Police psychological sick leave up 35% in five years
An investigation conducted by BBC Radio 5 Live has revealed worrying statistics concerning the UK police force New stress at work figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have shown that the number of UK police officers and staff taking long-term sick leave for psychological reasons have risen by 35% over the last…
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Discrimination: do you have a claim?
Discrimination is unfair or unfavourable treatment of an individual or group based on certain characteristics. Discrimination is unlawful where unfair or unfavourable treatment is because of a person protected characteristic; these characteristics are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. There are several…
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Shared Parental Leave
Just 1% of men have opted to take Shared Parental Leave (“SPL”) in the 12 months since the government introduced it – according to research by My Family Care and the Women’s Business Council. The survey discovered that the main reasons for the lack of men taking up the offer were financial, a lack of…
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Contributory Fault of Pedestrians in RTAs
The courts are often asked to decide upon the degree of responsibility that pedestrians should bear when injured in a road traffic accident. Following the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Jackson v Murray ( UKSC 5), the assessment of apportionment of fault will depend on the circumstances of each individual case.…
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New Sentencing Guideline on Dangerous Dog Offences
Yesterday the Sentencing Council released the revised sentencing guidelines for dangerous dog offences. The revised guidelines give effect to amendments made to the Dangerous Dogs Act in 2014, specifically the amendment extending the maximum prison sentence to 14 years. After the revised guidelines come into force on 1 July 2016, we are likely to see…
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A M Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC [2016]
Is an employer legally responsible for an assault upon an innocent customer by an employee? It would appear that the answer is yes, according to the Supreme Court who this week unanimously gave judgment for the appellant in the case of Mr A M Mohamud (in substitution for Mr A Mohamud (deceased) v WM Morrison…
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International Women’s Day 2016 – inspiring young women
It’s worth us remembering on International Women’s Day that some really amazing women out there inspire younger girls. Recent research from the Girl Guides shows that young girls suffer from the low representation of women in top jobs across public life. In another initiative by the Girl Guides, senior section members of the organisation were…
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Four things NOT to do after a car accident
When you have been involved in a car accident, events can take a strange course and before you know it you are saying and agreeing to things that could ruin your chances of getting the best compensation for your injuries – with this in mind here is our list of four things you shouldn’t do…
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Pedestrian Compensation – how easy is it and how much will you get?
In 2014 alone, 751 Pedestrians were injured in a Road Traffic Collision in the UK, with a further 7 fatalities. As a Personal Injury firm that specialise in Road Traffic Collisions, we are all too familiar with the ghastly injuries these victims can suffer. Whilst pedestrians do owe a responsibility to other road users, cases…
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