International Women’s Day 2021
Happy International Women’s Day 2021! International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change, and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women, who have and continue to play an extraordinary role in changing and shaping their culture, communities, social, political and economic climates – who…
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Uber: Supreme Court Ruling, February 2021
On 19 February 2021, the UK Supreme Court confirmed that a small group of drivers engaged by Uber had the status of workers as opposed to self-employed contractors in the landmark judgement of Uber BV v Aslam. The Court held that these Uber drivers were to be classed as ‘workers’, meaning they are entitled…
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Ainsworth v Stewarts Law LLP [2020] EWCA Civ 178 – Solicitor/Client costs guidance
The court of appeal has upheld a decision made by a Senior Costs Judge that Points of Dispute are to be more specific in order to help the parties and the court ‘determine precisely what is in dispute and why’. The decision was made in the matter of Ainsworth v Stewarts Law LLP [2020]…
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Failure to Prevent Suicide Claims
Suicide can have a detrimental effect on everyone involved and the family and friends who are affected. This is especially prevalent when this could have been prevented by medical intervention. Your loved one could have taken their life due to failings in the mental health system and the NHS. The tragic instances where families…
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Propecia and Suicidal Thoughts
What is Propecia used for? Propecia is a drug used mainly to treat male pattern baldness and enlarged prostates which was produced by the American company Merck & Co. During the initial drug trial stages, the scientists discovered that the drug aided hair growth. Therefore in 1997, Propecia was specifically approved for use of…
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Telephone Scams – Know The Warning Signs
In light of a recent credit card scam highlighted by HSBC, we thought it may be helpful to highlight the dangers of such fraud by detailing the kinds of tactics employed in an attempt to trick people out of their own savings. Landline telephones and the elderly Landline telephones are becoming a popular target…
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Stamp Duty Land Tax Holiday Deadline
Important Notice Regarding Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT): The current SDLT holiday comes to an end on 30th June 2021 for properties being purchased up to a price of £500,000.00. From the 1st July until the 30th September 2021 there will be a further SDLT holiday for properties being purchased up to a price…
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27% Rise in Child Abuse Cases Reported During First Lockdown
285 serious incident notifications of child abuse cases were received by the Child Safeguarding Review Panel, according to recently published figures. Compared to the same period in the year prior, this is a 27% increase. Unfortunately, this comes after a fall in numbers between 2018/19 and 2019/20, specifically being recorded after the country entered…
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How to Handle the Stress of Working From Home – 9 Suggested Solutions
I’m sure that most employees would say that having the flexibility to work from home helps relieve the stressors and pressures of their job but that being required to work from home continuously, as many have had to do this year, can be extremely difficult and stressful. Below are 9 suggested solutions to try…
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