‘Almost all clients want their finances to be resolved without ongoing financial connections so they can each go their separate ways without continuing financial ties i.e., they want to have a “clean break”.’
Family Law, 20th May 2021
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The Home Office has failed to compensate victims of the Windrush scandal quickly enough, a critical National Audit Office (NAO) investigation into the compensation scheme has found.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘he health secretary will face questions about compensation for victims of the contaminated blood scandal on Friday afternoon.’
BBC News, 21st May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former police officer who assaulted a woman in the street as she walked home has been placed on a register barring him from rejoining the service.’
The Guardian, 18th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
A ‘significant development’ in litigation requiring a budget to be revised need not be a specific event at a specific time, a Queen’s Bench master has ruled.
Litigation Futures, 14th May 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘In claims concerning a child or a protected party, acceptance of a Part 36 offer is subject to the approval process under Part 21. Consequently, the accepted Part 36 offer is not deemed binding until the court approves the same. What would happen if the offeror wishes to withdraw the Part 36 offer during the period between acceptance and approval due to a material change in circumstances such as the death of a protected party?’
St Philips Barristers, 13th May 2021
Source: st-philips.com
‘A woman has been jailed after vandalising the grave of a young diabetic man with the words: “Ha Ha Ha Liam. Looks like diabetes won again.” ‘
The Independent, 13th May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Apple is facing a demand for billions of pounds of consumer compensation in a British lawsuit that accuses the company of overcharging users by up to 30% on its App Store.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Universities in England could face fines under new legislation if they fail to protect free speech on campus.’
BBC News, 12th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The family of Philippa Day, a mentally ill single mother who died from a deliberate overdose after her benefits were wrongly cut off, is to seek compensation from the government.’
The Guardian, 10th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Christopher Cant analyses the latest appeal decisions in relation to the listing of pubs as assets of community value, covering issues including the recent past, financial viability and compensation.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th May 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A new best practice guide urging board-level attention at NHS trusts so they can learn more from clinical negligence cases has been issued in a bid to improve patient safety and reduce claims.’
Litigation Futures, 10th May 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The family of a teenager who died after unwittingly eating food he was allergic to at a Byron Burger restaurant say they do not feel properly compensated.’
BBC News, 6th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Campaigners say they are concerned about the low number of compensation payments to victims of the Windrush scandal.’
BBC News, 4th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government is being urged to remove the Windrush compensation scheme from the Home Office after new data showed 214 applicants have been waiting more than 18 months and five people more than two years.’
The Independent, 2nd May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 64-page users’ guide aimed at litigants in person who have to navigate the “straightforward” Official Injury Claim (OIC) portal for whiplash claims was published yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 30th April 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Dozens of former subpostmasters who were convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting because of the Post Office’s defective Horizon accounting system are expected to finally have their names cleared.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A council has been fined after it removed a homeless teenager and his mother from temporary housing during the pandemic, leaving them to sofa surf and live in a tent for two months.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘It would be unjust for a defendant to be bound by the acceptance of a six-year-old part 36 offer on behalf of a protected party just hours before their death, the High Court has indicated.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd April 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A group of former sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses, who say they were victims of a massive miscarriage of justice, are awaiting a ruling by the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 22nd April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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