Injury Awareness Week: Lawyer warns of ‘justice gap’ for victims
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Medical negligence
Lee Hart, a partner at national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP, says too many victims of catastrophic injury are being left without support or compensation, despite being harmed by entirely preventable failures.
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Lee Hart
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Vanessa Harris
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International surrogacy: Do you need legal advice?
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Do you need a solicitor when entering to an international surrogacy agreement? Family law specialist Sarah Wood-Heath reviews a recent case where the intended parents did not seek legal advice.
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JLR cyber attack highlights importance of robust contracts, insurance and other risk management tools
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Commercial contracts and agreements
The recent cyber attack suffered by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) makes it all the more vital that businesses have robust commercial contracts, computer back-up procedures and insurance policies in place, according to a leading lawyer.
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Stephen Green
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Chidem Aliss
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makes your estate/portfolio management much more straightforward. An official copy of the register states the rights which benefit the land within the title. It also the burdens/liabilities which may be attached to the land. Once all this is evident on the public record, there is greater protection to owners against any claims against their land.
Land Registry: Withdrawal of Direction 3: Documents to be delivered with a first registration application – “We’ll need the original deeds”
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Commercial property
I love an old title deed and from time to time, I still submit applications for first registration of deeds to the Land Registry….
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Charlotte Lord
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A recent Court of Protection judgment gives guidance over the interpretation that should be applied to certain provisions in Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) and helps to clarify what clients can and cannot include within these vital documents.
Laura is a Partner in our first tier Property Litigation team specialising in commercial property portfolio management and real property disputes for a variety of national property investors and retailers.