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A section 20 agreement is not a court order. It relates to the local authority requesting your consent for your child or children to reside elsewhere, often in foster care, but occasionally with family or friends as well. Under section 20 of the...
Charities must comply with certain specific provisions of legislation when making disposals of property. The main rules have been dealt with under the Charities Act 2011, but this has now been adapted by the provisions of the Charities Act 2022. ...
My name is Rachel and I am a new business advisor in the personal injury team at Stephensons. I am the first point of call for new clients wishing to make a personal injury claim . My job involves speaking with new clients, taking full details of their...
With 2024 right around the corner, employees and employers alike may be looking to leave ongoing workplace issues in 2023 or address any issues that have been ongoing but left unattended throughout the year. This guide sets out top tips for how to deal with...
The Christmas and New Year period is meant to be the season of peace and goodwill, but for many warring neighbours, it can be anything but. Data from 2022 suggests that 60% of people have experienced a dispute with a neighbour or felt negatively towards...
Some readers may be familiar with the National Bobath Cerebral Palsy Centre and may have attended for treatment themselves or attended with a family member receiving treatment. I know that some of my clients and their families have attended the centre in...
This is a welcome change that will provide greater transparency about which ingredients are used when ordering food in restaurants and coffee shops. It will show that these premises have taken all reasonable precautions to avoid any customer suffering...
The issue of late payments continues to plague thousands of small business owners across the UK. On average, most small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are awaiting a backlog of payments of around £27,000, which equates to around one...
If you feel that you have been subjected to discrimination on the grounds of your disability, then generally, you will need to evidence first and foremost that you meet the criteria set out in Section 6 of the Equality Act 2010. Proving that you have a...
What is the value of a discrimination claim? This is a question which is frequently asked by those seeking to pursue a claim under the Equality Act 2010, or by those seeking to defend a claim pursued against them. Financial compensation in these...
A suspended sentence is a type of prison sentence. It is imposed when a court decides that an offence or series of offences justifies a prison sentence of less than 2 years, but that there are reasons why the sentence need not be served immediately. If...
Assistance dogs are not viewed to be pets. They are auxiliary aids that have been trained in order to provide assistance to disabled people, who often rely upon their assistance dogs to assist them with their day-to-day tasks. Dogs which qualify as...
The central issues in the recent Court of Protection case of Re H (An Adult; Termination) [2023] EWCOP 183 [1] ) concerned Ms H's capacity to decide to terminate her pregnancy and if she did lack capacity, whether a termination was in her ...
Party season is upon us, and hundreds of thousands of people in the UK will be booking in for a bit of pampering to make sure that they are “Christmas party ready”. This is all part of the fun of getting ready for seasonal festivities, and as...
