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A modest proposal?

The Institute of Directors today tells us: help growth by removing employment rights. The right to request flexible working is cited as a culprit. Get...

06th Nov 2012
Site News Medical Negligence

Access to Justice and Rule of Law

Legal Aid medical negligence specialist Jane McBennett comments the government’s proposed reforms to Legal Aid following the recent Green Paper Briefing. I have always assumed...

06th Nov 2012
Site News Personal Injury

Westacre Middle school closed twice in four years because of a failure in asbestos management

The closure of Westacre Middle School highlights the disruption, anxieties, potential health risks and cost that can occur when a school contains asbestos. “A county...

06th Nov 2012
Site News Personal Injury

JUAC statement on UK failure to comply with EC asbestos legislation

“The European Commission acknowledges that the UK’s Asbestos Management Regulations are in adequate. The latest statistics (February 2011) show that the numbers of school teachers...

06th Nov 2012
Site News Medical Negligence

Disabled man wins £1.5m payout from hospital for operation blunder

By Tanya O’Rourke of the Telegraph and Argus A health trust has agreed to pay compensation likely to total in excess of £1.5 million to...

06th Nov 2012
Site News Personal Injury

Mesothelioma Victims Vindicated in the Supreme Court

10 March 2011. The Supreme Court yesterday handed down judgments in the linked cases of Sienkiewicz -v- Greif and Knowsley MBC -v- Willmore. The insurance...

06th Nov 2012
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Leeds lawyer teams up with President Carter

By Aisha Iqbal of the Yorkshire Evening Post, published 17 March 2011 ONE is the former leader of the most powerful nation on earth –...

06th Nov 2012
Site News Employment

Employment Law changes for April 2011

Employment law is a hot topic with the new Government as they are stressing the importance of ‘maximum flexibility’ and ‘business-friendly’ employment laws. As a...

06th Nov 2012
Site News Personal Injury

Union asbestos survey shows many schools remain at risk

Monday 18 April 2011 – A nationwide survey published today of more than 600 school teacher and support staff safety representatives has flatly contradicted Health...

06th Nov 2012