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I remember back in 1989 when I went to the local cinema with my school friends to watch the film “Back to the Future (Part II)”. For those that remember the film they will recall that Marty McFly (Michael J Fox) was transported to the...
A Wigan company has offered to pay a couple's rent for their family home whilst their four and a half month old Daughter, Emilee Jayne, is in hospital. Emilee was born at just 27 weeks and the couple have been by her bedside ever since....
How quickly time flies! The festive season is already upon us and if your family is anything like mine, you’ll be looking forward to the usual fun-filled, but manic, Christmas. It’s a time when family come together, sometimes from great...
It has been announced today - by the Ministry of Justice - that insolvency litigation will no longer be allowed to benefit from the 'LASPO exemption'. Instead, from April 2016, insolvency litigation will be subject to the same costs regime...
Our Community Care and Court of Protection team deals with complex cases relating to the withdrawal of medical treatment. This is a case study providing a summary of one of our recent cases, highlighting the very difficult and sensitive nature of these...
It is that time of the year again, the Christmas party season is well and truly upon us and for many it is an opportunity to let their hair down. Whilst not meaning to sound like a killjoy, you need to remember that although at a party, you are...
This winter we’ve seen the launch of the Pre-Pack Pool, voluntary assessment body for pre-pack insolvencies, brought in to restore trust in pre-pack insolvency as a form of business rescue. The Pre-Pack Pool was introduced through amendments to The...
According to the recent data by the Ministry of Justice there are 85,977 male and 3,935 female prisoners in the UK. Currently, transgender prisoners are not recognised but it is estimated that there are around 80 transgender people incarcerated across...
It’s that time of year where we dig out the Christmas decorations from the loft ready for the festive season. If you’re anything like me you may even have some antique “hand me downs” from parents or grandparents such as baubles and...
The Times yesterday reported about a neighbour dispute which has resulted in a teacher, Carole Ann Green, being slapped with a £50,000 legal bill over a fence which she installed some 15 inches on her neighbour’s land. Mrs. Green moved into...
Ashley Madison, Sony, TalkTalk and now, perhaps most shockingly, VTech. The toy giant, most notable for manufacturing digital devices for young children, was hit by a sizable cyber attack last month. It is now believed that the personal information of...
In April this year, the Government introduced an additional financial penalty on convicted criminals appearing in court in England and Wales. This ‘criminal court charge’ ranged from £150 in the magistrates court to £1200 in the...
From 1 December 2015, the Welsh Government has switched to an “opt-out” system for organ donation. This means that if you live in Wales and do not want to be an organ donor after you die, you have to opt out by telephone or online. You can still...
We are all at it these days! There’s hardly a moment in our day that isn’t captured by a camera. Your entire life in pictures, forever. This undoubtedly creates some great memories, but, occasionally, those pictures and memories turn into...
Imagine the situation. You’re on the train, perhaps commuting to work, travelling to see friends and family, or on a day out. Whatever your reasons for being on that train, imagine you are handed a card stating that you are “a fat, ugly...
Earlier this year it was reported that London cyclists had been involved in almost 23,000 road traffic accidents since 2010, and 80 had died over that time. This has fuelled the perception amongst many people that cyclists are taking their lives in their own...
Doubtless you will have seen the BBC's Panorama expose that cars manufactured by the VW Group, including Audi, Skoda and Seat models, are designed to ‘cheat’ European emissions tests. The German automobile manufacturer finds itself...
