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Agency Nurse, Violette Aylward, is the subject of an investigation being carried out by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, after accidently switching off the life support machine of Mr Jamie Merret. Mr Merret is cared for at home on a life...
In today’s society, there are an increasing number of couples choosing not to marry, and instead live as “cohabitees”. A recent report by the National Centre for Social Research, conducted at the request of the Law Commission, has...
An estimated £80-115 billion of cuts in public expenditure, depending on which forecasts you read, has been set into motion. Not surprisingly, many people will be affected in all walks of society. Working in the Social Welfare...
“Benefits are to be cut” is a popular tag line when it comes to the coalition government’s regime of austerity. Most think that the axe will fall on the long term sick, unemployed or the benefit cheats. However, one area which has...
The Supreme Court have finally pronounced their judgement in the long standing case of Radmacher v Gratiano. Most people will be familiar will the facts of this case as it has been dragged through the tabloids on so many occasions. ...
There has been a review published this week into health and safety procedures carried out by the former conservative minister Lord Young to curb the “compensation culture” in Britain. Lord Young proposes to reduce the number of ...
In April 2009 the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) launched a ‘never events’ policy which applies to all NHS treatment in England . ‘Never events’ are events which are preventable and should never happen to patients in NHS...
The Council of Mortgage Lenders most recent figures suggest that there will be 39,000 repossessions of homes by the end of 2010, a big drop from the 53,000 they previously expected. Whilst any fall in such a worrying figure is to be welcomed,...
It seems that a day doesn’t go by without someone referring to themselves as a ‘common law wife or husband’. Many unmarried couples live with the assumption that if they have cohabited for a number of years they have similar legal...
On more than one occasion during the time I have been practicing as a family solicitor , clients have asked me if the Judge hearing their case will have the opportunity to hear evidence from their child within the Court proceedings. Until very recently...
Manny Helmot a former Commonwealth Games track cyclist was awarded £13.7 million in personal injury compensation by Guernsey’s Court of Appeal last month. This is the largest personal injury award in the UK. Mr Helmot suffered serious...
Contact centres play a crucial role in assisting families with re-establishing contact in often acrimonious disputes over contact. However there is often a misconception that this contact is supervised by the Centre, and co-ordinated and managed by...
It is important that when assisting consumers who are in substantial debt that they are not put in a worse financial situation than they were. The current economic climate has clearly led to an increased number of people facing serious debt issues. As a...
A new report suggests the NHS should cut more than 30,000 hospital beds to help improve patient care and save money. The report suggests cutting these beds would save cash and create competition which would drive up standards. Thinktank...
Earlier this week, an official review identified an alarming lack of regulation and ‘professional greed’ in relation to the performance of cosmetic surgery. Expertise The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and...
