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15
Aug 2017

What is a Statutory Will?

What is a Statutory Will? A statutory Will is a Will made on behalf of someone who is confirmed to have lost the capacity to make a Will themselves by the Court of Protection.  A statutory Will can be written if a person does not have an existing Will in place but can also be…

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15
Aug 2017

What is a Deputy?

What is a Deputy? If your loved one sadly loses mental capacity and is unable to make a Lasting Power of Attorney then the best option for them will be an application to the Court of Protection. This will enable you, if you make the application, to act in their best interest and make decisions…

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09
Aug 2017

Maternity wards in England close 382 times in 2016

Data received from a Freedom of Information request has shown that 42 of 96 trusts in England temporarily closed their maternity units on 382 occasions last year. The most frequent reasons for the closures were that there were too few staff and not enough beds. The Royal College of Midwives have said that it was…

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08
Aug 2017

HAULAGE DRIVER AWARDED £67,500 AFTER SUSTAINING KNEE INJURY AT WORK

In March 2015 Mr A, a Class 2 haulage driver, sustained an injury to his knee whilst delivering goods for his employers. He tried to work on for a couple of days but the pain became so bad that he had to take time off sick. He instructed Yorkshire’s Injury Lawyers and we wrote to…

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08
Aug 2017

CLAIMANT AWARDED £2,210 FOR WHIPLASH TYPE INJURY

Mr I was a 20 year old man who was taking a driving lesson ready to take his test the week after the accident. His driving instructor’s car was hit from behind whilst he was driving it causing him injury.  He suffered whiplash and lower back pain which resolved within 4 months. We submitted his…

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08
Aug 2017

CLAIMANT AWARDED £3,286 FOR WHIPLASH TYPE INJURY

Miss G was a 36 year old lady who was employed in childcare. She was involved in a road accident when her car was stationary on a slip road waiting to get onto a main A road.  She was hit from behind shunting her car out into the A road into the path of an…

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