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The Office for National Statistics has revised its figures for the UK economy, showing it contracted by 0.5% in the last quarter, not by 0.7% as was previously announced. What does this mean for UK businesses? Joe Grice from the ONS said the revised figure...
As most buy-to-let landlords know, mortgages on buy-to-let properties are treated as commercial transactions. This means that the projected rental income from the property can be taken into account when applying for a buy-to-let mortgage. The draft proposed...
Commercial landlords could be excused for not knowing exactly where they stand with administrators. Do commercial landlords with tenants who enter into administration have to leave it to chance as to whether they will receive rent payments or not? ...
Landlords are often faced with the concern that their properties will be targeted by squatters when they are left unoccupied for a period of time. Up until April this year, anyone squatting in residential property could only be removed using the civil...
The Guardian has recently reported that there are almost 5,000 fewer nurses working for the NHS than there were in May 2010. New NHS workforce figures show that there are 276,608 qualified nurses working in the health service, 4,823 fewer than when the...
A BBC Wales investigation has revealed that compensation payouts by the NHS in Wales have almost doubled since 2009. The figures, obtained by the BBC using Freedom of Information requests, indicate that Health Boards across Wales have paid out...
Despite common belief, a good lawyer will attempt to assist you to settle your case without recourse to litigation. They are options that you can try such as mediation or old fashioned negotiation between lawyers. However, in some cases for various reasons...
Hungarian HGV driver Pal Korbely, 50, has been sentenced to 8 months in prison and disqualified from driving for 3 years after admitting dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol Mr Korbely was arrested after driving his driving a lorry the wrong...
On Tuesday 31st July, the High Court declared that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), which investigates and prosecutes complex fraud cases in the United Kingdom, improperly obtained search warrants which were issued as part of their inquiry into the Tchenguiz...
Today, a report from The Guardian states that a senior Whitehall source has effectively announced a potential u-turn on the recommendations of the Dilnot report into care funding for the elderly. Last year Andrew Dilnot’s commission recommended a...
The Manchester Evening News has recently reported that a 12-year-old girl with cerebral palsy died just 16 hours after being admitted to Tameside Hospital. Emma Stones was admitted with flu-like symptoms but died hours later due to blood poisoning. The...
The number of business insolvencies fell by 11% in the North West compared to last year’s figures. The statistics, from Experian, also showed that the South East saw the largest drop, with 20.7% fewer, while the West Midlands witnessed at 18.2%...
It’s Tuesday 14th August, many of the world’s athletes are leaving London and heading home and the nation mourns the end of a successful event which has made us all proud to be British. I’ve heard in the news that many sports associations...
Getting divorced can be a frightening process and many people have not accessed lawyers before and suddenly find themselves in a new arena. Legal fees can be an expensive process but at Stephensons we offer total flexibility as to how you wish to use our...
A recent study performed by the Royal College of Physicians has estimated that thousands of hospital deaths could be prevented each year if patient observation charts are standardised. The study, which looked at hospitals throughout the country, has...
On August 7th, Manchester Law Society hosted a lunch with the Deputy PM at his request so that he could take the views of the legal profession. Approximately 20 people from various aspects of the legal profession attended with a wide array of representation...
BBC News has reported a 20-year-old woman grew to be 6ft 5ins tall because of the effect on her growth of an undiagnosed tumour in her pituitary gland. Kate Woodward had explained to the High Court that she felt like a ‘freak’ and her abnormal...
A new report from the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) sets out statistics showing that over the last year (2011-12) there has been a 22% increase in complaints to the Ombudsman in respect of social care provision – services which affect some of the...
Official figures released by the National Cancer Intelligent Network (NCIN) have revealed that some GPs are three times less likely to refer a patient to a specialist, causing thousands of cancer patients being treated too late and missing out on an early...
A recent survey of all primary healthcare providers in the UK has revealed that around 40% are failing to implement the recommended screening programmes to detect tuberculosis among those most at risk Last year, a report revealed that 70% of 9,000 new TB...
Olympic cyclist Andy Tennant is backing a campaign by road safety charity Brake for safer streets to enable more kids to get out and about on bikes and protect those already cycling. The campaign calls for action to protect cyclists in communities across the...
Last week, Lorraine Allen, a mother who was wrongly imprisoned following the death of her son Patrick in one of the so-called Shaken Baby Syndrome cases, discovered that her fight for compensation will be heard at the European Court of Human Rights in...
There has been a very sad case in the news recently concerning a seven month old baby who died after being refused access to Stafford Hospital. The baby, Holly, was found unconscious in her cot by her mother. An ambulance was called, but Holly was unable to...
Earlier this month, it was reported that for the first time since 2003, UK road deaths have increased. The report by the Transport Select Committee also highlights the fact that road accidents are the main killer among 16-24 years olds and reports this as...
Within the space of a week, I have heard news of two young people losing their lives to one of mother natures dangerous but beautiful creations, cliffs. Cadgwith Cove in Cornwall is a popular tourist location for avid hikers and also for its picturesque...
