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Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021

Medical negligence
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Whatever the circumstances, losing a child is a tragedy for families and more needs to be done to recognise and address the issues which lead to baby loss and stillbirth.

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Can fathers claim for psychiatric injury following stillbirth?

Medical negligence
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A “secondary victim” is someone who suffers psychiatric injury solely as a result of witnessing the injury or risk of harm to another person. Fathers and birth partners may in some circumstances fall into the category of “secondary victim”.

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Imaging orders: Is the search over?

Civil dispute resolution
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In this digital age the focus of searches is often digital devices with a particular concern that data on those devices will be deleted, destroyed or lost.

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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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