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Couple allowed to tear up badly drafted trust
A couple have been granted permission to tear up a badly drafted trust, after an error left the wife unable to benefit from it. The husband had set up the trust several years ago, with the intention of it providing for his wife and children in the event of his death. The man’s bank was the trus....
Issues at Furness General Hospital ‘not a surprise’
The alleged cover-up at Furness General Hospital is shocking, in particular for those families who have already suffered a devastating loss. However, the problems at the hospital come as little surprise to solicitors Attwaters Jameson Hill. The alleged cover-up at Furness General Hospital is shoc....
Sacked employees win race claim against care home
A care home has lost its appeal against a race discrimination claim made by two of its dismissed employees. The case involved a number of staff including an African care worker, an Asian deputy manager and a senior manager, who was white. The dismissals followed the inappropriate administratio....
Father wins appeal over contact with his children
A father has won an appeal against a court order that rejected the recommendations of childcare experts and reduced his contact with his children. A father has won an appeal against a court order that rejected the recommendations of childcare experts and reduced his contact with his children. ....
Number of tenants buying council homes more than doubles
The number of tenants buying their council homes under the Government discount scheme, Right to Buy, has more than doubled over the last year. The number of tenants buying their council homes under the Government discount scheme, Right to Buy, has more than doubled over the last year. Right to....
Woman fails to share in ex-husband’s newly earned riches
A woman who divorced her husband when they both had no money has failed in her bid to share in the fortune he earned after the marriage ended. A woman who divorced her husband when they both had no money has failed in her bid to share in the fortune he earned after the marriage ended. Dale Vin....
Children to be given a greater say in family courts
The government has announced that children will be given a greater voice in the family justice system so they can they can express their opinions about disputes that affect their lives. Ministers say children as young as 10 will be able to make their views known to the judge dealing with th....
Number of FTSE 350 firms signing payment code triples
The number of FTSE 350 firms signing up to the prompt payment code (PPC) has tripled in the last six months. The number of FTSE 350 firms signing up to the prompt payment code (PPC) has tripled in the last six months. Business Minister Michael Fallon wrote to businesses in November 2012 asking....
Baby died “because he fell ill at the weekend”
Baby died “because he fell ill at the weekend” A recent news report describes how a baby died “ because he fell ill at the weekend”. The 5 month old baby had undergone major heart surgery at a specialist London hospital and had been transferred to a local North London hospital to be monit....
Woman awarded compensation following dog attack
A pensioner has been awarded £17,000 after her hand was left permanently damaged following an attack by a dog. The woman was 74 years old at the time of the incident. She had been walking her friend’s dog when an alsatian jumped over a wall and started barking at her. The alsatian jumped at....
Landlord wins case against commercial tenant over repair work
The economic downturn has made both landlords and tenants extra keen to minimise potential losses when leases come to an end. The economic downturn has made both landlords and tenants extra keen to minimise potential losses when leases come to an end. A recent case in the High Court involved a....
Cambridgeshire company and director fined after scaffold falls into street
A Cambridgeshire company and its director have been prosecuted by the HSE after an unsecured scaffold collapsed onto the pavement and road in High Street, Stretham, on 18 April 2013 three days after it was erected. A prosecution was brought after an investigation found the two-storey structure,....
