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The dangers of homemade Wills

Wills & probate
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Homemade Wills can be dangerous and give rise to numerous problems, including family disputes and estate administration issues. Contact a Wills solicitor on 0800 652 8025. Free initial consultation. Offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton & Taunton.

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The importance of training your employees

Employment
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Training is an essential part of ensuring that managers/supervisors handle staffing issues in the right way and employees know what is expected of them. This is where we can help.

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The problems associated with ‘deathbed’ wills

Wills & probate
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While taking time, careful consideration and expert advice is the preferred way to record a will, sometimes the need to act quickly in order to change or obtain a person’s final wishes arises and this can cause issues for both the family and the solicitor involved.

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The Right to Roam: Balancing landowners’ interests and public access

Agriculture
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The Right to Roam has been brought back into the public debate following recent rumblings from Labour about extending rights for ramblers across England and Wales. For more information contact our team online.

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The significance of international post and prenups for professional athletes

Family law
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Professional sports athletes often move abroad to enhance their careers, in these scenarios a pre- or post-nuptial agreement should be seriously considered.

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The winner takes it all in Defamation – Litigation strategy and the art of winning

Civil dispute resolution
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For businesses and high net worth or public individuals bringing or defending defamation litigation it is important to use the various tools available to bring cases to a conclusion as quickly and cheaply as possible.

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The worry of slurry

Agriculture
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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.

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Understanding the significance of heads of terms in commercial agreements

Commercial contracts and agreements
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Heads of term can be problematic, particularly where discussions stall or the parties fail to enter into the main contract. In this article we set out the most common issues which arise in relation to heads of terms.

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University Hospital Bristol NHS Trust found responsible of ‘Neglect’ following teenage death from meningitis

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Kerry Fifield, Partner was instructed by the family of Isabel ‘Izzy’ Gentry, following a referral by the Meningitis Research Foundation in June 2016 shortly after Isabel’s death.

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Vanessa Harris

Senior Associate

Bristol
Vanessa is a Senior Associate in Clarke Willmott’s Bristol Clinical Negligence team specialising in a broad range of complex medical negligence claims
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West Midlands: A hotspot for uninsured drivers

Serious injury
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A serious injury specialist has voiced his concern at new data showing that Birmingham and the West Midlands are among the worst places in the UK for uninsured drivers.

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