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Posted 31 July 2017
by Dan Griffin .
Unregistered Design Rights – 3 Reasons Why They Should Not Be Overlooked
Unregistered design rights (referred to as just ‘design rights’) are a valuable asset which tends to be forgotten. These are just 3 reasons why they should not be overlooked:
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Posted 31 July 2017
by Amy Cater .
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) – Good practice to send Commencement Notices by registered post
A developer has had his appeal against a CIL surcharge dismissed by an Inspector for failing to submit a commencement notice to the Council on time before starting works. The developer claimed that he had submitted a commencement notice to…
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Posted 28 July 2017
by Mark Williams .
62% of child contact cases researched involved allegations of domestic abuse
Cafcass and Women’s Aid collaborate on research Research released by Women’s Aid and Cafcass finds that 62% of applications to the family court about where a child should live or spend time feature allegations of domestic abuse.
Read more Posted 26 July 2017
by Amy Cater .
Delays to 20% planning fee increase
In April the Department for Communities and Local Government confirmed that councils in England would be able to increase their planning fees by 20% from July.
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Posted 26 July 2017
by Stephen Jennings .
Supreme Court Rules Employment Tribunal Fees Unlawful
The Supreme Court has today unanimously ruled that the government acted unlawfully when introducing employment tribunal (ET) fees in 2013. From today, anyone who brings a claim against their employer in the ET (and appeals in the Employment Appeal Tribunal)…
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Posted 25 July 2017
by Stuart Bramley .
Baby ‘crying in a different way’ diagnosed with Sepsis
With reference to this Daily Mail Online article, Stuart Bramley, solicitor specialising in infection claims, writes:
Read more Posted 24 July 2017
by Dan Griffin .
How to get compensation if you were affected by Royal Bank of Scotland’s Global Restructuring Group
The Global Restructuring Group (GRG) was set up by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) supposedly to help businesses which RBS had lent money to recover from difficulties caused by the financial crisis in 2008.
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Posted 24 July 2017
by Rukaya Bradford .
New Cafcass application figures released
Private law applications to Cafcass have increased by 12% in June 2017 compared to the same month in 2016.
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Posted 21 July 2017
by Aimee Aspinall .
Domestic Abuse
Draft Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill announced The government has announced a commitment to bring forward new laws to protect victims of domestic violence and abuse. The provisions will include setting up a Domestic Violence and Abuse Commissioner. In addition,…
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Posted 21 July 2017
by Endurance Arthur .
Croydon father left in A&E loses leg to flesh eating bug wins £1m
A Croydon man went into septic shock after he left hospital thinking he needed no further treatment, having been lost in the NHS system following a 6 hour wait in A&E.
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