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Food poisoning is the most common type of food injury, with the number of food poisoning cases increasing year on year to create one of the biggest public health problems to date. It is estimated that one in every ten people in the UK are...
As a ttorney or deputy, it is likely you will want to make gifts on behalf of the person you act for on special occasions like birthdays, weddings and at Christmas when they lack the capacity to do so. But be aware, you have limited authority to make...
This week the Supreme Court heard the case of different-sex couple Rebecca Steinfeld, and Charles Keidan. The couple entered into a legal battle as they wish to enter into a civil partnership rather than a marriage. They seek the right to enter into a...
On 18 th April 2018 Sheffield Crown Court handed down fines of £1 million each to a civil engineering firm and a district heating firm who were found guilty of health and safety breaches, which resulted in the death of a 36 year old man. The...
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has hit the headlines this week over its plans to overhaul the employment contracts of a number of its employees. The supermarket has announced its plan to increase the hourly rate of 130,000 shop floor staff from...
On 8 th September 2017, Zak Hardaker (“the respondent”) was selected for in-competition testing after a match between Castleford Tigers RLFC and Leeds Rhinos RLFC. A notice of charge under article 2.1 of the WADA code was served on the...
In 2015 the GMC appointed Professor Louis Appleby from the University of Manchester as an independent expert to advise the GMC on how to reduce the impact and stress of a fitness to practise investigation and on making improvements to its investigations...
Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998 provides that "everyone has the right to respect for private and family life". How is this right maintained when the state intervenes and a care order in respect of the child of a family is made? A care...
Following an inspection by the CQC, the first challenge which providers are likely to encounter is a factual accuracy challenge against a draft inspection report. Before the CQC’s inspection report is published, providers are given the...
Rail passengers have been hit with widespread disruption on what is being called ‘Meltdown Monday’ after new timetables were introduced. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) which serves the Great Northern, Thameslink and Southern rail franchises...
On 24 th April 2018 the High Court heard an appeal by way of case stated in the matter of Stone and Salhouse Norwich Ltd. v Environment Agency [2018] EWHC 994 (Admin). The case was brought after magistrates convicted the landlord and the directors...
The Court of Appeal have upheld a ruling made by the Court of Protection refusing to allow journalists to identify a protected party at the centre of proceedings. The case concerned RW, a 77 year old man with a diagnosis of end stage dementia. RW is...
With the upcoming Dementia Action Week this month, now is a good time to consider putting in place a Lasting Power of Attorney. It is estimated that there are currently 850,000 people living in the UK with dementia and 38% of people in the UK know a...
As an employer, am I more at risk after the Supreme Court declaration that tribunal fees are unlawful? The outlawing of fees for employment tribunals has seen a huge increase in the number of claims being brought by those employed. The changes discussed in...
There has been a series of updates regarding the amounts to which employees are entitled from their employers. The key changes have seen an increase in minimum wages and family friendly payments. There have also been changes to various aspects of...
A woman who claims she has been ‘condemned to a loveless marriage’ by the UK courts has taken her case to the Supreme Court in a bid to divorce her husband of 40 years. Tini Owens, 66, previously failed in her attempts to divorce Hugh...
‘I am buying my first home through the HTB scheme and I wondered if the conveyancing was any different to the normal conveyancing process when buying on the open market’ So is it complicated? Will it delay things? Questions that we at...
There’s been major a cock-up in our divorce courts! This significant administrative error may have wide reaching consequences, although officials have said they don’t know how many it will affect. In short there are some people who will...
Thousands of first-time buyers have been helped by the stamp duty exemption, according to new figures – but a drastic increase in affordable housing is still essential to help many more people get a foot on the property ladder. The...
It has been reported that a female bus driver, who found herself in a profession with an estimated 90 per cent of the workforce being male, recently won a claim of constructive unfair dismissal, harassment and discrimination as a result of her...
A study conducted by Diabetes UK has revealed that more than one third of employees have faced difficulties with their employer in relation to their condition in the workplace. In a survey of 10,000 employees, it showed that 25% of people would be in...
Stephensons is supporting the national Deaf Awareness Week 2018 and helping to educate people about the life changing condition. The aim of this week is to raise awareness for not only those affected by hearing loss, but what the symptoms and warning...
Shayne Ward’s character, Aidan Connor, committed suicide recently in Coronation Street and it seems that his death is set to cause a legal battle over his Will. The Will is set to omit his family, instead leaving his company to his business partner. ...
Action for brain injury week is a week-long awareness raising event that takes place between the 14th and 20th May 2018. Also known as ABI week, the event is organised by Headway, a leading charity that is dedicated to promoting understanding of all...
Sun Awareness Week 2018 takes place across this week and is designed to raise awareness of skin care and taking the necessary precautions when out and about. It’s a particularly sobering subject and perhaps one that is not given enough attention...
