Death Boys Were Followed by Police
- Highest Figure Recorded for Deaths in Prison
- Deaths in State Detention up 3% Last Year, with a 17% Rise in Deaths in Prison Custody
- Rape Survivor Sues Police for Revealing Her Confidential Information Online
- Another Person Killed Following Police Pursuit in Greater Manchester
- Inquests Following Deaths as a Result of Police Chases Involving Greater Manchester Police
- Two Men Dead After Police Pursuit in Greater Manchester
- Calls for an Urgent Review of the ‘Disproportionate’ Use of Police Tasers
- Figures show deaths in prisons up by 20% in less than a year
- Nicking Bent Coppers- North Essex Child Abuse Unit Anti-Corruption Investigation
- Nearly 2700 Prison Staff Disciplined for Corruption Since 2013
- Family could get compensation from GMP following death after 999 call
- Investigation Launched Following Death of Man Restrained by GMP
- Policing the Police – May Likely to be a Difficult Month for Greater Manchester Police
- M62 Police Shooting to be Investigated by IPCC
- Ex-Aston Villa footballer dead after being tasered by police
- Record damages pay out for Misuse of Private Information
- Councils pay the price for releasing personal information
- Public Inquiry ordered in relation to death of Anthony Grainger
- New law introduced to protect 17 year olds in custody
- Pursuing personal injury claims against prison authorities and the state
- Failings by Northumbria Police leave woman with permanent brain damage
- Hampshire Police failings – the Human Rights Act
- Inquest reveals numerous failings of public authorities
- Suing the Police for negligence: The legal line that still can not be crossed…
- Police Officers Face Criminal Charges After Leaving Abusive Voicemail on Teenage Abuse Victim’s Phone
- GMP trial into Grainger’s death collapses
- Police pay damages after undercover officer fathered child
- GMP officers to be named in taser death inquest
- Police officers under fire for using excessive force
- Concerns at Police manipulation of Press
- Legal aid restrictions overturned in claim against police
- Death of PC during firearms training exercise results in forced resignation of a Police Officer
- Officers under investigation to be prevented from resigning.
- Probe into claims that man shot dead with a Taser was a case of mistaken identity
- Greater Manchester Police sergeant found guilty of assaulting prisoner
- Ian Tomlinson’s family finally receive apology after civil action against the police
- Man awarded compensation following arrest for ‘driving too slowly’ outside Manchester airport
- GMP shoot man with taser resulting in his death
- Police Forces Face Criticism after Report into Police Complaints Reveals Serious Failings
- The retention of DNA samples and fingerprints – UK ‘Big Brother’ state part 2
- The retention of DNA samples and fingerprints – UK ‘Big Brother’ state
Category: Business / Share Transfers
- More Women Than Ever Starting Their Own Businesses
- Heads of Terms – Heading on the Right Track
- Due Diligence – What Is It and Why Is It So Important When Buying a Business?
- Restrictive Covenants in Share Purchases – What Are They and Why Are They Important?
- Corporate Boom – Merger & Acquisition Activity Continues to Rise
- What is the Difference Between a Warranty and an Indemnity?
- Boohoo, Debenhams, and Intellectual Property Assets – What Businesses Should Know
- Assets Sales and Your Lease
- What is a Management Buyout (MBO) and Why Sell to Management?
- UK Merger and Acquisition Deals Value at Decade High
- What Are the Key Differences Between an Asset Purchase and a Share Purchase?
- To Buy or Not to Buy? Due Diligence in Light of Brexit
- 3 Top Tips If You’re Considering Selling Your Business
- Succession planning – 5 questions every business owner should ask themselves
- The importance of interpretation and clarity in Share Purchase Agreements
- Have you planned for an unhappy future?
- 5 risks to look out for when selling your business
- Should I stay or should I MBO?
- Three steps for a successful sale of your business
- Three key steps prior to purchasing a business
- Exporting to new markets – Part 1
- Buying or selling a business- effective negotiation
- Farleys client DMACK receives national coverage
- ‘Crowdfunding’, the right way to invest your money?
- The Regional Growth Fund Explained
- Will the extension to the Funding for Lending Scheme help to increase funding to SMEs?
- Will Funding for Lending Scheme make it easier for businesses to borrow?
- Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme launched
- Smaller Businesses Unwilling to Spend?
- How easy is it for small businesses to obtain investment?
- Smaller businesses continue to feel the pinch
Category: Business Crime
- Combatting “Dirty Money”: Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022
- HMRC to Launch Criminal Investigations into Serious Furlough Fraud
- Budget Announcement 2021 – A Brief Overview
- Conservative MP Cleared of Election Fraud Offences
- What to Expect From a Health and Safety Investigation
- Conservative Candidate For South Thanet Charged With Election Fraud
- Government Announce Changes to Combat Electoral Fraud
- How Digital Evidence is Used in Court
- NHS Trust charged with corporate manslaughter
- North West reports highest levels of UK fraud amounting to over £50million
- Mass of Litigation Expected Following Latest Forex Financial Scandal
- White collar reform
- Proceeds of Crime Act leads to the stripping of an individual of nearly £1 million
- Deferred Prosecution Agreements: consultation on draft code of practice
- Serious Fraud Office release updated guidance on bribery and business expenditure
- Manchester firm fined £480,000 under Corporate Manslaughter Act
- Deferred prosecution agreements to be used in UK?
- Digital Crime and Fraud Are Ones to Watch
- The Bribery Act: fit for purpose?
- Court employee is first person to be charged under the Bribery Act
- FSA fine a stark warning to businesses on anti-bribery
- The Bribery Act now in force – what do the new laws mean for businesses?
- The Bribery Act – Businesses Must Act
- Bribery Act Delayed But Not Shelved
Category: Car Accident Claims
- I’ve Been Hit By an E-Scooter! Can I Claim?
- ‘Dooring’ – Who is at Fault?
- Breast Implant Damage Caused by Seatbelts in Car Accidents
- I Have Been Crashed into by a Foreign Vehicle – Can I Claim?
- Road Traffic Accidents and Contributory Negligence – Can I Claim?
- Excessive Speed & Motor Accident Claims
- Accident Involving Horse and Young Rider Highlights Road Dangers
- Cycling Accidents Claims – What You Need to Know
- Road Traffic Accidents – Practical Tips
- The Frightening Statistics of Pedestrian Accidents & Tips to Stay Safe
- Cycling in the Dark – Complying with the Law
- Car Accident But the Other Driver Did Not Stop – What Should I Do?
- Road Safety Week – After the Crash
- Tips for staying safe on the road this Christmas
- Blackburn with Darwen Highways Costing the Taxpayer Hundreds of Thousands in Personal Injury Claims
- Whiplash Claims – How Much Will I Get?
- Cycling Safety
- Motorcycle Accident Statistics & Changes to the Law
- The Effect of Changes to the Highway Code on Road Traffic Collision Statistics
- Is Lancashire the Worst County for Potholes?
- The New ‘Hierarchy’ – Changes to the Highway Code
- Road Safety Week – Safe Roads for All
- What Does the New Highway Code Mean for Cyclists?
- Do You Have to Use Your Motor Insurers Panel Solicitors or Can You Make Your Own Choice?
- Concerns Around Smart Motorways
- Whiplash Claim Changes from 31st May 2021
- In Automated Vehicles We Trust?
- Uninsured Drivers: Can I Still Make a Claim for Compensation?
- Have UK Roads Been Safer in Lockdown?
- Lancashire Tops List for Prosecutions of Uninsured Drivers
- Our Motorways are Becoming Smarter, But is it Making Them Safer?
- August National Road Victim Month
- Help…I’ve Been Involved in an Accident with an Uninsured Vehicle!
- Prince Philip’s Crash – Are Older Drivers Really More of a Risk?
- Bike Smart – Road Safety Week 2018
- Who Is Liable For Road Traffic Accidents Involving Driverless Cars?
- The Safety of Our Local Lancashire Roads
- Update on the Government’s Whiplash Reforms
- Ministry of Justice Announce Delay in Road Traffic Accident Whiplash Reforms
- Road Safety Week 2017….#SpeedDown
- Nelson Councillor Calls for Driving Safety Campaign
- The Motor Insurers Bureau – what is it?
- The importance of wearing a seatbelt
- National Road Victim Month
- Medical Experts to be introduced into road traffic accident claims
- Slower speed limit progress and National Road Victims month
- Concerns over child road accident rate in East Lancashire
- Claims against untraced or uninsured drivers under consultation
Category: Children (family law)
- Changing a Child’s School – Legal Considerations for Parents
- Navigating Parental Permission for Taking a Child on Holiday
- Press Access to Family Courts: What It Means for Families
- Christmas Child Contact Arrangements – how to make it a “ho-ho-ho” rather than “no-no-no”
- New Reporting Scheme to be Introduced in the Family Courts
- Family Law Advice Following a Christmas Engagement
- Can Shared Care of a Child after Separation Work?
- Summer Child Care Arrangement for Separated Parents
- Behaviour and Conduct in Court Proceedings Highlighted by Landmark Ruling
- Government Announces £6m Funding Package for Special Guardianship Order Legal Advice
- Surrogacy Laws To Be Overhauled Under New Reforms
- Timely Family Law Advice Can Reduce the Need for Court
- Increase in Private Law Cases
- Regulation of Children’s Placements
- The North-South Divide in Family Law
- COVID-19 Vaccinations for a Child in Care
- Contact with Children in Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Judge Warns Against ‘Unnecessary Litigation’ in the Family Court
- What to Do if You Are Co-Parenting During the Coronavirus Crisis
- Impact of Brexit on Family Law
- Should I Represent Myself in My Divorce Proceedings?
- Infant Skull Fractures – Accident or Abuse?
- Non-accidental Injuries in Babies
- Make the Festive Season Fun not Glum!
- Shaken Baby Syndrome – The Controversy
- The Children Act – 30 Years On
- Shaken Baby Syndrome – The Triad
- Shaken Baby Syndrome – what is it?
- Change of Residence – Who Should a Child Live With?
- A Guide to Child Maintenance
- Post Adoption Contact Considered by the Court of Appeal
- Can I Change my Child’s Name?
- Christmas Contact – Make It Stress Free
- Does Biased Online Legal Advice Distort Access to Justice?
- Family Courts – What the Child Says
- Ingrained Hostility to Contact – The Court’s Ultimate Remedy
- Section 20 – What is it and Should I Agree?
- Surrogacy Guidance Published for Parents and Surrogates
- Child Maintenance. Did You Know…?
- Shared Care Better for Children’s Mental Health, Research Shows
- What is Shared Care?
- The Importance of Early Intervention
- Parental Alienation – Fact or Fiction?
- Does the Local Authority Owe You Money for Caring for Children?
- Child Maintenance – What are the Remedies?
- Family Division President Clarifies Law in Anglo-Scottish Adoption Cases
- Section 20 Agreement – Take Legal Advice Before You Sign It!
- Balancing Child Protection with the Right to a Family Life
- Received a ‘LETTER BEFORE PROCEEDINGS’, What Should You Do?
- Family Courts in Crisis Due to Rise in Care Cases
- Can the English Courts deal with a dispute regarding children with foreign connections?
- Choosing a child’s name could prove to be poisonous…
- Child Arrangement Orders – Managing Shared Care
- Family courts to order DNA test
- Grandparents’ rights to see their grandchildren
- Cafcass national statistics for 2013-2014 show a drop in care applications
- Appealing residence and contact orders
- Grandmother wins the right to appeal Special Guardian ruling
- Vegetarian Mother Suspends Child Contact
- Recent Child Custody Case Raises Legal Questions About Return Orders
- Child contact and residence – what is the reality in the family courts?
- Is the 26 week time limit on care proceedings realistic?
- An unprecedented rise in the number of care applications
Category: Claims Against the Prison Service
- Report Highlights Laws Which Criminalise Women Due to Poverty or Status
Category: Commercial Contracts
- NDAs – What are they?
- Are Verbal Agreements Legally Binding?
- Worth the Risk? Disclaimers of Liability for Personal Injury or Death
- Advancements in Electronic Signatures and HM Land Registry
- Are Commercial Contracts Enforceable During COVID-19?
- Commercial Contracts in the Post-Covid-19 World
- Commercial Contracts – Force Majeure and Covid-19
- Terms and Conditions: Why Are They So Important?
- Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Contracts
- Sponsorship… More Than Meets the Eye
- Why Do I Need a Shareholders’ Agreement?
- Preparing for Brexit – Top Five Tips for Businesses
- The End of Non-Disclosure Agreements?
- Securing Payment and Delivery in International Sale of Goods Transactions
- What does the e-signature’s rise to prominence mean for commercial contracts?
- Commercial Contracts for Brexit Britain
- Three reasons why you should invest in terms and conditions of business
- When is a clause deemed to be a penalty clause?
- The small firm’s guide to succession planning
- Scope of an agent’s authority
- Top Tips for Starting a Business
- Are shareholders’ agreements necessary in family businesses?
- Directors not under a duty to deliver up confidential information
- Courts not willing to add words into a clause
- Avoiding app development disputes
- Small Print in Contracts to Become a Little Clearer?
- Alternative investments – what to look out for when entering into an investment agreement
- Businesses warned to be mindful of negotiations by email
- Asset Leasing – covering the bear necessities
- Setting up and operating a website: contractual issues
- The Apprentice – A Legal To Do List for Tom and Lord Sugar
- Flying into a storm – ‘reasonable endeavours’ in commercial contracts
- Tips for terminating unprofitable contracts
- Sellers beware : the danger of outdated T’s and C’s
Category: Commercial Litigation
- Can a WhatsApp Message Form a Legally Binding Contract?
- Goodbye Section 21 – A Landlord’s Guide to the New Eviction Rules
- High Court Ruling: Using Pensions to Settle Judgment Debts
- Extension of the Fixed Recoverable Costs Regime
- Recent Survey Reveals the Cost of Late Payments for Small Businesses
- Commercial Leases & Renewal Disputes
- Service of Court Documents to Cryptocurrency Wallet – A Glimpse into the Future?
- The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill – The End of COVID-19 Protections for Commercial Tenants?
- The Dangers of Oral Tenancy Arrangements
- Government Announcement About Outstanding COVID-19 Commercial Rent Debts
- Commercial Rent Arrears after the Expiry of the COVID-19 Pandemic Legal Protection – Update One
- What are the Most Common Company Shareholder Disputes?
- Business Interruption Pay-Out
- Moratorium on Commercial Evictions Extended
- Social Media Fuelling Rise in Defamation Cases
- Covid-19 Business Interruption Test Case
- Restrictive Covenants and Confidential Information
- Holograms and Other Multimedia Trademarks Recognised by the Intellectual Property Office
- A Guide to Setting Aside County Court Judgements (CCJ)
- Employee Authority Highlighted in High Court Case
- Enforcement of Tomlin Order Subject to Six Year Limitation Period
- Ongoing Disputes Over Manchester’s Beetham Tower
- Intellectual Property : Protecting Your Business through Dispute Resolution
- West Ham United Threaten Legal Action Against London Stadium Owners
- KitKat Loses EU Trademark Battle over Shape
- Martin Lewis Launches Legal Action against Facebook for Defamation
- Is There an Implied Duty to Co-Operate Between Buyer and Seller of a Company After Completion?
- Restrictive Covenants – The Case of Rush Hair Ltd v Gibson-Forbes and Another
- Written Contracts Are a Must
- Removal of a Company Director – Things to Consider
- No Goodwill in a Solicitor’s Name
- How to Avoid Contractual Disputes
- Minority Shareholder Claims and Boardroom Disputes
- Court Fees Set to Rise
- 5 Ways to Avoid Property Disputes
- Top 5 Tips to Avoid and Resolve Commercial Disputes
- Commercial Mediation: How it works
- The Without Prejudice Rule
- Restrictive Covenants – are they enforceable?
- Freddie Starr Loses Defamation Case
- Protecting a community asset
- Landmark Fines Shelled Out to Banks in Foreign Exchange Market Rate Fixes
- Court fees set to increase under reforms
- Landlord and tenant dilapidations liability
- Commercial Litigation Trends Over the Past 12 months
- What to do when social media goes wrong
- Mis-sold an Interest Rate Hedging Product?
- Ruling in Andrew Mitchell case could lead to increase in professional negligence actions against solicitors
- Construction disputes taking longer to resolve and getting more costly
- Small Claims Court – threshold increased to £10,000
- Increase in number and length of construction disputes
- HMRC Winding up Petitions up More Than 50%
- Restrictive covenants – when are they enforceable?
- Company director and shareholder imprisoned for breaching freezing injunction
- FSA announce crackdown on mis-selling of UCIS
- Libor scandal: interest rate swap claims
- Business debts: don’t get trapped in a vicious circle
- North West firms are slowest for paying bills
- Reds get the green light
- Category: Professional Negligence Claim
  - Contributory Negligence
  - Alan Shearer sues financial advisers for millions
  - Remoteness of Damage in Professional Negligence Cases
  - How Do I Know If I Have a Professional Negligence Claim?
  - Professional Negligence Claim Against Sotheby’s Over Misattributed Caravaggio Painting
  - Top tips for bringing a claim for professional negligence
Category: Commercial Property
- Proposed Ban on Upward-Only Rent Reviews – Considerations for Commercial Property Landlords
- Buying Property from an Administrator
- Security of Tenure: Sections 24 to 28 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
- Understanding Schedules of Condition: A Key Element in UK Property Law
- Securing Your Space: Why an Agreement for Lease Matters
- Commercial Leases and The Chagos Islands – Options to Extend
- Understanding Key Clauses in Commercial Leases: A Guide for Landlords and Tenants
- Understanding a Licence to Assign: A Brief Guide
- Time for Change? The Law Commission’s Consultation on the Right to Renew Business Tenancies
- A Right to Renew – What Commercial Tenants and Landlords Need to Know
- General Election 2024: What The Result Could Mean for Your Business
- Should My Lease Be ‘Contracted Out’ Of The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954?
- New Lease Checklist
- Landlord’s Guide to Lease Assignments
- Option to Lease a Battery Storage Facility: Negotiating Heads of Terms
- Option Agreement vs Conditional Sale Contract: What’s the Difference?
- Rise in Office Leasing in Preston
- When Time is of the Essence – Commercial Leases
- Terminating a Commercial Lease
- Should I Let My Property on a Short-Term Basis on Airbnb-Type Websites?
- Electric Vehicle Charging Points for Rented Commercial Properties
- Solicitors and Statutory Declarations
- Public Rights of Way – What Landowners Need to Know
- Advice for Buying Your First Commercial Property
- Commercial Property Extensions
- Landlord or Tenant? Liability for Meeting Minimum EPC Ratings in Commercial Leases
- Telecommunications Leases – A Quick Guide
- MEES Regulations – Changes Could Lead to Penalties for Commercial Landlords in 2023
- The Process of Taking a Commercial Property Lease
- The Importance of Instructing a Solicitor for a Commercial Lease Review or Negotiation
- The Process of Purchasing a Commercial Property
- Commercial Lease vs Licence to Occupy – Which Shall I Go For?
- How Does Contaminated Land Affect my Purchase?
- Section 26 Notice – What To Do?
- What is the Difference Between a Regulated Bridging Loan and an Unregulated Bridging Loan?
- What is the Difference Between a Freeholder and Leaseholder?
- Recession and your Rent Review
- Biodiversity Net Gain – Challenges and Opportunities
- Bath Rugby Club Successfully Challenges Longstanding Restrictive Covenant
- Advice for Charity Trustees When Purchasing Property
- The Implications of Drafting Errors in Commercial Leases
- New Energy Performance Certificate Regulations: Landlords, Beware
- The Future of the Vacant High Street Shops
- Methods of Rent Review in Commercial Leases
- The Benefits of Buying Commercial Property in Self-Invested Personal Pension Schemes
- Are Green Leases a Move Towards Sustainability?
- Energy Performance Certificate: An Update
- Buying, Selling and Owning a Property as a Non-UK Based Individual or Company
- What is The Right of First Refusal?
- Purchasing a Property – Exchange of Contracts
- Can a Commercial Tenancy Renewal be Refused Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954?
- Restrictive Covenants – What You Need to Know
- Extension to Moratorium on Commercial Forfeiture for Non-Payment of Rent
- Remedying Stamp Duty Land Tax Mistakes
- Are Capital Allowances Important?
- Contaminated Land Tax Relief
- Winding Up Petitions, Statutory Demands & New Proposed Restrictions on Landlord Action
- Outdoor Seating Licences – What You Need to Know
- Commercial Rent Arrears and the Pandemic – What is the Answer?
- How to Assign a Commercial Lease
- Change of Use and Insurance Implications for Commercial Property
- Manchester Commercial Property Market Thrives Despite Pandemic
- Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 – The Basics
- Disposal of Charity Property
- Changes to Use Classes Order
- What is the difference between an Option Agreement and a Pre-Emption Agreement?
- Tier 3 and your Commercial Property
- Commercial Property Case Law Update – A Warning on Diversification
- Renewing Your Commercial Lease
- Buying a Property from a Company
- Commercial Tenants and Insurance
- Return to Work – What Does This Mean for Commercial Tenants?
- Return to Work – What Does This Mean for Landlords?
- SDLT Surcharge – How Could Potential Changes Affect Foreign Investors?
- Promotion Agreements
- Prime Minister Promises to “Build Build Build”
- Government Offers Extended Protection for Commercial Property Tenants
- Commercial Property – The UK Market Post-Lockdown
- Lenders Look to Restart the Property Market
- Securing a Property During COVID-19
- Commercial Tenant Protection During COVID-19
- Commercial Leases and Coronavirus – Advice for Landlords and Tenants
- Tackling Restrictive Covenants in Property Development
- Letting out a Commercial Property from a Landlord’s Perspective
- Property Law in the New Decade
- Selling an Asset of Community Value
- Property Due Diligence on a Company Purchase – Focus on Repairing Liability
- New Start Ups – What You Need to Know About Property
- Commercial Rent Deposits
- Commercial Leases Rent Reviews
- Bury FC’s Gigg Lane : What is an Asset of Community Value?
- What to do if a Tenant Company is Struck off the Register
- Contaminated Land – Who is Responsible?
- Where Does TUPE Apply in Commercial Property Transactions?
- Is Commercial Property More Expensive to Buy and Manage than Residential Property?
- What is an Authorised Guarantee Agreement?
- Airbnb – Concerns for Landlords Who Fear Tenants May be Breaching Their Lease
- Top Tips for Landlords Negotiating a Commercial Lease
- Noise and Future Property Development
- The Effect of Brexit on Contracts – European Medicines Agency’s Lease
- The UK’s return to City Centre Living
- Tenant’s Break Options – when are they not conditional on a condition?
- Retail Insolvency
- Changes to EPC Regulations
- Do You Have a Break Clause in Your Lease? Use It Carefully!
- What is the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954?
- How to Save Money on Stamp Duty Land Tax?
- How to Terminate a Protected Tenancy Under The Landlord And Tenant Act 1954?
- Manchester Ranked Second Most Entrepreneurial UK City
- The Queen’s Speech- Letting Agency Fees
- Break Clauses – Top Tips for Tenants
- Positive News for Property Developers!
- Autumn Statement 2016 – Letting Agency Fees
- Breaking up is getting harder to do…
- Capital Allowances – don’t miss out!
- Budget 2016 Update– Changes to SDLT charging on Commercial Property
- Commercial property myths – leasing commercial premises
- Break clauses in commercial leases
- On the move? How to leave a lease before the term ends
- Top tips on moving commercial property
- Preparing for your sale or purchase of commercial property
- No refund on rent without a clear provision in the lease, Court of Appeal rules
- Commercial property market on the rise in Manchester
- New empty property rate relief
- Top tips for successful commercial property deals
- Important considerations when exercising a break clause under a lease
- Manchester in top 15 world cities for property investment
- The green deal – The Energy Act 2011
- New law : the end to ‘squatters rights’?
- Top tips for tenants negotiating a commercial lease
- Report reveals high retail unit vacancy rates in Lancashire towns
- High Court Issue Reminder Over Break Clauses in Commercial Property Leases
- High speed rail network – mixed fortunes for property owners
- Retail sector continues to look fragile
- Avoiding the pitfalls of buying property at auction
- Planning reforms could lead to spike in development
- High Street Woes Reflect Commercial Landlord and Tenant Difficulties
- Stamp Duty reforms pave way for buy-to-let advantages
- Loss of Empty Property Rates Relief Will Hit Hard on 1 April 2011
- Land agreements and competition law – changes come into force 6/4/11
- Property developers beware – land with or pending village green status
- Shared ownership offers hope for buyers in North West
Category: Company Formation
- Can I Re-use a Company Name After It Enters Liquidation?
- Start-Up Boom in Lancashire
- 6 Things to Consider Before Taking on Your First Employee
- Establishing a Business – Taking Your First Steps
- Number of North West Start-Ups at Record Levels
- Increased Funding Available for Start Ups
- Top Tips for Start-Up Businesses
- Shareholders agreements: why have one?
- More flexibility for company and business names on the way?
- Loan Scheme for Young Entrepreneurs Launched
- Starting up a business? Company formation legal issues you need to consider
Category: Company Law and Procedure
- Companies House – Registered Office Address Rules
- On the Way – Companies House Announces Introduction of New WebFiling Account
- Divorce: When Spouses are in Business Together What Happens?
- Autumn Budget 2021 – What Does This Mean for Businesses?
- The Children’s Code – Changes to How Online Services Use and Protect Children’s Personal Data
- Product Safety Regulation – Deadline for Applying UKCA Marking Extended
- Company Directors – Are You Complying with Your Duty to Disclose Interests?
- Relocations, Claims, and the Companies House Register
- Companies House Voluntary and Compulsory Strike Off Resumes
- Grants, Loans, Rates and Taxes – The Chancellor’s Budget Announcements for Businesses
- “You have no authority here Mrs Weaver!” – ‘Virtual Meetings’ are the new ‘Meetings’
- Extension of Support for Businesses
- Companies House Voluntary Strike Off Process to Resume
- Shareholder Resolutions and Articles can now be Filed Electronically with Companies House
- Temporary Changes to Companies House Filing Requirements during COVID-19
- Extensions to Document Filing Deadlines – New Legislation Proposed
- Can Virtual Execution and E-Signatures Be Used During COVID-19?
- Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill – 8 Measures to Help Businesses during COVID-19
- Guidance on Holding Shareholder Meetings During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- A Further Update on Filing Documents with Companies House
- Filing Documents with Companies House During COVID-19 – An Update
- Companies House Guidance for Filing Year End Accounts During COVID-19
- The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 – What UK Businesses Ought to Know
- Directors – Do You Owe Fiduciary Duties to Your Shareholders?
- Directors’ Remuneration: Why Bother With a Service Agreement?
- Can a Company’s Statutory Registers be Rectified on the Death of a Sole Director?
- Can an Informal Conversation Create a Legal Relationship?
- What Does ‘All Reasonable Endeavours’ Mean?
- Fantasy Football – Don’t Fall Foul of the Gambling Act 2005
- Brexit – A Nail in the Coffin for the UK’s Commercial Law Sector?
- Company Law Update: PSC Register Requirements
- Directors Duties: Do You Know What They Are?
- Directors and Shareholders – What’s the Difference?
- Are My Terms and Conditions Compliant With The Consumer Rights Act?
- How will your business be affected by the UK’s vote to leave the EU?
- What is a Shareholders’ Agreement?
- Budget 2016 – business announcements
- New PSC Register to be implemented by all Companies
- Forthcoming changes under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015
- Corporate insolvency – director disqualification
- Companies in financial difficulty – the potential for personal liability
- Transparency and trust
- SMEs unaware of pension auto-enrolment staging date
Category: Company Restructuring
- Case Update – Court Approves Fitness First Restructuring Plan
- Time to review your business structure?
- Westminster Investments case highlights value of shareholder agreements
- Legal lessons from The Social Network
Category: Corporate Finance
- Changes to Insolvency Fees
- Personal Loans v Business Loans – Which is Better for Funding a Business?
- New Legislation Relating to Company Directors Dissolving their Businesses
- BEIS – £5bn Restart Grant Scheme for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Sector
- High Court Dismisses Disqualification Case Brought Against Kids Company CEO and Trustees
- Government Support Keeps Insolvency Numbers Low
- COVID-19 – Debt Management Tips
- Sevenfold Increase in Bankruptcy Threshold from 1st October 2015
- Crowdfunding: Is it for me? What do I need to know?
- North West businesses report rise in financial problems
- 4 steps to recovering business debts
- Choosing the right investment for your business
- UK economy boosted by crowdfunding
Category: Corporate Insolvency
- Navigating FCA Regulated Insolvency with FG25/2: A Technical Guide for Insolvency Practitioners
- Compulsory Liquidations Reach Ten Year High as Businesses Struggle with Costs
- Case of Bury Director Highlights Duty to Co-Operate Laws
- Section 216 – Using a Prohibited Company Name
- Director Ordered to Repay £57,000 of Fraudulent COVID Bounce Back Loans
- Landmark Judgment Gives Largest-Ever Award in Wrongful Trading Case
- Insolvency Service Prosecutions See Nearly 50% Drop
- Former Footballer John Barnes Disqualified from Being Company Director for Three and a Half Years
- Companies Urged to Seek Advice Early as Insolvencies Soar
- Restaurants in Crisis
- Supreme Court Ruling on Barclays Case a Blow to Victims of Fraud
- Insolvency Service Launches New Information Hub for Directors
- Increase in Directors’ Misconduct Investigations
- Companies Entering Administration Hits Highest Levels
- Energy Prices and the Risk of Insolvency
- Insolvency – What Does It All Mean?
- New Powers for the Insolvency Service to Investigate Directors of Dissolved Companies
- The Corporate Insolvency Moratorium
- Winding-Up Petitions from 1 October 2021
- The Government Announces the End of Temporary Insolvency Measures
- I Have Received a Winding Up Petition – What Should I Do?
- Rise in Corporate Insolvencies
- The Reintroduction of the Crown Preference
- Insolvency in the COVID- 19 Era
- New Insolvency Measures Announced for Company Directors
- Insolvency Worries? Take Professional Advice Early
- Record Insolvencies across Several Industries
- Court Claim v Insolvency Proceedings – Which Route to Choose
- What Happens When a Football Club Goes into Administration?
- Company Insolvencies Jump by 20% in Third Quarter
- Carillion: The Lowest Paid Suffer the Highest Price
- The Insolvency (England & Wales) Rules 2016: The Same but Different?
- New Insolvency Rules – What They Mean for the Insolvency Profession
- Sale of Assets to Connected Parties – SIP 13 Gets a Makeover
- Response to Insolvency Stats Q3 2016
- Maximum Directorship Ban for F1 Heiress Fraudster
- BHS calls in the Administrators
- Retail chain director hit with six year ban
- Changes to the rules for pre-pack Administrations
- Is the Insolvency Service able to deal with the crackdown on dodgy directors?
- Company administrations and gift vouchers – where do you stand?
- Football Clubs Managing Finances More Sensibly but Warning Signs Still Exist
- HMV Call in the Administrators
- Survival of the Fittest – Increase in Corporate Insolvencies Announced
- Pre-pack reform on hold
- The Pre-Pack Debate Rages On
- TUPE and the sale of a business by an administrator – no exemption for administration
- The Phoenix Club – turn left into paradise
Category: Corporate Law
- Employee-Owned Businesses on the Rise Following the Covid-19 Pandemic
- Does a Director Leaving the Company Have to Sell Their Shares?
- What’s the Difference Between a Solicitor and Lawyer?
- Why Do I Need to Carry Out Due Diligence?
- Sainsbury’s Planned Merger With Asda – Will Customers Still be Able to Live Well for Less?
- Deferred Consideration – Putting a Price on Protection
- Directors’ Residential Addresses – A Little Privacy Please
- When Can a Claim for a Director’s Breach of Fiduciary Duty Be Made?
- Have I Really Lost My Money to the Queen?
- What is Meant by ‘Close of Business’?
- Business Owners – Are You Complying With The Modern Slavery Act 2015?
- Who’s On Your Board? You Decide.
- Mumpreneurs’ Success in the North West
- Calling All Company Directors: Are Your Statutory Registers Compliant?
- Warning to Those Using Cold Calling
- Top tips for getting your business ready for sale
- Top Tips for Succession Planning for your Family Business
- Information Commissioner prosecutes former employee for breaches of Data Protection legislation
- The PSC Register – Are you ready for the 6th April?
- Managing the Deal: Skills for Success
- Honesty is the best policy – especially when you’re a seller
- Top tips to protect against shareholder disputes
- Succession planning – don’t leave things to chance
- Is the date of a signature relevant?
- Insider SME breakfast – key takeaways
- Autumn Statement 2015 – Business Announcements
- Small businesses take legal advice only as ‘last resort’
- The effect of uncertain or incomplete terms of a contract
- Summer budget 2015 – key business measures
- Why should businesses have a succession plan?
- Manchester & Liverpool forecast highest rates of employment growth
- Pension freedoms create rise in senior start-ups
- UK election results – what does it all mean for businesses in the UK
- UK businesses on target to meet boardroom diversity requirements
- Trust and transparency – The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill
- More flexibility for company and business names
- Female board representation increases for the third year running
- ‘Reasonable and proportionate’ clauses in share purchase agreements
- Changes to Directors’ loans
- Selling a business? What are the options?
- Female Board Representation Improves
- Budget 2012: little joy for SME’s
- Private investment on the increase
- Annual Investment Allowance to reduce to £25,000 from April
- Changes to Takeover Code seek to protect interests of target companies
- Project Merlin on Track, But Concerns Over Access to Finance Remain for SME’s
- Companies House launch eReminder service
- Tom takes Apprentice prize – a legal perspective on Lord Sugar’s latest business investment
- Directors’ duties; a timely reminder
- ‘Budget for growth’ is positive for SME’s
- Companies House announce plans to become fully digital
- Premier League investigate Oyston’s continuing involvement at Blackpool FC
- Single director companies act now to avoid hefty fines
Category: Criminal Law
- Misconduct in Public Office: Understanding the Offence, the Law and Potential Consequences
- The Legal Aftermath of Rioting
- Could Government Plans to Reduce Overcrowding in Prisons Reduce Prison Deaths?
- Confused About the Wording Regarding an Offence You are Suspected of Committing?
- The Times Investigation Reveals Serious Lapses in Prison Security at HMP Bedford
- Types of Prison Sentences Explained
- What Will Happen if XL Bullies are Added to the Dangerous Dogs List?
- Top Tips for Giving Evidence in Court
- Law Changes When Using a Mobile Phone While Driving
- Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill – What You Need to Know
- The Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill
- Is Upskirting a Crime?
- Significant Changes to Dog Breeding Legislation
- UK Drone Laws – What You Need to Know
- UK Speeding Fine Changes 2017
- Is Keeping Money You’ve Found a Criminal Offence?
- New Driving Law Set to Sting Motorists Using Mobile Phones at the Wheel
- National Crime Agency release annual figures for serious crime
- Order in the Court on Emmerdale!
- The Policing and Criminal Justice Bill – what changes are on the cards?
- Benefit cheat convicted under the Proceeds of Crime
- Two Strikes Policy Introduced as Knife Crime Rises
- Operation Cross Bow reduces North West crime
- The role of digital technology in criminal prosecutions
- How are changes to the criminal justice system set to impact young offenders?
- Fines imposed by the Magistrates’ Courts are set to rise by 300% under new plans
- MoJ compromise on cuts – but will access to justice remain compromised?
- Have we all gone Crasbo crazy?
- European Court frees lifers?
- Price competitive tendering – what changes will mean for you and UK justice
- Drugs – an injection of reality
- New sentencing guidelines for dangerous dogs a deterrent for owners
- The law on stalking – current legislation vs. reforms
- Suarez and Evra handshake row raises questions over enhanced sentences for racially aggravated crime
- Reform of stalking law on the cards, but how meaningful will it be in the Courts?
- Changes to drug offence sentencing guidelines announced, but do they go far enough?
- ‘No price on justice’ : trial by jury under threat in 70,000 cases per year
- Legal Aid Cuts – Penny Wise but Pound Foolish?
- Rioting and the law, the legal definition and associated penalties
Category: Data Protection
- The Kido Nursery Hack and What Families Can Do
- Ministry of Defence Investigating Breach of Confidential UK Military Information
- Compensation – Confidential Information Disclosed “By Mistake”
- Breach of Confidentiality– Can I Sue?
- NHS Data Breaches – Am I Entitled to Compensation?
- GDPR and DPA 2018 – Selling a Business and its Database
Category: Debt Advice
- Katie Price’s Bankruptcy – Arrest Warrant Issued for Failure to Attend Hearing
- Personal Insolvency – Your Options
- Boris Becker Jailed for his Failure to Comply with his Bankruptcy Obligations
- HMRC New Recovery Powers
- Debt Collection Changes “Could Save Lives”
- Boris Becker’s Financial Problems Continue
- Boris Becker’s Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy and IVA’s – The Differences
Category: Debt Recovery
- Increase in Costs for Pursuing a Debtor
- Debt Recovery Tips During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- How to Ensure Best Recovery If You Are Owed Money
- New Rules for Debt Claims
- New Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims
- British SME’s write off £5.8 billion in debt in 2015
- Top tips for debt recovery
Category: Divorce
- Three Years of No‑Fault Divorce: The Financial Pitfalls Couples Still Face
- Divorce Day 2026 – Understanding the January Surge in Divorce Enquiries
- Full & Frank Financial Disclosure in Divorce: The Foundation of a Fair Agreement
- Making Your Amicable Divorce Work: A Practical Guide
- Love Story or Legal Strategy? What Taylor & Travis Should Know Before Saying ‘I Do’
- Standish v Standish in the Supreme Court
- Valentine’s Day Engagements: Preparing for the Future with a Prenup
- Last Christmas Before Divorce
- The Right to Grandparents
- Reports Show that First Monday in September is the New ‘D’ Day
- Love is Blind UK – ‘He wants a Prenup!’
- The ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ – a Guide to Protecting Your Money
- Supreme Court Rules Divorce Settlements Cease with Death
- The Law Commission Review of 50-year-old Laws on Finances after Divorce and the Ending of a Civil Partnership
- The True Cost of a DIY Divorce
- Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Assets – How Are These Dealt with on Divorce?
- No-Fault Divorce – The End of the Blame Game
- The ‘Remarriage Trap’ and the Importance of Resolving Financial Separation on Divorce
- Divorce – Court Fees Increase and Other Important Changes
- Divorce? None of Your Business
- Dividing Pensions on Divorce
- No Fault Divorce – When Will it Be Implemented?
- The Bank of Mum and Dad: Protect or Fail
- Women Less Likely to Accept Pension Settlement on Divorce
- Good Divorce Week 2020
- Financial Consent Order on Divorce – Is It Important?
- Is It Time to Make a Fresh Start?
- Can a Post-nup Save Your Marriage?
- Getting Divorced during Coronavirus Lockdown
- Islamic Marriages Are Not Considered Valid in the UK
- Landmark Judgment is a “Critical Win for Gender Equality” in Divorce
- Your Guide to Divorce
- Mixed-Sex Couples Now Eligible to Register for Civil Partnerships
- No Fault Divorce Bill – Where Are We Up To?
- Female Divorcees More Vulnerable to Financial Troubles
- Cohabiting Couples v Married Couples: Your Rights
- Dividing Assets at all Cost? Surely Not!
- Can I Get Legal Aid For a Family Matter?
- Pre-nups and Post-nups – What’s the Difference?
- How Do I Sort Out Finances on Divorce? What Am I Entitled To?
- DIY Divorce – Bigamist Beware
- Divorce – A Financial Clean Break?
- Common Law Marriage: The Same Myth as the Loch Ness Monster
- Billion Dollar Divorce
- The Effects of Divorce on Older Children
- One Rule for the Rich and Famous – What About the Rest of Us?
- No Fault Divorce – Time to Change
- Top Tips on Getting Through a Divorce or Dissolution
- But what about Fluffy? – Divorce and Pets
- Can I Get Divorced?
- Online Divorce
- The Split: The Verdict, Part 1
- Interim Order for Sale of the Family Home
- The Ongoing Cost of Divorce – £3,800 PA and Rising
- Divorce – Ant McPartlin and Lisa Armstrong Taking Legal Advice
- BEEP – 12 Months On
- New Year, Fresh Start
- Divorce: Want to Split the House But Not the Pension? Why Not?
- What Country Should I Issue My Divorce Proceedings In?
- Finances on Marriage Breakdown – You Only Get One Chance
- The Separated Parent’s Guide to Taking Your Children on Holiday
- MIAM / Mediation in Family Law
- Can An Undertaking Be Varied?
- Are You A “Social Media Widow (or Widower)”?
- When Are Separation Deeds Used?
- Short Marriage…Short Changed?
- Till Debt Do Us Part…Divorce, Retirement and Debt
- Highest Divorce Award – The Special Contribution Argument Rumbles On
- Is This the Biggest Award on Divorce?
- Divorce Etiquette – Do You Know the Rules?
- Ryan Giggs and a Special Contribution Divorce
- War of the Roses
- Is Spousal Maintenance Simply a Meal Ticket?
- Divorce, Pensions and the Role of the Pension Expert
- Do You Know the Importance of Sealed Financial Orders?
- Online Divorce – The End of Blame?
- What is the Blackburn Early Evaluation Protocol (BEEP)?
- The Cost of Divorce
- Need to Sort Out Finances Following Divorce? Worried About the Cost?
- All I Want For Christmas Is…
- Landmark Ruling for Non-Disclosure of Assets
- “No Fault” Divorce Could Soon Be Here
- Are you the next Brad and Angelina?
- DIY Divorces – Are they a good idea?
- Everything is seasonal – even divorce
- Financial provision for children upon separation
- The Effect of Social Media in Family Proceedings
- Judge Robby the Robot Presiding
- Are you aware of the Stamp Duty Change?
- Delayed Divorce Battle – Was it worth it?
- Covert recording in children proceedings
- Can I get a quickie divorce?
- Don’t Battle – Collaborate!
- Divorce Fee Hike
- Should I stay or should I go…?
- Divorce and separation – a changing approach?
- Divorce Day – media hype or reality for family lawyers?
- Latest divorce figures show fall of nearly 3% on previous year
- Moving forward from divorce with Collaborative Law
- Statistics reveal significant rise in divorce among over 45s
- 4 steps to protecting your financial future following a divorce
- Legal Aid: Latest Developments
- Top Tips for Getting Through a Divorce
- Law Commission announces recommendations for financial agreements upon divorce or dissolution
- ‘Vanishing’ assets in divorce proceedings
- Too daunted to divorce?
- Russian Wife Awarded One of Largest Settlements Handed Down by the English Courts
- Collaborative Family Law – The Future of Dispute Resolution?
- Legal Fees Funded by Your Ex-Partner? Legal Services Orders Explained
- Oil tycoon Michael Prest’s wife wins divorce ruling
- UK – the global capital for divorce?
- Figures reveal rise in couples seeking divorce in later life
- Civil partnership the same as marriage (at least in the Court of Appeal)
- Same Sex Couples Await Guidance on the Division of Assets in Divorce
- The business of divorce advice on separation and divorce for business owners
Category: Employment for Business
- Injury to Feelings Awards Set for Significant Rise in April 2026
- National Minimum Wage Increases – Is Your Business Prepared?
- Managing Employment Disputes: What Employers Need to Know in 2026
- Redundancy: A Practical Guide for Employers
- Changes to the HR1 Form for Large-Scale Redundancies
- Festive Season HR Guide: How Employers Can Celebrate Responsibly and Inclusively
- Employment Rights Bill: Six-Month Unfair Dismissal Protection Replaces Day-One Pledge
- Employment Law Changes Following the Autumn Budget 2025: What You Need to Know
- Employment Rights Delayed – What It Means for UK Workers and Employers
- Coldplaygate and the C-Suite: When Office Romance Becomes a Corporate Crisis
- Sleeping on the Job – Why This Security Guard Won His Unfair Dismissal Claim
- Sick Pay, Shift Cancellations & Day-One Rights…Is Your Business Ready?
- Restructuring your Business from the Employment Perspective
- Russell Brand Sexual Offence Allegations: What Employers Need to Know
- Higgs v Farmor’s School Case Highlights Free Speech and Religious Beliefs in Employment Law
- Employment Case Law Update April 2025
- The Employment Rights Bill and Economic Uncertainty
- The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023: Implications for Employers and Employees
- Navigating Equal Pay Claims: Guidance for Employers and Employees
- Amendments to the Employment Rights Bill
- The Impact of Snow – Advice for Employers
- National Living Wage and National Insurance Contributions Announcements in Autumn Budget
- New Workplace Sexual Harassment Laws in 2024: What Employers Need to Know
- Government Reveals New Employment Rights Bill
- The Right to Switch Off – How Labour’s Proposed Policy Could Affect Your Business
- Contributory Conduct and Reducing Compensation Awards in the Employment Tribunal
- Employment Law Update: A Glance at Recent and Upcoming Changes
- Heatwaves and Euro 24 – Advice for Employers
- Employment Law Considerations in the General Election
- Importance of Knowledge When Deciding Whether Disability Discrimination Has Occurred
- Carer’s Leave – New Legislation Coming into Force in April 2024
- National Living Wage & National Minimum Wage Increases – Is Your Business Prepared?
- Injury to Feelings Awards Increased
- Business Owners & HR Personnel – Are You Ready for April 2024?
- A Guide to Settlement Agreements
- Employment Tribunal Fees – The Return?
- Employment Law Changes Ahead in 2024
- Employment Handbooks – What Employers Should Consider
- ACAS Early Conciliation – Points to Consider for the Employer
- Introduction of New Holiday Pay Guidance from the Government
- How to avoid HR hangovers from Christmas party chaos
- National Living Wage Increases Announced
- Increasing Employment Tribunal Claims
- Employment Tribunal Case Summary – Identifying the Decision Maker in a Dismissal
- Guidance When Giving Evidence as a Witness at the Employment Tribunal
- Changes to Flexible Working Laws Coming Soon
- How is the Cost of Living Crisis Continuing to Impact Employers and Employees?
- New Legislation on Tipping Set to Make it Unlawful for Employers to Withhold Tips
- New “Family Friendly” Legislation Offers Further Protection For Employees
- Limit of 3 Months on Non-Compete Restrictions in Employment Contracts?
- Government Announces Changes to Employment Law That Will “Cut Red Tape for Businesses”
- King’s Coronation Bank Holiday – Advice for Employers
- Is a 4-Day Working Week on the Horizon?
- Employment Laws – April Updates and Changes to Come
- Menopause and the Workplace – Advice for Employers
- How Should Employers Tackle Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?
- Employment Law Changes Ahead in 2023
- Employee with Hearing Loss Successful in Claim against the Metropolitan Police for Disability Discrimination
- ACAS Early Conciliation – What Employers Need to Know
- Government to Introduce Laws to Alleviate Disruption of Strike Action
- Workplace Christmas Festivities – What Employers Need To Know
- Suspension from Work due to Workplace Investigation
- Employee Awarded Over £15,000 Following her Dismissal Whilst Pregnant
- Employment Law Advice – Bank Holiday Announced for Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral
- Long-COVID Classed as a Disability by the Employment Tribunal
- Employment Advice for Hot Weather
- Fit Notes: An Update to Employers
- Post-Termination Restrictions in Employment Contracts: A Warning to Employers
- Victory for Employers as COVID-19 Related Dismissal Determined NOT Automatically Unfair
- Confusion Over Jubilee Bank Holiday – an Employment Law Guide
- Why Does Your Business Need Directors Service Agreements?
- New COVID Symptoms List is a Risk to Employers
- Employers’ Guide to Whistleblowing in the Workplace
- 5 Reasons Why All Employers Need a Staff Handbook
- Employment Tribunals – Help and Guidance for Employers
- How to Implement Hybrid Working and the Potential Benefits for Your Business
- Temporary Increase to Employee Sickness Self-Certification Period
- Employment Tribunal Costs for Employers
- Acas Publishes Advice to Help Employers Avoid Fire and Rehire Practices When Changing Contracts of Employment
- Settlement Agreements: Protecting Your Business
- Supporting Mental Health at Work – Rights, Remedies and Reasonable Adjustments
- Top Tips for a Compliant Recruitment Process
- Young Mother wins over £180k in Flexible Working Discrimination Claim
- Menopause at the Centre of Rise in Employment Tribunal Cases
- The Importance of Social Media Policies to Protect an Employer’s Reputation
- Government Considering New Legal Right to Work from Home
- No Jab No Job? Commonly Asked Covid-19 Questions for Employers
- Employment Law Updates from The Chancellor’s Budget
- List of Employers Who Made Furlough Claims Published
- Redundancy Planning Tips
- Furlough Leave – What is it? How is it Implemented?
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) – A Guide for Employers
- Working from Home – The Legal Implications for Employers
- Care Workers Awarded £100,000 in Backdated Earnings for Travelling Time
- Furloughed Employees Entitled to Redundancy Pay at 100% Normal Wage
- Occupational Exposure to Coronavirus and the Duty to Report
- 50 Years of the Equal Pay Act – Where Are We Now?
- The Use of Settlement Agreements in Redundancy Situations
- Updates to the Furlough Leave Scheme for Employers
- Covid-19 Employer Risk Assessments: What Do I Need to Do and What Do I Need to Publish?
- Post-Termination Restrictions and Garden Leave Provisions in Contracts of Employment
- COVID-19 Employment Law Considerations – Now and Further Down the Track
- Employment Law 2020 – Key Changes Affecting Employers
- Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme- Advice for Employers
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Online Isolation Notes Launched
- Employers Be Aware! Changes to the Law on Contracts of Employment are Imminent
- EHRC Publishes New Technical Guidance on Sexual Harassment and Harassment at Work
- Dismissed Employee Succeeds with Pregnancy Discrimination Claim
- Five Employment Law Changes for 2020
- Employment Tribunal Rules that Ethical Veganism is a Philosophical Belief
- Future Employment Law Changes
- Can an Employee Covertly Record a Meeting?
- When is Discrimination Considered to be “in the Course of Employment”?
- Restrictive Covenants Ruling is a Victory for Employers
- Head Teacher’s Constructive Dismissal and Discrimination Claim
- Mental Health and Employment
- Injury to Feelings Payments Increased
- Changes to Employment Laws for April 2019
- Cyclist, Jess Varnish, Found Not to be Employee by Employment Tribunal
- Office Banter or Workplace Harassment?
- Top Tips for Recruiting People with a Disability
- The Role of HR in a Disciplinary Process
- Workplace Mental Health – Tips for Employers
- Can I Give a Former Employee a Bad Reference?
- 1000 Tesco Employees Pursue Equal Pay Claim
- The Consequences of Falsifying a CV or Job Application
- Employment Tribunal Rules Couriers to be Workers and Not Self-Employed Contractors
- BBC Agrees Equal Pay Deal with Former China Editor, Carrie Gracie
- Supreme Court Rules on Pimlico Plumbers Case
- Employers Urged to Plan Ahead for the 2018 World Cup
- Government Dress Code Guidelines – Dress For Your Day
- Injury to Feelings Payments Not Taxable
- Does Silence Equal Acceptance? – Variation of Employment Contracts
- Employment Law Changes You Need to Know About – April 2018
- Refusing to Work in Protest Due to a Discriminatory Demotion
- Government Responds to Taylor Review with “Good Work Plan”
- Avoiding Unauthorised Absenteeism – A Guide For Employers
- Why Does Your Business Need a Consultancy Agreement?
- The Chief Constable of Norfolk v Coffey – Perceived Disability Discrimination
- Autumn Budget: How Will Employers Be Affected?
- Workplace Harassment – A Guide for Employers
- Uber Loses Appeal on Employment Rights of Drivers
- Employers: How to Deal With the Extra Hour This Sunday
- Top Tips to Manage Sickness Absence
- Managing Stress in the Workplace – How to Avoid Sickness Absence
- Employment Tribunal Fees Update & Tips for Employers
- Suspension of Teacher Was Breach of Contract
- Is an “English Only” Language Policy Unlawful?
- Prison Sentence for Employee in Confidential Information Breach
- Employees with a Terminal Illness – Your Responsibilities as an Employer
- Gender Pay Gap Exposed at the BBC
- Taylor Review – Key Employment Law Suggestions
- Can you cancel or reject a worker’s holiday?
- May 2017 – Employment Law Highlights
- Election Fever – Are Employers About To See The “Greatest Expansion In Workers Rights?”
- Can the Same Person Carry Out a Disciplinary Investigation and Chair the Disciplinary Hearing?
- Employee Dismissals for Long-term Sick Absences – Factors to Consider
- TUPE & Employee Liability Information
- Business Owners & HR Personnel – Are You Ready for April 2017?
- Responding to a Subject Access Request
- Court Ruling Signals Significant Development For Freelance Working Laws
- Report Calls for Review on Employer Dress Codes Following Claims of Sex Discrimination
- When Can a Dismissal Related to a Mobility Clause be Deemed Unfair?
- “New Year New Start”
- Should An Employee Be Allowed to Appeal a Dismissal Out of Time?
- ‘Tis the season to be liable
- Trade Union Congress Reports Drop in Employment Tribunals
- Autumn Statement – National Living Wage Increase
- Tribunal Ruling on Uber Drivers Employment Status
- LinkedIn: Who Really Owns Your Contacts?
- Business Continuity Planning: Are You Leaving a Legacy or a Liability?
- Settlement Agreements and Taxation Changes
- Gender Pay Gap Reporting Imminent
- An ‘Uber’ Important Employment Law Case
- Top Tips to Improve Employee Engagement and Motivation
- Does an Employee’s Willingness to Negotiate a Termination Package Prevent a Constructive Dismissal Claim?
- How should you deal with an employee who has raised a grievance and is absent from work due to ill-health?
- Summer Sport – Employers need to be ready
- Who transfers under TUPE?
- Laying off staff – How long is reasonable?
- Staff handbook absence policy held as contractual
- Restrictive Covenants –Get them right first time and keep under regular review
- Shared Parental Leave – One Year On
- Supreme Court holds Morrisons Supermarket vicariously liable for worker attacking customer
- Employers beware – you must pay commission as part of holiday pay!
- Zero hours contracts – employers beware – workers now have redress
- Discretion and bonuses – advice for employers
- Can employers read their employees’ private messages at work?
- 5 tips on employing staff for the first time
- Can an employee’s complaint about contractual matters be in the “public interest” under the new whistleblowing provisions?
- Social media – 5 things for employers to consider
- Government publish guidance on zero hours contracts
- Monsoon in breach of minimum wage requirements
- Shared Parental Leave to be extended to working grandparents
- The secret to fair recruitment – promoting equality and diversity
- Employers beware – how not to use social media
- Unconscious bias – 3 steps to managing gender inequality in the workplace
- The secret to managing the UK’s aging workforce
- Government announces consultation to close gender pay gap
- What does the national living wage mean for independent employers?
- Holiday Pay – what is the position on voluntary overtime?
- Employer fined £250,000 following maternity discrimination claim
- The great British summer – a guide to managing staff absence
- Employee smelling of alcohol unfairly dismissed
- How to manage employee concerns over Shared Parental Leave
- Managing employee grievances following disciplinary proceedings
- Commission should be included in Holiday Pay
- 5th & 6th April 2015 -Changes to statutory payments and compensation limits
- Enhanced rights to employment laws for adoptive parents
- Further decrease in Employment Tribunal claims
- Significant increase in those employed on zero hour contracts
- Shared Parental Leave – How will it affect my business?
- Constructive dismissal claims – claiming sick pay
- What is the position on backdated claims by employees for holiday pay?
- January / February 2015 – What have we seen in practice?
- Employment status and the law : the importance of review
- The perils of zero hour contracts
- Changes to contracts of employment – things to consider
- Shared parental leave, what employers should consider
- Taking employees on under fixed term contracts – the pros and cons
- Can employers refuse a request for flexible working?
- Zero hours contracts – what’s all the fuss about?
- Employers’ Obligations Regarding Employees and Childcare
- National Minimum Wage increases effective 1st October 2010
Category: Employment for Employees
- What to Do When You’re Offered a Settlement Agreement
- Retail and Hospitality Redundancies – What Employees Need to Know
- Parental Leave in the UK: What Could Change Following the Government’s Landmark Review?
- MARS Settlement Agreements – A Guide for NHS Employees Considering Voluntary Exit
- Know Your Rights: A Guide to Employee Protections in the Workplace
- McDonald’s Continues to Face Sexual Harassment Claims from Workers
- New UK Law Guarantees Workers Keep All Customer Tips
- Navigating Redundancy as an Employee
- Labour’s Key Proposed Employment Law Changes for Employees
- Settlement Agreements – Advice for Employees
- General Election 2024: What the Result Could Mean for You and Your Family
- Wilko Announces Redundancies After Firm Collapse
- Jobs at Risk at Lancashire Manufacturer
- Dismissed with Less Than 2 Years’ Continuous Service? You May Still Have a Claim
- Fixed-Term Employees: Know Your Rights
- Jobs at Risk at Amazon
- Royal Mail Redundancies – Employee Advice
- Striking: What Employees Need to Know
- Workers’ Guide to Whistleblowing in the Workplace
- Sex Discrimination – Do You Know Your Rights as a Worker?
- ACAS Early Conciliation – What Is It? What Do I Do?
- What Should You Do When Facing a Disciplinary Hearing?
- Disability Discrimination – Do You Know Your Rights as a Worker?
- Living Wage and Minimum Wage Increases Announced in Chancellor’s Budget
- Forgotten Furlough – Employee Concerns
- Pandemic-Related Issues at Work – What Are My Rights?
- An ‘Uber’ Important Ruling by the Supreme Court
- Coronavirus Lockdown – Can I Go into Work Today?
- Employment Tribunal Claim Process – Advice for Employees
- M&S Redundancies Announced Today
- What is a Breach of Contract? Our quick guide for employees
- What is an Employment Tribunal?
- Thomas Cook and Redundancy – What Are My Rights?
- Raising a Complaint of Sexual Harassment at Work – Things to Consider
- What is a Settlement Agreement & What Do I Need To Do?
- Boots Store Closures Could Lead to More Redundancies
- Maternity and Pregnancy Discrimination: Common Scenarios in Employment Tribunals
- Top Tips to Prepare for a Grievance Meeting
- House of Fraser Redundancies
- Changes to Tax on Termination Payments
- New Leave Allowance for Grieving Parents
- Redundancy Advice – Suitable Alternative Employment
- BAE Redundancies Announced Today
- Redundancies at Blackburn Rovers Football Club
- Employment Tribunal Fees Overturned by Supreme Court
- Are Employees Under a Duty to Disclose Their Intention to Compete After Their Employment Ends?
- 5 Questions You Should Never Be Asked in a Job Interview
- Redundancies at Co-operative Bank
- Travis Perkins Says 600 Jobs at Risk Amid Branch Closures
- East Lancashire employer makes 80 redundancies
- Dealing with redundancy – An employee’s essential guide
- Hundreds lose jobs as North West company collapses
- Settlement agreements – an employee’s perspective
- BAE propose 300 redundancies at lancashire sites
Category: Employment Law
- Understanding Employment Status: Employee, Worker, or Self-Employed?
- Flexible Working and The Future
- Can my employer give me a bad reference?
- Blame it on the “weather bomb”
- High Court adds words into a restrictive covenant
- TUPE or not TUPE? Rules changes from 31st January 2014
- Auto-enrolment – are you ready? Guest blog
- Settlement agreements – know the facts
- Employment Tribunal Changes – What do they Mean for Employers?
- Pregnancy discrimination: knowing your rights
- Lord Sugar successfully defends employment tribunal claim brought by Apprentice winner
- Warning to employers over interns as 100 companies are reported to HMRC
- Behind the headlines – what forthcoming changes in employment law will really mean for employers
- Business sales and purchases – what about the employees?
- Government’s attempt to make it easier to sack employees?
- Unauthorised absence of employees – the Jubilee effect
- Retirement rules : Supreme Court ruling confirms that retirement CAN still be enforced
- Unfair dismissal qualifying period increases from one to two years
- Increase to statutory redundancy pay and unfair dismissal weekly cap
- Employment law reforms – what will they mean for you?
- The office Christmas party – a guide for employers
- Redundancies remain on horizon – employment law advice for employers
- Part-time workers and employment law – get it right or face the consequences
- Government announce Employment Tribunal reforms
- Countdown to Agency Workers Regulations – are you ready?
- Compromise agreements and employee’s rights under UK employment law
- Staying on the right side of employment law when employing new staff
- New Minimum Wage Rates Come into Force in October
- Changes to default retirement age (DRA) come into force today
- Default Retirement Age to be Abolished – Changes Come into Force From April
- Changes to UK maternity and paternity laws on 3rd April 2011
- What To Do If You Are Faced With The Threat of Redundancy
- Confusion over royal wedding holiday
- Increases to statutory redundancy pay and unfair dismissal weekly cap
- Cameron set to announce plans for major employment tribunal reform
- Major changes to employment law – 1st October 2010 – The Equality Act 2010
- Sky Sports commentator row puts sexual discrimination in the spotlight
- Government Consider Increasing the Qualifying Period For Unfair Dismissal
- Employment tribunals on the increase – employers beware!
Category: Environmental Law
- Heatwaves in the Workplace
- Environmental Protection Act 1990 – What You Need to Know
- Waste Crime Costs the UK £1 Billion Every Year
- New guidelines for environmental offences on the way
Category: Equine Law
- Mis-Selling of a Horse – What Are Your Rights?
- Be Horse Aware for Road Safety Week and Beyond
- Road Traffic Accidents Involving Horses
- Horse Related Injuries – The Statistics
Category: Family Law
- Making Shared Parenting Work
- The New Pathfinder Route in Private Law Children Cases: Coming to Lancashire Soon
- Orlando Bloom & Katy Perry – A Positive Example of Putting Children First After Separation
- Reporters in Family Courts: A New Era of Transparency
- The Low-Down on Prenuptial Agreements
- Cases of Domestic Abuse Could Rise During Euro 2024
- One-Off Urgent Payments for Domestic Abuse Survivors Announced
- How to Make Your Family Christmas as Stress-Free as Possible
- Post-Lockdown Cohabitation – Understanding Your Legal Position
- Legal Age to Marry in the UK to be Raised
- Domestic Abuse, The Shadow Pandemic
- Lessons in Lockdown
- Do You Have More in Common with Boris Johnson Than You Think?
- A Guide to Pensions Division on Divorce
- Resolution – It Doesn’t Have to be a Battle
- Access to Legal Aid in Family Law Matters
- Pre-nuptial Agreements – I Love You …But I Love My Money More?
- Common Law Marriage Myth
- School’s Out – Managing Holiday Contact
- Why Should We Get a Pre-Nuptial Agreement?
- Additional Assistance for Vulnerable Persons in Family Court Proceedings
- Issues in a Finding of Fact Hearing – Part Two
- Issues in a Finding of Fact Hearing
- Paying Surrogate Mothers in the UK – Do our Laws Need to Change?
- Heterosexual Civil Partnerships Receive MP’s Backing
- Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics? Noteworthy Statistics from the Year in Family Law
- Legal Aid – Changes to Eligibility For 2018
- How to Fund Your Family Law Proceedings
- Family Legal Aid Statistics
- Pension Rights for Gay Couples Decided
- Managing Summer Holidays as a Separated Parent
- The Protection of the Silver Pound
- High Court and Court of Appeal Rulings on Heterosexual Civil Partnerships
- Help for Domestic Violence Victims Comes at a Price
- Unmarried Cohabiting Couples – Do You Know Your Legal Rights?
- Family Law and the Impact of Brexit
- Justice Secretary Commissions Emergency Review into Outdated Family Court Process
- How to Have a Stress-Free Family Christmas
- New Guidance on Name Changes to Official Documents
- Will you…move in with me?
- Surrogacy – but who are the parents?
- How Shared Parental Leave Can Work for You
- To marry or not to marry?
- Marriage law ‘badly in need of reform’
- Latvia’s Parliament Challenge British Adoption Policies
- Report dispels myth that UK family courts are biased to mothers
- Prenuptial Agreements – An Essential Part of Modern Marriage?
- Minister petitioned over rules restricting civil partnership conversion
- Freedom of Information Act 2000: friend or foe?
- The Myth That Legal Aid Has Ended
- Cuts to family law Legal Aid budget will affect 85% of cases
- Time running out on Legal Aid for family law
- Pre-nuptial agreements – the preserve of the super-wealthy or a sensible precaution for any marriage?
- Clare’s Law – good or bad news for the potential victims of domestic violence?
- Draft Act of Parliament aims to speed up process of allowing same-sex marriage
- Six month deadline to be imposed on care proceedings
- Cohabiting couples urged to consider cohabitation agreements following Court’s decision
- Should One Enter into a Pre-nuptial Agreement? The Royal Wedding Presents a Pertinent Family Law Issue
- Grandparents and Family Law – Legal Rights to Contact with Grandchildren
- Controversial decision regarding the approval of prospective foster parents by the Local Authority
- Same Sex Marriages? Plans to Allow Civil Partnership Ceremonies in Religious Buildings Announced
- Civil partnerships and marriage – time for a reform of the “patriarchal history’?
- Questions Over Plans For Compulsory Mediation
Category: Farleys News
- Blackburn Beer Festival – a resounding success
- Week of Wins for Farleys
- Training contract vacancies to exceed LPC graduates? Rubbish!
- Plain English Day – introducing the legal jargon translating service!
- Farleys Feature in Legal 500
- Welcome to our legal blog!
Category: Fraud and Business Crime
- Bounce Back Loan Fraud – Two Men Jailed for 33 Years
- Operation Dismantles Avalanche Network Used By Cyber Criminals
- NCA Arrest 14 Individuals For Money Laundering For Cyber Criminals
- Fraudulent funded fun fizzled out?
- Law enforcement agencies and computer companies unite against vicious malware
- National Crime Agency issue warning after cyber crime attacks
- Stay or go? Court of Appeal overturn decision to stay trial
- BlackShades bust leads to 17 arrests in the UK
- Women to repay £90,000 under Proceeds of Crime Act after benefit fraud
- Stay in proceedings over defendants’ lack of legal representation
- Cuckoo Smurfing Money Launderers await sentencing
- Things heat up in the boiler room : surge in investment fraud schemes reported
- More conspiracy to defraud arrests in LIBOR scandal
- Coach company brothers jailed after smuggling heroin in coach wheel arches
- Crackdown on assets hidden abroad announced
- Farleys client in first day of Court of Appeal filming
- Five arrested in cyber attack
- Tougher sentences for fraud offences on the way?
- Hedge fund founder charged by Serious Fraud Office
- HMRC launch campaign to tackle tax evasion
- Immorality and tax avoidance
- Fall in reported fraud cases ‘calm before the storm’
- First sentence passed under the Bribery Act – Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) proceedings to follow
- Bribery Act Warning – New Laws Come Into Force April 2011
- More ways to blow the whistle on bribery and corruption
- Ministry of Justice budget cut
Category: Industrial Disease Claims
- Asbestos in Schools
- Asbestos in Schools is Still a Real Problem for UK Families
- A guide to Asbestos compensation claims
- Asbestos – prevention over cure
- Should insurers be made to foot the bill for NHS treatment for asbestos?
- Greater Manchester experiencing mesothelioma epidemic
- Pre-Action Protocol for Mesothelioma claims
- Local woman’s family awarded £48,000 for exposure to asbestos
- Asbestos exposure in schools causing up to 3000 deaths per year
- Mesothelioma Act 2013 – do the proposals go far enough for those making asbestos compensation claims?
- The Mesothelioma Bill 2013-14 – what are the criteria for making a mesothelioma compensation claim?
- Mesothelioma figures highlight the need for ‘a fund of last resort’
- Victory for asbestos victims as no win no fee claims timeframe is extended
Category: Inquests
- Putting Bereaved Families at the Centre of State Accountability
- IAPDC predict 21% rise in self-inflicted deaths in prisons by 2029
- Delay in the Outcome of the Lampard Inquiry Contributed to by the Late Disclosure of Evidence
- 16 Self-Inflicted Deaths in Three Years at One of the Most Overcrowded Prisons in England
- The Human Rights Act, 25 Years On: Inquest Proceedings
- Government to Introduce Hillsborough Law to Parliament
- Applications Open for MHCLG Social Housing Residents Panel
- Statistics Show 37% Increase in Prison Custody Deaths in 12 Months
- Investigation Launched Following Death in Police Custody in Lancashire
- Ministry of Housing’s Draft Guidance on Awaab’s Law an “Important and Long-Overdue Step Towards Protecting Tenants”
- Watchdog Warns of ‘Simmering Anger’ as Social Housing Complaints Continue to Rise
- Hillsborough Law Welcomed by Families Following Listening Day Held by INQUEST
- Four in Ten Prisoners Who Took Their Lives Were Not Provided Adequate Healthcare Before Their Deaths
- Ministry of Justice Issue Apology for ‘Delayed Response’ to Prevention of Future Deaths Reports
- Investigation into Preventable Deaths and Injuries at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust Expands to Over 200 Cases
- Deaths in Prison Statistics Show Highest Number of Self-Harm Incidents Since Records Began
- The Grenfell Inquiry’s Final Report: An Overview of Failings
- Review Finds Child Imprisonment in England ‘Beyond Reform’
- The Psychological Toll for Bereaved Families Involved in Inquests
- UK Inquests into Deaths Overseas
- Government Announcements in the King’s Speech Have the Potential to ‘Save Lives’
- Government Responds to Poor Housing Conditions Following Death of Luke Brooks
- Inequities in the Treatment of Prisoners with Mental Health Emergencies
- What is a Prevention of Future Deaths Report?
- Calls Increase to Review Prisoners on IPP Sentences
- Inquest Resumes into Death of Trans Teen at Prestwich Mental Health Hospital
- Over a Quarter of a Million Children Waiting for Mental Health Support from CAMHS
- Recent Statistics Show Increased Number of Self-Inflicted Deaths, Self-Harm, and Assaults Within Prisons
- Independent Review of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Highlights Significant Learning in Improving the Care and Treatment of Patients
- Government Responds to 2017 Report on Hillsborough Injustices
- Families Pleas to Stop Preventable Deaths Boosted by New Recommendations
- Increase in the Number of Self-Inflicted Deaths in Prison
- Government Announces Investigation into Mental Health Care after Series of Sky News Investigations
- INQUEST Launches No More Deaths Campaign
- INQUEST Family Consultation Day Report on Death of People with Mental Ill-Health, a Learning Disability, or Autism
- Inquest Support for Deaths involving Mental Health Treatment
- Office for National Statistics – Prevention of Future Death Reports Statistics
- Report into Tees, Esk & Wear Valley Finds Mental Health Unit “Chaotic and Unsafe”
- Failings in Provision of Basic Medical Care on NHS Mental Health Wards
- Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust Told to Significantly Improve
- Awaab’s Law: Calls for Change Following the Death of Awaab Ishak
- Demands Grow for Public Inquiry into Mental Health Provision
- ‘Toxic Culture of Abuse’ Revealed at Edenfield Centre
- Undercover Panorama Investigation into NHS Psychiatric Hospital
- 1500 Deaths in 21 Years Under Essex Mental Health Services
- Maternity Scandal – Fighting for the Truth
- Means Testing Now Scrapped for Families at Inquests
- Report Published into Death of Baby Born to Teenager at HMP Bronzefield
- Baby Died Due to ‘Errors of Staff’ at HMP Styal
- Means Testing to be Removed for Families in Inquests
- Investigation Launched into Death of Forest Bank Prisoner
- MPs Set October Deadline for Non-Means Tested Legal Aid for Families at Inquests
- ‘Missed Opportunities’ by Staff at Harrogate District Hospital Found During Inquest into the Death of Baby
- HMPPS Official Statistics Show Covid Death Rate Three Times Higher in Prisons Than Outside
- Coronavirus Cases Soar in Prisons with a Rise of Nearly 70% in December
- Number of Prisoners in England and Wales Set to Jump by a Fifth by 2026
- Supreme Court Lowers Standard of Proof for Unlawful Killing and Suicide Inquest Conclusions
- New Statistics on Deaths and Self-Harm in Prisons Highlight Failure to Act
- Government Failed to Act on Key Recommendations of Deaths in Custody Report
- Review of the Coroner’s Service Must Tackle Fundamental Issues Faced by Bereaved Families
- Latest Statistics Reveal a Person in Prison Takes Their Life Every Five Days
- Shukri Abdi – Manchester Mayor Calls for Wider Inquiry
- COVID-19 and Mental Health: Fears about Restrictive Prison Regimes
- Coroners Statistics Annual Bulletin 2019 Released
- Manchester Arena Attack Inquiry: Should ‘Living Witnesses’ be Core Participants?
- Inquest Update: The Impact of COVID-19 on Ongoing Inquests
- Inquest into the Death of 52 Year Old Female Finds Failings in Care
- Grieving Families Refused Legal Aid Funding if They Crowdfund for Inquests
- Inquest into the Death of Tomasz Nowosad Concludes
- Equality of arms in Inquests? The figures that reveal the shocking injustice faced by bereaved families
- HM Senior Coroner for Suffolk Issues Report Following Inquest into Death at HMP Warren Hill
- Death of Man in Court Cell from Heatstroke Prompts Calls for Failings to be Addressed
- Family Seek Support to Investigate Death of Schoolgirl following Period of Bullying
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Fined Over £225,000
- Failings Contributed to Ryan Trimmer’s Death at HMP Lewes
- Sentencing of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Adjourned Until 14th June 2019
- Ministry of Justice Spend 46 Times Higher than Legal Aid Spend for Grieving Families
- Trust Plead Guilty in Connection with the Death of 19 year old Jamie Osborne at HMP Lewes
- Family of 14 Year Old Girl Refused Legal Aid for her Inquest
- Call for Automatic Legal Aid Rejected by Ministry of Justice
- Coroner finds death of Peter Stephens at Leeds General Infirmary contributed to by neglect
- Preventing Future Deaths Report Issued Following Gregory Rewkowski Inquest
- Legal Aid Representation at Inquest Hearings – Ministry Of Justice Review Underway
- Legal Aid for Representation of Bereaved Families at Inquests
- Inquest into the Death of Maylyn Couperthwaite
- Inquest into the Death of Michael Hoolickin Opens
- Inquest into the Death of Steven Harwood Concludes Intended Suicide
- Inquest into Stephen Coates’ Death at HMP Preston
- Inquest Concludes into Death of Timothy John Shaw
- Failings in Care of Detained Patient Led to Her Death in Hospital Jury Finds
- Landmark Review on Deaths in Police Custody
- Hillsborough Review Provides Important Legacy for Bereaved Families in Search of Accountability
- Inquest Concludes into the Death of Charlotte Danielle Baron
- Inquest into the Death of Michael Hoolickin Resumes
- Conclusion of Inquest into the Death of Bernard Lee Phillips
- Increase in Prison Suicides By 32% in the Last Year
- Renewed calls for public inquiry following rise of prison violence and suicides after fatal stabbing at HMP Pentonville
- Mzee Mohammed Death at Liverpool One – Witness Appeal
- Inquest into the death of Nicholas Sullivan
- Inquests denied whilst in detention
- Shadow Home Secretary to call for ‘Hillsborough Law’ for bereaved families
- Inquests into the Birmingham Pub bombings to be re-opened
- Coroner challenges professionals who report that schoolboy’s death could not have been predicted
- Report reveals HMP Ranby overwhelmed by “legal highs”
- Inquest after diabetic woman dies following a five hour wait for ambulance
- Army criticised at Inquest into ‘beasting’ soldier’s heatstroke death
- Care home boss convicted of Corporate Manslaughter
- Legal aid to be granted for inquest cases involving the state
- Patient commits suicide in emergency department at Royal Blackburn Hospital
- Tragic suicide of teenage girl leads to coroner pleading with youngsters to inform an adult if they have thoughts of self-harm or suicide
- Inquest into the death of Fusilier Samuel Flint
- Inquest touching upon the death of Mr Glyn Roberts
- Inquest into the death of baby Willow Rosie Kemp concludes failures to plan materially contributed to death
- Inquest into the death of 22 year old Burnley man
- Significant rise in prison suicides
- Local authority in breach of Human Rights Act
- Inquest into nurse’s death after hoax call
- Choking death ‘could have been avoided’
- Increase in violence and overcrowding within prisons in England and Wales
- High Court judge orders fresh inquest into soldier’s death
- Corfu gas death family awarded exception funding for inquest
- Medical failures led to death of man who swallowed dentures, inquest rules
- Report reveals 70% rise in self-inflicted deaths in prison
- Inquest reveals serious failings by mental health trust in care of paranoid schizophrenic patient
- Corfu gas death family to meet PM in their battle to secure funding for Inquest
- Suicide and murder rates in British prisons at 6 year high
- Coroner makes welcome recommendations at National level following prison death Inquest
- Farleys welcome long-awaited implementation of Coroners and Justice Act 2009
- IPCC publishes annual deaths during or following police contact for 2012/13
- New reforms tackle delays in coronial system
- Jimmy Mubenga: Heathrow deportee ‘unlawfully killed’
- New Inquest report calls for radical overhaul of prison system for women
- Jimmy Mubenga inquest: ‘no signs of life’ after G4S restraint
- South Wales Police criticised for car pursuit at inquest
- High Court ruling – 17 year olds in custody should be treated as children
- Student’s death caused by banned slimming pills, inquest rules
- Medical misadventure verdict in Savita Hallappanavar inquest
- Inquest hears ‘jump’ was shouted at man who jumped off Arndale Centre in Manchester
- Inquest into death of girl caused by barbeque fumes highlights dangers of carbon monoxide
- Pre-Inquest Hearing Into Death of Woman Denied Abortion Begins
- Chief Coroner finally appointed
- Documentary Highlights the Need for More Research and Training into ‘Excited Delirium’
- Heart of Coroners Reform to be axed as government battle the budget deficit
Category: Licensing
- Temporary Event Notices – What They Are and When You Need One
- Noisy News – A Cautionary Tale on Premises Licences
- Coronavirus and the Closure of Licensed Premises
- Licensing Objectives – What They Are and Where They Come From
Category: Media and Entertainment Law
- Sir Cliff Richard Wins High Court Ruling Against the BBC
- Sir Cliff Richard v BBC & South Yorkshire Police – An Update
- Iceland v Iceland
- Ed Sheeran Sued In Copyright Case
- The Defamation Act 2013 – an end to trivial libel claims?
- Rihanna wins legal battle with Topshop over image rights
- Compensation payments to sacked football managers reach £420 million
- Gareth Bale Applies to Trademark His Goal Celebration
- Diego Maradona wins compensation from Chinese companies for image rights infringement
- Shakira Sued by Former Partner
- Guernsey image rights laws – how to register your personality
- The super-injunction unravelled
Category: Medical Negligence
- Independent Inquiry into Leeds Maternity Failings – A Solicitor’s Perspective
- What Is a Personal Injury Trust and Why Would I Need One?
- Wes Streeting Launches National Inquiry into Maternity Care in England
- Cataract Surgery to be Investigated for Failings
- Overstretched Hospitals – Will This Lead to a Rise in Clinical Negligence Claims?
- Exploring Funding Options For A Clinical Negligence Claim
- Midwives at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust Struck Off Due to Negligent Care
- Could Plan to Ease NHS Backlog Cause More Harm Than Good?
- Bereaved Mum Let Down Twice by Local NHS Trust Following Death of Her Baby
- What To Do If My Child Was Treated by Mr Yaser Jabbar
- Swiss Army Knife Surgeon Case Highlights Medical Negligence at Sussex Hospitals
- Survey Reveals Lancashire Has the Longest Waiting Times for Hospital Treatment in England
- Emergency Medicine Negligence Claims Account for Second Highest Total Medical Negligence Claims
- Maternity Scandals Continue…
- Martha’s Rule : New Scheme Will Save Lives and Mean Daughter Didn’t Die “in Vain”
- Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2024
- What are Never Events in the medical profession?
- Another Maternity Scandal: Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust to be Investigated
- Delayed or Missed Diagnosis of a Stroke – The Consequences
- NHS Negligence Claims Double in a Decade
- Delayed Diagnosis or Wrong Diagnosis – What You Need to Know
- Baby Loss Awareness Week
- Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice (CNSGP) – What Is It and What Does it Tell Us?
- Birth Injuries Due to Medical Negligence – How Are They Investigated?
- Better Births – But Are They Really?
- Racial Disparities in Maternal Morbidity Rates
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust – Delays in A&E
- Worrying Increase in NHS Never Events
- Drug Prescribed to Pregnant Women Found to Cause Birth Defects
- Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust Maternity Scandal – 201 Babies Could Have Survived
- Maternity Failings – Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- Birth Injury Negligence Claims Continue to Increase
- Increased Deaths Due to Cancer Screening Backlog
- Great Ormond Street Hospital Investigates “Faulty” Surgical Glue Use
- Virtual GP Appointments and Misdiagnoses
- Delayed Diagnosis of Lung Cancer During the Pandemic
- Covid-19 and Surgery Delays – is ‘A New Deal’ on the way?
- The Risks of Cosmetic Dentistry
- North West Top for Dental Negligence Claims
- Your Guide to Making a Dental Negligence Claim
- Cancer in the North West
- Can a Child Consent to Puberty Blocking Drugs?
- Bereavement Award – A Welcome Change
- Clinical Negligence Indemnity Extended in Response to Coronavirus
- Care Home Negligence and Coronavirus
- Sepsis – The Silent Killer
- Delayed Sepsis Diagnosis Puts Patients at Risk
- Hospital Waiting Times – Will This Lead to a Rise in Negligence Claims?
- Unsafe Medical Implants
- Gosport Memorial Hospital – Bereaved Families Continue to Call for Criminal Investigation
- NHS Encouraged to Recommend Liquid Diets to Aid Weight Loss
- Surgical Mesh and Hernia Surgery Complications
- Pressure Sores – A Common yet Preventable Occurrence
- Coronation Street Isn’t All Fiction – 5 Die From Sepsis Each Day!
- Gosport War Memorial Hospital: Lessons Learnt?
- Concerns following NHS Breast Cancer Screening Error
- Sepsis Rates Rise at East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust
- Society of Acute Medicine Reinforces NHS Winter Crisis
- Winning the Battle Against Cancer – Survival Rates in the UK Improving
- Could I be Eligible to Bring a Secondary Victim Claim?
- Diabetes: A Small Step for the NHS, A Large Step for Diabetes Sufferers
- Failures in Maternity Service Still Leading to Brain Injury in New Born Babies
- Your Guide to Medical Negligence
- Changes to the Calculation of Damages in Clinical Negligence and Serious Injury Cases
- NHS Resolution and Child Brain Injury – More Than Just a Change of Name?
- NHS Black Alerts over Patient Safety During “Humanitarian Crisis”
- New Compensation Scheme for Birth Injuries
- NHS Mistakes Rising
- A rise in dentistry disputes says Citizens Advice
- Ombudsman report reveals serious compromise of patient safety
- NHS Blunders Exposed
- Is reform of the NHS complaints investigation procedure needed?
- Could stillbirths be preventable?
- Report uncovers alarming levels of misdiagnosis across Manchester hospitals
- Government seeking to reduce legal costs for clinical negligence claims
- Birth injury case highlights severity of medical negligence
- Medical negligence claims against Stepping Hill Hospital begin
- Dental negligence on the increase
- Cosmetic surgery compensation claims – what you need to know
- NHS pays out £815,000 following sub-standard testicle treatment
- Patients should be told when doctors make mistakes
- What counts as medical negligence?
- NHS to launch buddy system
- East Lancashire Hospitals see a rise in complaints
- Medical Negligence at Royal Blackburn and Burnley General Hospitals?
- Rise in Negligence Claims Against the NHS and Schools
- Figure paid out by NHS in medical negligence claims soars
Category: Motoring / Driving Law
- 3 Things You Should Know About Driving Over the Christmas Period
- Your Guide to Motoring Offences
- Driving Home Why UK Speed Limits Matter
- Cycling safely with changes to the Highway Code
- Driving Law Changes for 2021
- Government Looks to Close Mobile Phone Driving Loophole
- Is There Ever a Defence Under Section 172 of the Road Traffic Act?
- Motorists Cleared of Drug Driving Offences after Evidence Manipulation
- Are you drug driving without knowing it?
- Driving offences whilst banned to result in tougher punishments
Category: Personal Injury
- Accidents at Work: What the Latest Figures Mean for Everyday Workers
- Motorcycle Accidents in the UK – Updated Statistics
- What is an Infant Approval Hearing and Why is it Needed?
- What Can I Claim for in my Personal Injury Case?
- E-Scooters as a Christmas Present – Is It a Good Idea?
- Staying Safe and Knowing Your Rights on Bonfire Night
- National Road Victim Month: A Time to Reflect, Remember and Reform
- Just Eat Out? The Fear of Eating Out With Allergies
- Can I Make a Personal Injury Compensation Claim for my Child?
- Legal Jargon Buster – Personal Injury Claims
- Hair Damage Claims – What is the Process?
- Hairdresser Negligence Claims – Types of Hair Damage
- Accidents in the Snow and Ice – When Can I Claim?
- Personal Injury Claims – General Damages and Special Damages
- Package Holiday Compensation
- Outdoor Event Claims – Who Is Responsible If I’m Injured?
- Action for Brain Injury Week 2024 “A Life Re-Written”
- Bereavement Damages – How Much is a Life Worth?
- What Are Provisional Damages?
- The Personal Injury Claims Portal
- I’ve Been Bitten by a Dog – Can I Claim?
- How Much is My Personal Injury Claim Worth?
- UK Childcare Provider Fined for Food Safety and Hygiene Offences
- Injuries Caused by Potholes When on a Bike
- What to Do if You Have Been Knocked Off Your Bike
- Pedestrian Accidents Can Be Life Changing
- Accrington Fire Highlights Defective E-Scooter Battery Risk
- How Common Are Trips And Falls In The UK?
- The Pre-Action Protocol For Personal Injury Claims
- Eye Injury Prevention Month
- Burns from a Beauty Treatment – When Can I Claim?
- Brain Injury Statistics Show Increase in Hospital Admissions
- Can I Make a Claim for an Accident at a Theme Park?
- Changes to PPE Regulations at Work From April 2022
- The Importance of Patch Testing for Hair or Beauty Treatments
- Can I Claim If I am Injured in a Public Place?
- What Do I Do If My Solicitor Closes Down?
- Cycle to Work Day – Staying Safe on the Roads
- Worrying Private Baby Scan Practice
- Covid-19 – Personal Injury in Practice
- Re-dated PPE – Is It Safe?
- Botox Gone Wrong – The Perils of Having ‘Back-Street’ Fillers During Lockdown
- Can I Still Make a Claim for Compensation During Lockdown?
- COVID-19: Is It Possible to Change My Personal Injury Solicitor?
- Worried about My Legal Case – What Can I Do?
- Personal Injury Litigation and Covid-19 – ‘New Normal’
- COVID-19: What Does This Mean for my Personal Injury Claim?
- Coronavirus and its Impact on Personal Injury Claims
- Accident in the Gym – Who is Responsible?
- Criminal Injuries Compensation (Overseas) Scheme
- 700 Victims of Bed Sores Through Hospital Neglect Receive £16 million in Payouts
- Injuries Caused by Pavement Defects
- Making a Claim Following a Fatal Accident
- Lack of Regulations Increases Beauty Treatment Injury Risk
- Accidents in Snow and Ice – When Should I Make a Claim?
- Manchester Nightclub Bouncers Attack Men in Street
- Sports Spectator Injuries – Who is at Fault?
- Ironman to Broken Man
- Injury Prevention Day 2018
- Riding on the Road. Dead? Or Dead Slow Campaign -The Truth Behind the Statistics
- Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $4.7 Billion in Cancer Case
- Bike Week UK – Stay Safe on the Roads
- Spinal Cord Injuries Awareness Day 2018
- You, Me and Brain Injury…
- Are Cyclists at a Higher Risk of Suffering Serious Injury Than Ever Before?
- Alan Shearer Documentary Explores Link between Dementia and Football
- Injury Suffered Following a Beauty Treatment
- Safe Systems – A Road Safety Campaign
- Driving abroad this summer? Make sure you have it all covered!
- Head Injuries and Football – A Worrying Trend?
- Staying Safe in Snow and Ice
- Top Tips For Staying Safe on the Road
- Road Safety Week – 21-27 November 2016
- New Figures Released Show Extent of Asbestos Related Deaths
- Mother Makes Plea to Motorists Using Mobile Phones at the Wheel
- Can I Make a Compensation Claim?
- 5 things you should know about serious injury claims
- Ironman: In Shallow Water
- No retreat on controversial personal injury reforms
- Increase in small claims limit for personal injury claims – a further infringement of access to justice?
- Proposed personal injury reforms – what will changes mean for claims?
- Asbestos discovered at the Christie Hospital, Manchester
- New schemes introduced to tackle cycling safety
- Alarming rates of injuries calls for change in rugby union rules
- How to protect yourself from workplace hearing loss
- Road safety of young drivers causes national concern
- Number of cyclists seriously injured in road accidents soars
- Cheshire company fined over Asbestos exposure
- 5 things you need to know about noise induced hearing loss claims
- Cyclist pot hole death raises issue of defective road surfaces
- ‘Lighter Later’ campaign calls for improved road safety
- Report sets out plan to help sufferers of hearing loss
- UK Asbestos epidemic expected to begin
- How to choose a personal injury solicitor
- Under-settled personal injury claims – a growing problem?
- ‘Heroism Bill’ awaiting Royal Assent amidst debate and derision
- Motor cycle victim secures £1.27 million payout through Farleys Solicitors
- The Jackson Reforms and their continued impact upon personal injury claims
- Could claimants miss out under the Mesothelioma Government Scheme?
- Can I change my personal injury solicitor?
- New independent medical expert panel for whiplash claims causing a furore amongst personal injury firms
- The Health and Safety Executive statistics highlight dangers in the workplace.
- New quality standard released for the management of head injuries
- Local councillor urges traffic calming measures to be introduced
- Government consultation assessing restrictions on asbestos-related illness considered unlawful
- Things to consider after an accident at work
- What should I do if I have a car accident?
- I suffered a personal injury several years ago – can I still sue?
- Cyclists bearing the brunt of the UK’s pothole plague
- Do you need to bring a personal injury claim on behalf of your child?
- £1.5 million paid in child accident compensation across Manchester
- Cycling accident figures released – is cycling getting more dangerous?
- Questions to ask your solicitor before instructing them in a personal injury claim
- Changes on the horizon for personal injury claims…
- Tragedy of girl killed in Cumbria highlights severity of pedestrian accidents
- Lancashire amongst most dangerous places in the UK for pedestrians
- Cycling accident deaths reach 5 year high
- Carbon Monoxide poisoning – tragic deaths highlight dangers
- Death of woman struck by hay bale highlights dangers at equitation centres
- Government announce u-turn on CICA claims for ‘minor’ injuries
- Should the law be changed to make cycle helmets compulsory?
- Surge in deaths caused by road traffic accidents
- Landmark mesothelioma compensation award paves way for age equality in compensation claims
- New Year, new gym membership? Staying safe on the gym floor
- High time for regulation in the hairdressing industry?
- Beyond the beauty counter – the hidden world of beauty treatment injuries
- No Win No Fee – Lord Justice Jackson’s Reforms
Category: Personal Insolvency
Category: Professional Negligence for Individuals
- How Does Hair Damage affect People’s Lives
Category: Property
- Is Now the Right Time to Buy? Property Prices Fall During Iran War Uncertainty
- Leasehold Reforms Under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024
- Autumn Budget 2025: What Property Owners Need to Know
- Adopting Technological Innovations And Financial Adaptability In Conveyancing
- Kickstart The New Year: Get Ready To Sell Your Home This January
- Key Updates to the Right to Buy Scheme: A Legal Guide for 2024
- Autumn Budget – Stamp Duty Land Tax Announcements
- A New Conveyancing Nightmare? The Perils of Spray-Foam Insulation
- Transforming Housing: A Closer Look at the New Property Legislation Announced in the King’s Speech
- Landowner Loses Japanese Knotweed Pay Out
- Stamp Duty Land Tax Relief for Uninhabitable Dwellings
- Preparing to Buy a House? Here’s Our Advice
- From Invasion to Litigation: Understanding the Legal Side of Japanese Knotweed
- Six First-Time Buyer Myths
- How Long Does It Take to Buy a Property?
- Diminution in Value of Property Caused by Encroachment of Japanese Knotweed is a Recoverable Loss, Court of Appeal Rules
- Joint Ownership – Joint Tenants vs Tenants in Common
- The Importance of Enquiries in a Property Transaction
- Top Tips When Buying a Property
- Legal Jargon Buster – Conveyancing Terminology
- Changes to Residential Stamp Duty Land Tax
- The End of S21, ‘No Fault’, Evictions
- Bamboo – an Increasingly Recognised Threat to Buildings?
- Ground Rent to Zero: Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill
- “We Are Coming for You” – Gove’s Stark Warning to Cladding Scandal Developers
- Land Registry Registration Fee Increases and Other Fee Changes
- Adverse Possession – Acquiring Land for Free
- Do I Need Indemnity Insurance?
- Tree Preservation Orders – Who is Responsible?
- Notice Periods to Return to Pre-COVID Rules
- What Does the Chancellor’s Budget Mean for Prospective Home Buyers?
- End of the Stamp Duty Holiday – What Next?
- Buying a House in Multiple Occupation
- Moving Rooms instead of Moving House?
- Changing Property Trends – Outdoor Space
- Sewers and Build Over Agreements
- Tips for Buying a Leasehold Property
- Taking the Stress Out of Moving House
- Conveyancing and Coronavirus: The Return of the Property Market
- Purchasing a Property at Auction: the Positives and the Pitfalls
- Shocking Electrical Changes for Residential Landlords
- Conveyancing and Coronavirus: The Market Prepares to Strike Back
- Conveyancing and the Coronavirus – A New Hope?
- Weather and Weeds – The Worrying Relationship Between Flooding and Japanese Knotweed
- Listed Properties – What is a Curtilage Listing?
- Updates to the Property Information Form
- Coronavirus and Residential Conveyancing – Another Update
- Coronavirus and Conveyancing – The Latest
- Coronavirus – A Further Conveyancing Update
- The Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Conveyancing Transactions
- Problems with Leasehold Properties and Building Maintenance Charges
- Buying a House – Six Common Pitfalls to Avoid
- Septic Tanks and the January 2020 Changes
- Residential Housing Market Update – Autumn 2019
- Private Water Supplies – What You Need to Know
- Deposits from Family Members
- Tree Preservation Orders – The Consequences of Cutting
- Unregistered Land & the Benefits of Getting it Registered
- Protecting your Right to Light
- Residential Property Case Update – Rights of Way
- The End of Leasehold Houses? Only for New Builds!
- The Costs of Buying a House
- Death of the Section 21 Notice and No-Fault Possessions?
- Parking on Private Land – The Risk to Landowners
- Stamp Duty Land Tax Surcharge for Foreign Buyers?
- Tenant Fees Bill – New Rules on Deposits and Agency Fees
- Occupying Someone Else’s Land – A Brief Guide to Adverse Possession
- Housing Market Update – 2019
- Mixed Use Stamp Duty Land Tax –More Points to Consider
- Title Deeds and Where to Find Them – Part One
- Property Fraud – What Is It and How Do I Prevent It?
- Stamp Duty Land Tax, First Time Buyers and Some Statistics
- What is Mixed Use Stamp Duty Land Tax?
- Housing Market Update – July 2018
- Understanding Leasehold Residential Properties – A Brief Guide
- Buying a Property – Why is it Taking so Long?
- Restrictive Covenants …Restrictive What?
- Jimmy Page vs Robbie Williams – The Planning Battle Continues
- Ten Practical Tips for House Buying
- Listed Building and Asbestos Management Surveys
- Love It and Listed?
- Conveyancing Searches – What Are They and Why Do Buyers Need Them?
- Japanese Knotweed – What Do I Need to Know?
- How to Stop Land Development and Protect Village Greens Against New Builds
- Lily Allen’s Battle to Evict Tenants – How to Regain Possession of your Residential Property
- Budget 2017 – Chancellor Announces Changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax
- Don’t Let Restrictive Covenants Be Your Property Nightmare!
- UK House Prices Fall in First Quarter for First Time Since 2012
- Fracking On My Land – What Are My Liabilities?
- Top Tips For Renting Your Home Over Christmas
- A beginners guide to letting out property
- 4 things to remember when buying a listed property
- 3 ways to get a deposit for a house
- North West best place to invest for buy to let landlords
- Average UK house price surges past £200,000
- Top tips on being a successful buy to let landlord
- Buy to let property investment – a guide for first time landlords
- Garden wars – dealing with neighbour disputes
- Holiday homes – what are the legal considerations?
- Will the Chancellor’s planned changes to mortgages really boost the housing market?
- Love Thy Neighbour – Property Disputes Cause 1 Million UK Residents to Move House
Category: Regulatory Law
- Warning to businesses over waste disposal as consultation on environmental crime commences
- Doctors to face annual fitness to practise tests
- Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) launches in Manchester
- Restoring common sense – relaxation of Health and Safety laws
- The EU Waste Framework Directive: What does it mean for you?
- Guilty plea credits and the defence of health and safety and Environment Agency investigations
- Report Calls For Review of UK Health and Safety Laws
Category: Serious Crime
- Men sentenced after 18 kilograms of cocaine found hidden under ice cream
- New game raises awareness that one punch could mean life imprisonment
- Hand woven heroin rugs lead to £5 million drug discovery at Manchester Airport
- Jail time for knife crime?
- How many more names will be ‘dragged through the mud’ before anonymity is granted?
- New National Crime Agency now operational
- Fairness and Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000
- Sexsomnia – a defence to rape?
- More household names accused of sexual offences
- Shining a light on cyber crime
- North West drugs conspiracy – 13 plead guilty but our client acquitted!
Category: Solicitors for Business
- Budget 2018 – Business Announcements
- Autumn Budget 2017 – What Does This Mean for Business?
- Budget 2017 – How Will Your Business Be Affected?
- Autumn Statement 2016 – Business Announcements
- Important Consumer Law changes – what businesses need to know
- Ashley Madison Scandal Highlights Importance of Data Protection
- QPR Challenge the Legality of Football League Financial Fair Play Rules
- Unfair Commercial Practices
- The business guide – creating a partnership for success
- Small Businesses Make Big Push for the UK’s Recovery
- The Budget 2015 – the impact for SMEs
- Residential Stamp Duty Land Tax reforms
- Autumn Statement 2014 – what it means for your business
- Boom time for UK space industry
- Does your business plan need a boost?
- An end to “the darker side of capitalism” in the UK?
- Client’s international success crowned in Queen’s Awards
- Autumn Statement 2013: What It Means For You
- Company assets may no longer be excluded from divorce proceedings
- Female board representation increases for the second year running
- Budget 2013 – What’s in it for SMEs and will it stimulate growth in the economy?
- Rights of unregistered minority shareholders
- Blackburn based Directors banned – a Directors Duties reminder
- Chancellor’s autumn statement 2012 – how SME’s might be affected
- Protecting the family – why shareholder agreements are vital in family businesses
- As the Legal Services Act comes into force, what is the future for high street law firms?
Category: Sports & Media Law
- Football Governance Act 2025 – A Defining Moment for the Game We Love
- Understanding Training Compensation and Solidarity Payments in Football
- Financial Rules and Sanctions a Growing Concern for Football Clubs
- COVID-19 – Action Football Clubs Need to Take
- Russia Handed Four Year Ban from all Sporting Events
- Compensation for Axed Chelsea Managers Surpasses £90m
- Continued Prevalence of Doping in Sport as Russia is Banned from 2018 Winter Olympics
- Women’s Football Salaries – The Ultimate Gender Pay Gap
- Premier League Manager Ordered to Repay £3.77 million for Breach of Contract
- Disputes Between Sports Professionals and Their Agents on the Increase
- WADA Seeks to Provide Clarity by Announcing Updated List of Prohibited Substances
- Release of Olympic Athletes’ Personal Medical Details Highlights Serious Data Protection Issues
- Premier League Spending Surpasses the Billion Pound Mark
- Non-official Sponsors Forced to Remain Silent as Olympic Games Approaches
- Brexit Set to Have Profound Effect on Player Signings and Transfer Fees in Premier League
- Manchester United gets Jose Mourinho…but not his name
- Redundancies at Bolton Wanderers Football Club
- Footballer Jonas Gutiérrez wins Disability Discrimination Claim against Newcastle United
- Figures Show There Has Never Been a Better Time to be Involved in English Football
- BBC Panorama Addresses Doping in Athletics
- Van der Garde case illustrates a need for further protection of the rights of sports stars
- Anti-Doping Decision Highlights Risks Involved to Athletes in Taking Supplements
- Barcelona Star Set to Face Tax Evasion Trial
- Top football man wins damages and apology from The Daily Mail
- Manchester City and Paris St Germain Breach UEFA’s Financial Fair Play Rules
- English football clubs in financial trouble
- FA closes disciplinary loopholes that allowed players to avoid retrospective charges
- French Football Clubs Set to Strike in Anger at New Super Tax
- Attempts to reduce the number of foreign players in English football could be hampered by European Laws
- The ‘Price of Football’ on the increase for fans
- Premier League clubs spend record amount in latest transfer window
- Surprising tactics used by footballers in order to engineer a transfer
- UEFA Take Harsh Stance on Financial Fair Play After Banning Malaga from European Competition
- North West Football Clubs Lead the Way in Football Finance Study
- Football Agent Attempts to Challenge UEFA’s Financial Fair Play Rules
- Cardiff City’s Promotion Will Further Boost the Welsh Economy
- Calls for Changes to be Made to Football Creditor Rule (FCR)
- FIFA Goal Line Technology – Making Football Fairer or a Commercial Venture?
- Dallas Promotions Firm to Sue Lance Armstrong for £7.6 Million
- UEFA Financial Fair Play Rules – a strict regulation likely but are there ways round the new rules?
- January 2013 transfer window stats – Premier League most lucrative in Europe
- FA announce code of conduct to be introduced
- Football Race Row Rumbles On: Terry Faces FA Disciplinary Panel
- Terry found guilty by FA : what are the commercial implications?
- Council win appeal over football injury compensation order
- Race Rows – Finding the Balance
- Can Harry’s name survive?
- Sporting injury compensation claims – an even playing field?
- Grass roots football under threat?
- The Value of Principles: The Carlos Tevez Affair
- Financial Fair Play Unravelled
- Football – a girl’s game?
- Sex in Sport
- The Sports Lawyer v The Sports Agent
- Holloway’s Roo rage
Category: Transport Law
- The Cost of Clean Air on your Business
- The Impact of Direct Vision on Your Business
- DVSA – Earned Recognition
- What Makes a Good Transport Manager – a Word from the Traffic Commissioner
- Calling all Transport Managers – Are You Ready for the Lorry Ban?
- Sleeping on the Job – Changes to Overnight Allowances
- How Does the European Mobility and Transport Package Affect You?
Category: Uncategorized
- Long-Standing Rights to Private Healthcare for Accident Victims Under Parliamentary Review
- Inspection Finds ‘Near-Tsunami’ of Drugs at HMP Hindley Amongst Other Fundamental Weaknesses
- Farleys Sponsor 2023 Accrington 10k
- Statutory and Non-Statutory Public Inquiries – What’s the Difference?
- Why it’s Better to Not Opt for a DIY Divorce
- Renters’ Reform Bill Removes ‘No Fault’ Evictions
- The Forgotten ‘C’ – Cancer in the midst of a pandemic
- Home Schooling and Home Working Continues
- Safe Operation of Construction Sites during COVID-19
- Government Clarification: Construction Work Must Go On
Category: Wills Trusts and Probate
- What the Sean Hughes Will Dispute Teaches Us About Leaving a Charitable Legacy
- What ‘Will’ I Do After Receiving a Substantial Gift at Christmas?
- What Happens If Someone Dies Without a Will? – Intestacy Explained
- Understanding The Law Surrounding Wills
- The Current Challenges of the Court of Protection
- Maximising Spousal Tax Bands on Death in England and Wales
- Making Sure Your Home Stays Home: Will Planning for Property Owners
- Why You Should Use a Solicitor to Apply for a Grant of Probate and Administer an Estate
- New Year New Will
- Why Business Owners Should Have Lasting Powers of Attorney in Place
- Estate Planning – Tax Changes Expected in the Autumn Budget
- I’m in my 20s – Why Should I Make a Will?
- Why it Pays to Write a Will
- Covid-19 Temporary Legislation of Witnessing of Wills by Video Comes to an End
- What Happens to my Dog in the Event of my Death?
- Left Out Of a Will – What Are Your Options?
- What You Need to Know About Lasting Powers of Attorney
- Medics Who Died of Covid-19 are Exempt from IHT, But Many Families Aren’t Aware
- The Risks of a DIY Will
- The Countess of Cardigan’s Daughter Wins Legal Battle Against Brother
- 6 Reasons to Make a Will In Your 20s
- Predicted Increase in Blackburn Dementia Sufferers
- Families Turning to Deeds of Variation to Help Younger Generation
- George Michael’s Former Partner Wins Legal Battle for Share of Estate
- Who Can I Leave my Estate to in my Will?
- What are Lasting Powers of Attorney?
- Including Digital Assets in Your Will
- Catering for Your Pets in Your Will
- The Risks of Writing your Own Will
- Coronavirus Triggering Rise in Will Making
- Rise in Figures of Contested Wills
- Court of Protection Deputyship Order and Lasting Powers of Attorney – What’s the Difference?
- Life Changes and So Should Your Will
- 1 in 5 Banking on their Inheritance for Later Life – But Is It Enough?
- Record Number of High Court Inheritance Disputes
- Have You Made a Will and What Could Happen If You Haven’t?
- How Often Should I Update My Will or Estate Plan?
- Who Inherits an Estate if Someone Dies Without a Will?
- Should I Set Up a Trust as Part of my Estate Planning?
- What is Probate and Do I Need to Apply For It?
- How Will Christmas Change What’s in Your Will?
- Should Digital Assets Be Included in my Will?
- How to Make Provision for your Pet in Your Will
- Predatory Marriages to Vulnerable Adults and the Revocation of Wills
- Last Minute Marriage Saves Ken Dodd’s Estate Almost £11m
- Inheritance Tax Planning Tips – Celebrity Influence
- Powers of Attorney Court Actions on the Rise
- Dangers of DIY Wills and Probate
- Is a Solicitor Needed to Administer an Estate?
- Where There’s a Will There’s a…Dispute?
- Why You Should Write or Review Your Will This Year
- Why it Pays to Write a Will…
- Dying in the Digital Age – Protecting your Online Assets
- Supreme Court Decision in Ilott and Mitson Charity Battle
- Will Changes to Inheritance Tax Affect You?
- Charity Battle Over Contested Will
- Rise in Children Contesting Parents’ Wills
- Where there’s a Will
- What happens to your social media and online accounts when you die?
- Judge confirms Prince did not have a Will
- Probate fees could be set to change
- Powers of Attorney – the ultimate insurance for your business
- Court of Appeal decision on mental capacity to make Wills
- Should you review your Will in light of forthcoming Inheritance Tax changes?
- New Year – time to plan for the future?
- Why don’t you have an LPA?
- Court of Appeal ruling broadens the rights of adult children to bring a claim against a parent’s Estate
- Surviving spouse to inherit partner’s ISA tax advantages
- Why should you review your Will?
- Are solicitors necessary in drawing up a will?
- How could proposed inheritance tax changes affect you?
- Changes in inheritance law
- Deeds of variation – things to consider
- Inheritance tax tips
- Do I need to make a will? Four common myths explained
- Protecting your business with a Lasting Power of Attorney
- Lasting Powers of Attorney explained
- 10 reasons why you should make a will
- Families at war over inheritance
- Wills and estate planning – why we’d rather take a break!
- Up to 94,000 people yet to claim wrongly paid care home fees
- Court of Protection comes in for scrutiny in the media
- The Age of Digital Inheritance
- The truth about trusts: five things you should know about trusts for the purpose of asset protection
- Call For Change in Law to Protect Public From Rogue ‘Will Writers’
- Increase in the number of disputed estates

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