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Search and seizure orders – The supervising solicitor’s perspective

Commercial litigation and disputes
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A search and seizure order allows one party in a dispute to enter another party’s premise (the respondent) to search for, copy, and retain evidence.

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Has COVID killed the search and seizure order?

Commercial litigation and disputes
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A search (and seizure) order is a powerful tool in the litigator’s armoury where there are concerns in a dispute that crucial evidence will not be preserved.

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Long COVID – should employers accept that it is a disability within the meaning of the Equality Act?

Employment
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It is estimated that more than one million people in the UK are suffering with the prolonged side effects of Covid.

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Right to Work in the UK Checks – changes and further extension of COVID adjusted measures until 5 April 2022

Employment
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The Home Office has granted a further extension to the adjusted procedure (in response to the Coronavirus pandemic) to complete Right to Work in the UK Checks.

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Refused flexible working request made for “childcare needs” can amount to indirect sex discrimination

Employment
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Refusal of the employee’s flexible working request to accommodate her childcare needs amounted to indirect sex discrimination.

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When divorce gets complicated

Family law
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Ten reasons why divorce gets complicated and why having the right legal advice helps achieve a positive outcome.

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Damages awarded to mother following Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury (OASI)

Medical negligence
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For most women once the baby is born, they will recover from the trauma of childbirth and be able to focus on the challenges of motherhood. However, for some women, injuries sustained during childbirth will cause ongoing and sometimes permanent symptoms.

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Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury (OASI) in childbirth

Medical negligence
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What is Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury and where can I get help following an injury? Our specialist medical negligence team are on hand to support you

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Clarke Willmott improves care home’s draft rating

Healthcare
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A care home with an overall rating of good received a draft inspection report with an overall rating of inadequate. We successfully challenged the proposed new rating leading to a higher rating in the published report.

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Lasting powers of attorney for business owners

Wills & probate
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Everyone should consider how their financial affairs will be dealt with in the event of their incapacity, and, as everyone has been reminded over the past year, old age is not the only cause of incapacity; accidents and devastating illness are also possibilities that should be borne in mind.

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A question of interpretation – repair or structural defect?

Property litigation
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This is a closer look at the Court of Appeal decision in Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London v Various Leaseholders of Great Arthur House [2021] EWCA Civ 431.

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