Birth Trauma Injury Report – Listen to Mums: Ending the Postcode Lottery on Perinatal Care
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Personal injury and medical negligence
Vanessa Harris comments on the recent birth trauma injury report – Listen to Mums: Ending the Postcode Lottery on Perinatal Care and discusses the themes and outcome of the report.
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Vanessa Harris
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Clarke Willmott reappointed as NFU Legal panel firm
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We are delighted to have been reappointed to the National Farmers Union (NFU) legal panel for the South West, following an extensive re-selection process.
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You, another family member or friend can be authorised by the Court to become a Court of Protection Deputy. There are a number of forms that you must complete and return to the Court. The process of applying to be a Deputy can often be time consuming and confusing, but we can support you through the application process or make the application on your behalf.
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On the basis that neither party is actively seeking a way of avoiding its responsibilities, many development contracts will contain enough latitude to allow a development to complete, although this may be later than envisaged.
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Coming to terms with the loss of a loved one is difficult enough. Even more so if you feel that they did not receive acceptable care from their treating doctors and that medical mistakes or medical negligence may have led to their death.
Whether you’re hiring, restructuring, managing risk, or handling a dispute, employment law for businesses demands accurate advice, timely action and a clear commercial focus.
The more senior your role, the more complex your employment terms and the higher the stakes when something goes wrong. Whether you’re reviewing a new employment contract, negotiating a severance package or facing a workplace dispute – clear, expert and timely legal advice is essential.
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The government has confirmed that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will assume responsibility for supervising lawyers’ anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) compliance – replacing the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and other professional bodies currently fulfilling that role.
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Kelvin Balmont
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Forcing an employee to express milk in car and toilet held to be harassment
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An Employment Tribunal has recently held that a school committed an act of harassment on the grounds of sex when they did not provide a space for a female teacher to express breast milk at work.
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