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The Guardian have today reported on a significant data protection error which has potentially harmed hundreds of thousands of patients. It has been reported that more than 500,000 individual pieces of patient correspondence were not delivered from 2011 and...
It might have been picked up on most people’s radars in the last few weeks that the Sentencing Council has revised the sentencing guidelines for speeding meaning motorists convicted of serious speeding offences are set to face harsher penalties....
A recent employment law case is seen by many as the most significant step yet in bringing the rights of ‘casual workers’ in-line with those enjoyed by full-time employees. Martha McKinley, an employment law expert from the national law firm,...
Making a Will isn’t the most exciting subject. And separating and thinking about death is a combination must people don’t want to think about. But ignore it at your peril and here’s some examples why. Anne (not her real name) came...
The legal definition of disability can be found in section 6 of the Equality Act 2010. The Act states: A person (P) has a disability if- P has a physical or mental impairment, and The impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on P’s...
Women of today have the right to dress and express themselves the way they wish to – or so you would think. It has been well publicised in the media that a receptionist for a national company was sent home from work in December 2015 for refusing...
When it comes to going on holiday, or even catching a flight for business purposes, being delayed probably isn’t the first thing you think about. However delays occur for millions of travellers each year. Under EU Regulation 261/2004 passengers are...
“Housing associations have been doing well – they’re behind around a third of all new housing completed over the past five years” – if the government did ‘glowing reviews’, this would probably be as good as any. The...
There is concern of a midwife shortage on the horizon in Wales as more babies are being born and many midwives are nearing retirement age. The Registered College of Midwives (RCM) annual ‘State of Maternity Services’ report found that in March...
December 2016 saw the publication of the National Lung Cancer Audit pleural mesothelioma report 2016 . Prepared by the Royal College of Physicians and funded by charity Mesothelioma UK, it suggests that the number of people who survive for more than one...
“It looks like a clean break!” While one might commonly hear those words whilst flat-out on a hospital gurney, it is also very common to hear this from your solicitor when talking about your financial settlement. What is a 'clean break'?...
When someone loses their most loved one the last thing they want to worry about is how the loss will affect their financial situation. The Department for Work and Pensions currently provide certain benefits for widowed individuals even more so for those with...
With the relatively new government backed ‘help-to-buy schemes’ there has been significant growth in first-time buyers, whether this is through obtaining equity share loans, using a help-to-buy ISA’s to save for initial deposits, shared...
The new year can be a challenging time as the cost of Christmas catches up with us, but for many residential landlords, there is a struggle to collect rent both during the Christmas period and well into the new year. Rents due on the 1 st January and 1 st ...
Roses are red, violets are blue, etcetera! It’s that time of the year again and, for many, the pressure is on to declare undying love and to get down on one knee. You’ve bought the card, booked the table next to the window and ordered the...
Many will have heard about the Sainsbury’s and Argos merger, some questioned the suitability, feasibility and the stability of whether the merger would be to the benefit of the two companies and their customers. Judging by the increase in share price...
Under the Equality Act 2010, higher education providers, such as sixth form colleges and universities, must not discriminate against their students. Identifying discrimination You must be reasonably sure that you have been discriminated against under...
