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15 Regulated Advisory Firms Declared in Default

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has declared 15 new advisory firms in default during February 2020.   A company/firm is declared in default when it is no longer able to financially bear to pay compensations for claims against it.     The firms are: Hector McLean Financial Consultants J Associates Knight Finance (European) Limited…

Contracts and the Covid-19 crisis

To quote Oscar Wilde, “expect the unexpected”, and never has this ‘saying’ been more relevant. Not only has the whole country been learning how to expect the unexpected over the past couple of weeks, it’s fair to say the world, as a whole, is learning how to adapt to the Covid-19 crisis.   At the…

Domestic Abuse Incidents Rise In UK

As the UK continues to lie low during the Coronavirus outbreak, Greater Manchester’s Deputy Mayor Beverley Hughes has stated that reports are rolling in of domestic violence incidents, with preparations being made for more severe ones ahead.   Charities and police had been warned of possible rises in domestic incidents, as the same thing happened…

Surge In Divorce Enquiries

Solicitors are reporting a surge in enquiries about divorce since the UK imposed stricter measures to stem the rise of Coronavirus cases. According to reports, there has been a 154% increase in Google searches of the phrase “I want a divorce” as couples find themselves involuntarily trapped together in isolation. According to family solicitor Penningtons…

COVID-19 – An Employers’ Guide For SME Businesses

Coronavirus raises significant challenges for business owners and their HR Managers.   The Employment Department at Oakwood Solicitors Ltd understands the uncertainty that employers are currently facing in light of this worldwide pandemic. Following an increased spike of calls and emails that we have been receiving from our SME clients, we have decided to put…

Prescription Requests See Sevenfold Increase

In light of a huge increase, the general public has been urged not to request prescription medication before it is required. Health officials in Shropshire have reminded people not to panic about the ongoing situation and request that people don’t order their repeat medication until seven days before they are due to run out of…

Preventing Bedsores

Without due care and attention, bedsores can develop quickly for patients who are restricted from movement for large amounts of time. Preventing bedsores can often be critical. If left untreated, bedsores can lead to sepsis and even premature, preventable death. No excuse is acceptable for a patient in care developing such a condition. How do…

Racial Discrimination and Coronavirus

As the current situation intensifies, more reports of racial discrimination are drifting in throughout the wake of the Coronavirus. Historical parallels can be drawn from recent history, with the H1N1 (swine flu) and Ebola outbreaks, with Mexicans and Latin Americans or other people of Latin descent experiencing abuse in the case of Swine Flu, as…

Private Renting in the wake of the Coronavirus

There are lots of questions surrounding the new ‘emergency legislation’ that is set to be introduced to protect those who are private renting as Coronavirus measures step up nationwide.   Thousands of tenants have called upon the government to intervene before it is too late, and Landlords exercise their right to evict their tenants for…