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Bowel Cancer Awareness Month: Early Diagnosis and Treatment
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Every day around 45 people in the UK will die from bowel cancer. In this article our team summarises symptoms to look for and the treatments available.
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British Steel Pension Scheme transfers and the coronavirus crisis
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If you’re a former BSPS member who received unsuitable advice to transfer out of your pension, what have you lost and how has this been affected by coronavirus?
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Can an employer still end employment with a PILON when the employee has resigned?
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The recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision of Fentem v Outform EMEA Ltd has held that there was “no dismissal” where an employer brought forward the termination date of an employee who had resigned by subsequently paying them a payment in lieu of notice (PILON).
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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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On 29 November 2023, judgment was handed down in James Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council and others [2023] EWCA Civ 1416. This has been an eagerly anticipated judgment for litigators and mediators alike.
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Can you get judgment early in an unfair prejudice petition?
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Commercial litigation and disputes
Are you a shareholder feeling sidelined by your company’s management? The Companies Act 2006 offers a lifeline through an unfair prejudice petition which enables shareholders to seek court intervention when their interests are unfairly harmed.
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Case Study: Stockport NHS Foundation Trust failings led to babies’ death at 24 minutes of age
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Clarke Willmott were instructed by our client (B) to investigate a claim for clinical negligence following the tragic death of her son (X) at only 24 minutes of age.
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