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The Association of Business Recovery Professionals, R3, reports that levels of business growth and business distress have remained at record highs and lows respectively. Research has found that 68% of businesses are showing ‘one key sign of business...
A former bankrupt has been given a three year sentence after pleading guilty to seven offences including obtaining property by deception, concealing debts and forgery. Terry Patten was sentenced following an investigation by the Insolvency Service and a...
This first appeared in the Wigan Observer on July 23rd 2014. Q: What are the most common family related legal problems that you encounter? A: I could keep this really short and say that no two days are alike, and everyday really does bring...
The Court of Appeal has given judgment on three cases dealing with non-compliance and applications for relief of sanctions. The Court heard the cases as a linked appeal in order to provide clarity following the decision in Mitchell. The three appeals were...
A recent survey has revealed that in the financial year 2013/14 the burden of an average trade debt of £1.3m is putting the most vulnerable small and medium-sized businesses risk of going out of business. The research was based upon account details...
This first appeared in the Wigan Observer on July 15th 2014 Q: What are the most common family related legal problems that you encounter? A: I could keep this really short and say that no two days are alike, and everyday really does bring something new....
The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) is the regulatory body which overseas statutory healthcare regulators and voluntary accredited registers. The PSA has recently published its performance review of healthcare regulation for...
A doctor from Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital was struck off after being caught by police for drink driving only 35 minutes after finishing work. The doctor was stopped by police when an officer noticed the front wheel of her car 'hanging...
The recent change in law gives the General Medical Council (GMC) the power to ask European doctors for evidence of knowledge of English. If there are serious concerns raised then the GMC have the power to order them to take a language test. Previously,...
The way the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) have developed over the last few years has created a fertile ground for litigation particularly in the area of negotiation. The CPR has complex rules in relation to making offers which is governed by Part 36. In the...
For the first time, a man has been jailed for illegally exporting electrical waste to Africa. Joe Benson, a waste dealer from Essex, was sentenced to 16 months in prison by Snaresbrook Crown Court. He pleaded guilty to exporting 46 tonnes of hazardous waste...
Ms King, the former home manager at Bebington Care Home on the Wirral has been suspended for four months by a Conduct and Competence Committee of the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The Committee heard evidence that Ms King made claims worth in excess of...
The Bank of England has maintained the 0.5% interest rate for some time to allow the economy to recover post recession. Despite the economic recovery in the past year not all businesses are safe just yet. It is widely anticipated that a rise in interest...
The Insolvency Service reports a 25% increase on the number of directors who have been disqualified since last year in England, Scotland and Wales. This figure comes following a call from the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, for tougher laws to crack down on...
Mid market businesses have increased opportunities for growth since financing options, previously only open to large corporates, have become accessible for mid-market corporates. Grant Thornton UK LLP surveyed 100 mid sized businesses and 100 non-bank...
The High Court in London has this week had to make a decision in a very unusual inheritance dispute claim . The carer of a wealthy widow became involved in a dispute over her £1.3 million fortune, in a case which involved a genealogist from BBC show...
This has been the cry from Tim Madgwick, the deputy chief constable of North Yorkshire. This has come about as a result of the drink driving campaign which has been run by Yorkshire police over the course of the world cup. So far over 50 people have been...
It recently emerged that the Student Loans Company have been sending misleading Wonga-style letters to students since 2005 and is now being put under pressure to compensate over 300,000 graduates as a result. The call to compensate the affected graduates...
Q: How do recent family law changes affect how a separating couple sort matters out? This was first published in the Wigan Observer on July 1st 2014. A: The hot family law topic debated over the last 12 months has been the removal of Legal Aid for...
How many times is it said that the law on financial division following divorce is an art not a science. Those who have been in practice for some time very quickly learn never to ask your client are you happy with an outcome... more likely can you live with...
Often when a tenant has a Possession Order made against them they think there is nothing more they can do to save their home. This isn’t always the case. A landlord is required to enforce a Possession Order by obtaining a Warrant for Eviction. A...
The Minister of State for Education and Business, Matthew Hancock, recently hailed figures demonstrating a 79% reduction in Employment Tribunal claims in the last three months of 2013, suggesting that tens of thousands of workers had been ‘squeezing...
The case of Nunn raised the question of the extent of any continuing duty of the police and the Crown prosecution service to assist him in gathering and examining evidence with a view to a further challenge to his conviction. The ruling has wide...
