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How does the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme work?
On Friday (20th March), the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The stated purpose of the scheme is to enable employers to ‘furlough’ employees (grant a leave...
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How will coronavirus affect my family court case?
Family matters are stressful at the best of times but during these uncertain times, it is understandable that those who are amidst legal proceedings are wondering how COVID-19 will affect...
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What does the proposed eviction ban mean for renters and landlords?
The government has announced emergency legislation to suspend evictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. At present, the information is limited and we await specific wording, however, what we...
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Budget 2020: what does it mean for housing?
Last week’s Budget announcement focused on mitigating the impact of coronavirus on our economy, but what was said about the housing market? Asha North, Team Leader in our New Build...
Case Studies
Case study: £11,000 settlement for injured cyclist
Our client was cycling down the road when the Defendant, travelling in the opposite direction, turned right across our client’s path and caused a collision. As a result, our client...
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Case study: £19,000 settlement for physical and psychological injury
Our client (the Claimant) was involved in a road traffic accident when he was stationary in his car waiting to enter the roundabout. He was hit in the rear of...
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Case study: loss of movement after machinery accident
Our client was involved in an accident at the water plant where he worked. He was assisting with the repair of a piece of machinery and, whilst doing so, he...
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What is the impact of coronavirus on child contact?
Over the past few weeks, we have all been inundated with news updates regarding travel to areas that have been affected by coronavirus and many of us are having to...
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Winter accidents: making a personal injury compensation claim
With the extreme weather that Winter can bring, be that ice and snow or the storms we’ve experienced in recent weeks, everyday activities can become just that little bit extra...
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Coronavirus: what do employers need to know?
With the World Health Organization (WHO) saying that the world should “do more to prepare for a possible coronavirus pandemic” and cases being reported as near to the UK as...
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Last night’s ITV’s Tonight show provided an overview on the popularity of short-term lets, mainly Airbnb bookings. Those of us who have used Airbnb cannot fault its appeal in terms of...
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English law and the value of life: the limits of the statutory bereavement award
The loss of a loved one is extremely sad for everyone involved but where the death was the result of medical negligence and therefore avoidable, the effect on those close...