The worry of slurry

Agriculture

Insights

Our team are increasingly instructed by farmers in respect of allegations of slurry-related pollution into streams and tributaries. Sam Harkness outlines the steps which farmers can take to mitigate the risk of any pollution and prosecution.

13 June 2023

Written by

Bridget Sanger

and

Sam Harkness

Why should you entrust your baby loss claim to Clarke Willmott?

Medical negligence

Insights

We are only as good as the last case we handled, so it’s important for us to know what our client’s have to say about us.

12 October 2020

Written by

James Edmondson

Zombie rights

Intellectual property

Insights

The assets of a dissolved company pass to the Crown as bona vacantia and getting hold of them after this has happened is by no means easy.

26 August 2016

Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021

Medical negligence

Insights

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.

15 October 2021

Written by

Vanessa Harris

Bonus or backfire: Professional sport employment contracts & bonus awards

Employment

Insights

Bonus schemes are an important part of the employment relationship. In professional sport, contractual bonus schemes often trigger significant bonus distributions.

5 March 2024

Written by

Tim Copplestone

Can fathers claim for psychiatric injury following stillbirth?

Medical negligence

Insights

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”.

13 October 2021

Challenging Validity: Receivers’ appointment under legal charge declared valid

Commercial litigation and disputes

Insights

Clarke Willmott successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of professional receivers who had been appointed under a legal charge against development land

12 March 2021

Foreign Wills’ revocation clauses

Wills & probate

Insights

In this article, we give an update on a High Court case we have previously covered concerning the Will of the late Harter Singh Sangha.

23 September 2023

Written by

Paul Davies

Fraudulent calumny: poisoning the mind of a testator

Civil dispute resolution

Insights

Our specialist probate solicitors explain what fraudulent calumny is, its relationship to undue influence and why acting quickly is important if you suspect fraudulent calumny has taken place.

29 September 2022

Written by

Bonita Walters

Government publishes new consultation on calculating holiday for part-year and irregular hours workers

Employment

Insights

In January, the government launched a consultation on proposals to deal with the calculation of holiday entitlement for workers who work for only part of the year or work irregular hours following the decision of the Supreme Court in Harpur Trust v Brazel last year.

21 February 2023

Written by

Paula Squire

How to increase the effectiveness of your lasting power of attorney

Private wealth

Insights

Lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) are vitally important documents: they give someone power to make decisions about your financial affairs, or to make decisions in relation to your personal welfare, after you lose capacity.

19 February 2020

The worry of slurry

Why should you entrust your baby loss claim to Clarke Willmott?

Zombie rights

Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021

Bonus or backfire: Professional sport employment contracts & bonus awards

Can fathers claim for psychiatric injury following stillbirth?

Challenging Validity: Receivers’ appointment under legal charge declared valid

Foreign Wills’ revocation clauses

Fraudulent calumny: poisoning the mind of a testator

Government publishes new consultation on calculating holiday for part-year and irregular hours workers

How to increase the effectiveness of your lasting power of attorney

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