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Dec 2018
Media Hub
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Dec 2018
How far can legal privilege extend?
The concept of ‘privilege’ naturally allows legal advisors to curb the general rule of disclosure of confidential documents in respect or any advice sought and received and during the course of court proceedings for correspondence between them and their client. This principle is based on public policy, which ensures the foundation of client confidentiality to…
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Dec 2018
Section: Employer Services
Employment Seminar on Informal Resolution
As part of the launch of re-branded HR service, Box HR – a flexible, external HR solution – the employment team at Chadwick Lawrence delivered a seminar on Informal Resolution to a packed Wakefield office on the 5th December. Managing Partner Neil Wilson led delegates through the benefits of adopting an alternative approach to formal…
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Dec 2018
More women affected by cervical screening mistake
It has emerged that over 3,500 women have not received NHS cervical cancer screening information. The discovery was made by Capita, the organisation responsible for forwarding screening invitations, during an investigation into an administration error which is already known to have affected 40,000 women in England. The women involved are being written to and NHS…
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Dec 2018
People living in rural areas less likely to survive cancer
Research conducted by scientists at Aberdeen University looked into the impact on where a person lives on their cancer prognosis, and found that there was a distinct ‘survival disadvantage’ on rural people when compared to their urban equivalents. Around 25 per cent of people in the UK live rurally. The research investigated the possible reasons…
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Dec 2018
Asbestos found in nine out of ten NHS hospitals
An investigation has revealed that the cancer-causing substance exists in the buildings of 198 out of 211 trusts. Asbestos was commonly used as an insulator between the 1950s and 1970s and has since been linked to lung cancer and life-threatening scarring of the respiratory system. The substance was banned in 1999. However, buildings assembled before…
