Ever since the Edward Snowden case became international news more and more people have been familiarising themselves with the legislation of whistleblowing; the decision to reveal classified information for the benefit of public interest. However, a stigma remains attached to the act of whistleblowing, with employers considering such behaviour to be deceitful to their organisation, often […]
Fifa criticised by brain injury charity over World Cup semi-final incident The phrase ‘workplace head injury’ probably conjures up in most people’s minds an incident in a factory or perhaps on a building site, not the football World Cup. But the incident involving Argentina’s Javier Mascherano in the semi-final of the World Cup in Brazil, was […]
In recent years there has been a backlash against the compensation pay outs, which have been seen by many as fuelling a ‘compensation culture’ in the UK. Since being coined by Bernard Levin writing in The Times in 1993 the term has taken on negative connotations, synonymous with spurious or fraudulent claims for personal injuries […]
Last month prominent Liverpool solicitor Paul Rooney sadly passed away following a long illness. Paul studied law at Sheffield University before being admitted as a solicitor in 1970. He founded the Paul Rooney Partnership in Liverpool over 30 years ago and owned the firm until it was acquired by Manchester based personal injury firm Antony […]
The worst hospitals are costing us millions. What happens to them? Recently released figures from the NHS Litigation Authority have shown that hospitals at the centre of recent medical negligence scandals have cost the NHS almost £300 million in damages since 2009. In total 14 hospitals were investigated over their high death rates, and 9 […]
A settlement agreement (previously called a compromise agreement and sometimes called a severance agreement) is a legally binding agreement between an employee and employer to end an employment relationship or to resolve an ongoing workplace dispute. It is most often used to bring an employment relationship to an end with the employee and employer agreeing […]
According to a recent article in The Lawyer following a cyber attack on a leading city law firm, concerns have mounted that hackers looking to steal sensitive data view law firms as the ‘soft underbelly’. In other words, legal professionals are an easy target. How can this be? Surely the confidential nature of any and […]
On 17 October the Claims Portal, the electronic communications solution used by solicitors and insurers for processing personal injury claims released its first data since the breadth of its activity was widened as part of Lord Jackson’s reforms of the claims process. The data was released as a quarterly update of the portals management information […]
Flame television has been commissioned by the BBC to produce an 8th series of the popular daytime genealogy and social history series Heir Hunters. For this series the work of four major probate research firms will be covered and for the first time,
A package of reforms have taken effect following the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 to tackle the high cost of premiums which have affected not just drivers but also school, groups and authorities trying to insure themselves so they can stage events and activities. They include: no win, no fee law […]
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