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“Oh, you’re a personal injury lawyer. You must get all sorts of people trying to sue for all sorts of things like coffee being hot?” “But what about when someone just walks out in front of...

If a person is left out of a will or does not receive as much provision as they expected, then there may be an opportunity to make a claim for further provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Fa...

Clifford Tibber has reviewed the Law Society’s recently published Litigation Handbook, Practice and Procedure in the Business and Property Courts. Full review can be found below.  "The preface t...

Special measures are provisions available under the direction of the court to aid vulnerable parties to give evidence or participate in court proceedings. Once victims of abuse receive support to init...

On 8 February 2013 Jem Stansfield a presenter of the BBC's popular science programme Bang Goes the Theory, was injured whilst working as a presenter when, as part of a scripted programme examining whe...

What is a reasonable fee for a letting agent to charge for arranging the variation, assignment or novation of a tenancy? In England the Tenant Fees Act 2019 regulates the charges which landlords an...

In August 2018 my client was injured at work. He was on the site of a housing development and in his role as a groundworker he was required to excavate several manholes. As he lowered himself into a m...

The key requirements for a will to be valid in England and Wales include that it: Be in writing; Is made by a person over 18 years of age (unless exemptions apply); Meets the formalities of...