Year: 2019
Deciding whether to make a medical negligence claim
You’re not going to be in a particularly healthy state when you go looking for medical attention. If you require treatment, something is wrong. When this goes wrong for you, it can feel worse because of the weakened state you may have already been in. This is when you might want to start thinking about […]
Personal injury: how do I know I have a claim?
Personal injury claims cover a wide range of incidents, so how do you know whether you can make a claim for the injury you’ve suffered? There are so many ways you could get injured – from falling down your stairs at home to being scalded by boiling water in a café. Knowing whether you can […]
Most common driving offences and penalties in a UK court
The Christmas season is all but upon us, and with it comes the temptation to have a drink with colleagues or friends before getting into the car. Clearly no one sets out with the intention to drink-drive, and the advice would be not to drink at all, but it is hard if do drink to […]
Why no win no fee?
In the majority of legal cases, clients will have to pay for their solicitor’s services upfront. However, with a no win no fee agreement, this isn’t the case. With a conditional fee agreement – the formal arrangement between you and your lawyer – you will proceed on the basis that you won’t have to pay […]
“How can you act for someone who is guilty?”
The most common questions our lawyers get asked by the public, sometimes on a daily basis, are: “What if you believe your client has done it but he wants you to fight it for him?” “How can you act for someone who is guilty?” “What if, because of you, he gets off?” “How can you […]
McDonalds CEO sacked after affair with employee
Relationships at work can be a murky area and one of the biggest employment law updates of the past few weeks has been the news that McDonalds has fired its CEO, Steve Easterbrook, for having an affair with a junior employee. McDonalds found that the relationship had been consensual but that Mr Easterbrook had “violated […]
Prioritising vehicle safety on the roads
Cars are getting increasingly safe. We are continuing to see declines in the level of car accidents on our roads. The majority of European and North American countries saw significant drops in the number of road deaths reported between 2008 and 2018. However, the UK is still seeing roughly 1,500 whiplash claims made every day, […]
Lawmakers push for new online gaming regulations to protect children
One non-department public body in the UK is pushing for stricter rules surrounding video games and their relation to gambling. According to the Children’s Commissioner for England, tighter laws will protect children from spending too much money through online games, with an emphasis on loot boxes. In a report titled Gaming the System, researchers delved […]
What impact will Brexit have on employment rights?
The UK is due to leave the European Union (EU) at 23:00 GMT on 31 October 2019. As this momentous date approaches, employment law is just one of the many areas of uncertainty. There is a misconception that most of UK employment law stems from EU law and therefore, the withdrawal of the UK from […]
Making a medical claim: what to consider
Medical problems are stressful and often utterly exhausting. But when you seek help for a condition and then find that you’re left in an even worse position, it can result in a real sense of betrayal. This is why medical negligence is one of the worst breaches of trust. But more than that, it can […]
