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If you are a registered health care professional, you will be aware that you are regulated by your professional body (GMC, NMC, HCPC etc). The goal of the regulator is to take action, where necessary, and impose sanctions so as to ensure fitness to practice ” Please click on this link for more inf...

Recent legislation may mean that your Will is no longer tax efficient. There will be a free talk on how you can protect your family assets at Orpington Library on Tuesday 19th April, 11am We will be discussing: Explaining the new Inheritance Tax proposals — can you leave £1m tax free ? How...

Protecting your family assets A free talk at Orpington Library on Tuesday 23rd February, 11am Recent legislation may mean that your Will is no longer tax efficient. We will be discussing: • How tax efficient is your Will? Should you update it? • Is a Power of Attorney more important than a Wil...

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A Glasgow home carer has won a ruling at the Supreme Court in London which could help other injured workers. Tracey Kennedy, 45, was hurt after slipping on ice while visiting a terminally ill client in December 2010. A judge later ruled she was entitled to damages as her employer, Cordia, had not su...

Improved health and safety sentencing guidelines begin to bite New guidelines represent a ‘sea change’, lawyers warn corporate clients Four fines of £1m or more have been imposed by the courts for health and safety breaches over a six-day period as new sentencing guidelines come into ef...

Protecting your family assets A free talk at Orpington Library on Tuesday 23rd February, 11am Recent legislation may mean that your Will is no longer tax efficient. We will be discussing: • How tax efficient is your Will? Should you update it? • Is a Power of Attorney more important than a Wil...

Average two accidents a day It has been widely reported in recent years that London buses are involved in two accidents per day. Some of these accidents are claims by pedestrians who have been struck whilst on the pavement by a bus. The recent case of Whyte v Bluebird Buses Ltd [2015] CSOH 56 is [&h...

The Court of Appeal made a number of important decisions in 2015 in the field of personal injury. They cover psychiatric damage, causation, quantum, the Athens Convention, jurisdiction, duties of care, vicarious liability and non-delegable duties. Psychiatric Damage Liverpool Women’s Hospital NHS...

The Sunday Times’ Iain Cowie explains that higher personal allowances that come into effect in April could result in unexpected tax demands for some people. The quirk relates to the Revenue’s stance on Gift Aid, which enables charities and amateur sports organisations to reclaim £2.50 for every...