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Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts have reached record highs this year and in its latest tax receipt data published on 23rd June 2022, HMRC said that the high relates to a combination of larger wealth transfers made during the pandemic and rising values in...
A recent study by the Department of Health and Social Care reports that over two million people in England may have had long covid. For any of those people whose employment was affected, a recent ruling within the Scottish employment tribunal will be...
After a difficult two years, the world is opening up again, and UK holidaymakers are venturing abroad again in their thousands. Despite news channels currently painting a bleak picture of travel chaos, this isn’t deterring those of us who have missed...
The Criminal Bar Association recently commented upon news that the number of cases waiting to be heard across the Magistrates' and Crown Courts stood at 432,899 in February 2022. This backlog was in part due to the pandemic but also down to...
The consequences of dangerous and careless driving are often profound. Just one moment of madness behind the wheel can inflict a lifetime of harm and suffering. Until now, where injury was caused (irrelevant of the extent of that injury) as a result...
On 10th May 2022, the government announced it was bringing forward changes to driving penalties to meet its longstanding commitment to ensure the courts have the powers they need to deal with offences involving death by dangerous driving and death by...
‘No-fault eviction’ or Section 21 rules currently enable a landlord to evict a tenant from their property without any reason. If the landlord decides at the end of the tenant’s fixed term that they no longer wish to let to that...
There are many that will see this proposed change in the law as a long overdue solution to a decades old problem - a way to plug the gaps left by striking workers and ensure some continuity of service. At the same time, there is a balancing act the...
From the 6th April 2022, food service companies employing 250 people or more will need to display kilocalories (KCAL) details on food and soft drink . This includes cafes, restaurants and takeaways, caterers and franchises in relation to non pre-packed...
It has recently been reported in the media that an employment tribunal case has determined that a longstanding employee, of 36 years’ service, was successful in bringing a claim for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination against his...
Under a recent ruling in the employment tribunal, a claimant was successful in her claim that she was unfairly dismissed by her employer as a result of concerns over her ability to ‘focus’ on her work. Following returning from maternity...
On the 9 th June 2022 the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions in the case of R V Johnson 2022 EWCA 790. The appellant was represented by Miss Correna Platt of Stephensons and Mr David Emanuel QC of Garden Court Chambers. The...
The question of whether a person needs to have a formal diagnosis at the time they have been subjected to discrimination, has been a long-standing dilemma for employers and often interpreted in a way by employers as an excuse for their refusal to make...
It may seem surprising to those not familiar with health and welfare cases in the Court of Protection, but it is common for judges to visit the person lacking mental capacity at the centre of the case (P) in order to seek their wishes and feelings about...
It has recently been reported that, following an investigation by the charity Birthrights , Black and Asian women are being harmed by racial discrimination in maternity care. Reports included themes of concerns about pain and contractions being...
On 31 st May 2021 the Official Injury Claim (OIC) portal was launched alongside a fixed tariff of compensation for whiplash injuries lasting up to two years. The portal only applies to those injured whilst travelling as an occupant of a motor vehicle. ...
Dogs are rarely violent. You may own a dog yourself and know what loving and caring animals they can be. Despite this, there are sadly some cases where dogs have been known to attack without reason or even used as a weapon by their owner. If you or...
Clearly employers around the country are on notice of this strike action and the impact that it is likely to have. If they haven’t already, they should now be communicating with staff about how to avoid potential disruption. That could include...
The NSPCC reported last year that there had been a record high number of grooming allegations recorded by police. There is no specific offence of “grooming” as such, but the illegal activity is subject to a number of sections of the Sexual...
As the school summer holidays are fast approaching, many families will be looking to visit amusement parks around the UK and abroad. These parks are designed to be fun and enjoyable for all visitors but this is not always the case. Recent studies have...
Housing associations are already under considerable pressure to try and meet the shortages in housing stock. They face additional challenges with targets on net zero and remedial action following the Grenfell tragedy. This policy will not help fix the lack...
The Highway Code states that the road users most at risk of road traffic accidents are pedestrians, and in particular children, elderly adults, disabled people, cyclists, horse riders and motorcyclists. This is because they do not have the...
We all know how unpredictable the behaviour of children can be and unfortunately this can sometimes lead to our children being involved in unfortunate accidents. But what can we do if our little people suffer an injury which is down to the behaviour...
Earlier this year it was announced that a new Buying and Selling Property Information Form (BASPI) is in development. The form will contain all the information needed to sell a property in one place, improving the selling process and making transactions...
The issues raised in the BBC article ' The areas with the fewest GPs revealed ' are very concerning for the future of GP care provision. It was necessary, during the pandemic, for GPs to carry out most of their consultations over the telephone...
