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I read recently how a descendent of Queen Victoria failed to stop after colliding with a cyclist outside London's Hyde Park. Captain Nicholas Brandram, grandson of Princess Katherine of Greece - the last female descendant of Queen Victoria - was found...
Defendants convicted of benefit fraud could now face a prison term of up to 10 years, following new guidance from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Keir Starmer QC said it was time for a ‘tough stance’ given the £1.9bn annual...
As of 1st September 2013 employers can offer a new type of employment contract which gives employees shares in the organisation. However these shares will come at a price. In exchange the employee will be asked to relinquish certain employment rights. ...
This was first published in the Wigan Observer on the 24th September. Q: My partner and I have been together for almost 12 years, however recently things haven’t worked out and we have decided to separate. I don’t know how to break the news...
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is worried about a continuing rise in the number of children being harmed after biting/eating the brightly coloured gel laundry capsules. Doctors in Glasgow first highlighted the dangers of the gel laundry capsules last...
20 year old Hannah was studying French at the University of Southampton when she began suffering mental illness for the first time. In October last year, she spent 9 days repeatedly asking for treatment at Antelope House mental health unit but her...
The bedroom tax’s spiralling consequences have plunged over half of those affected by the new charges into arrears. The bedroom tax which was introduced in April 2013 applies a 14% deduction in housing benefit where the claimant lives in social housing...
National Housing Federation figures published this month suggest that a quarter of tenants hit by the bedroom tax are unable to pay their rent for the first time ever. It is estimated that over 50,000 families are in rent arrears and facing eviction as...
I think most of us have now realised that the nice warm weather has passed and we are now welcoming the drop in temperature, rain and of course the dark nights are fast approaching. This also means that we need to kit our cars up ready for the cold and icy...
The Telegraph has recently reported on the previously unpublished data collated by Professor Sir Brian Jarman which revealed that patients are 45% more likely to die in NHS hospitals than in US ones. Professor Jarman has been collating the data for over 10...
A new report recommends that hospitals should provide the same services to acutely ill patients at weekends as they do during the week, in order to improve care to these patients. The report “ Future Hospital: Caring for Medical Patients”, run...
On 11th September 2013, a UN special rapporteur released her preliminary findings on social housing policies and procedures in the UK. Rachel Rolnik has told the government it ought to suspend and review its policy on the bedroom tax. It is...
The first-tier tribunal in Scotland has allowed an appeal against the bedroom tax cut for a tenant. Fife Council decided to cut Annie Harrower-Gray’s housing benefit in accordance with the bedroom tax. Annie appealed the decision on the...
When faced with possession proceedings or a Warrant of Eviction a mortgagee can persuade the Court to make a Suspended Order or suspend the Warrant on the basis that they can pay their regular monthly mortgage instalments in the remaining term and pay off...
A recent case in the High Court has served as a very stark reminder to solicitors about the importance of not delaying the preparation of a Will, where the client is elderly and infirm. It also highlights the avenues open to disappointed...
Last week, witnesses described the New Sheppey Crossing Bridge in Kent as complete mayhem. A thick fog had formed and visibility over the bridge had become diminished to such an extent that vehicles suddenly...
Stephen Berkoff, who is best known for his villainous roles in Octopussy and Rambo: First Blood Part II, has been recently convicted of careless driving after knocking over a woman in London on New Year’s Eve. City of London Magistrates heard how...
The NHS England’s National Cancer Patient Experience Survey revealed that 9 of London’s hospital NHS Trusts scored in the bottom 10. It is the third year running that London Trusts have filled the majority of the places in the bottom 10 of the...
The Guardian has recently reported on the Health secretary’s announcement that a new IT system, which will allow clinicians in hospitals, GP surgeries, social workers and out of hours doctors to share the nation’s medical details, will receive a...
Recently a pensioner, near Greenlaw in the Scottish Borders, has sadly died after being trampled by a herd of cows. The man was walking his dog across some farmland. It is thought that the cows were protecting their calves...
A lorry driver has recently been sentenced to 5 years and 3 months imprisonment after his lorry toppled over, crushing an Audi and killing two innocent passengers. It was later discovered that the lorry driver had received a text...
On the 4th September 2013 Shahidul Ahmed was found guilty of the murder of Rachel Manning which occurred in 2002. This case highlights how important it is to pursue and fight for miscarriages of justice because in 2002, Mr White, the boyfriend of Miss...
In 2012 there were over 150,000 possession orders granted by the courts. This number is expected to increase this year following the introduction of the ‘bedroom tax’ in April 2013. However, is enough being done to help people who find...
The Telegraph has recently reported on the recent treatment statistics obtained by the former health minister, Paul Burstow. The statistics reveal dramatic variations between availability of surgery for over 75s in different parts of England. A response to...
