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Aug 2016

Motoring Offence Case Study

When charged with a motoring offence, depending on the seriousness of the offence and whether the driver has received any other penalty points within the last 3 years, the defence may be the only thing preventing the driver from facing disqualification. There are various defences which may be available to a driver charged with a…

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10
Aug 2016

NHS commissioning group proposes ban on non-essential operations

St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has proposed a temporary suspension on all non-vital operations for a period of four months during the winter period. Geoffrey Appleton, lay chair of the CCG, said in the group’s Financial Recovery Plan that, although he knew the move would be unpopular, they were facing a gap in funding…

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09
Aug 2016

Partner at Chadwick Lawrence Shortlisted for Law Society Excellence Award

Daniel Krigers, Employment Law specialist and Partner at Chadwick Lawrence has been shortlisted for ‘Junior Lawyer of the Year’ at the Law Society Excellence Awards. The Excellence Awards, currently celebrating their 10th year, recognise individuals for their business development initiatives to generate added value for clients and the firm as a whole. Daniel started his…

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09
Aug 2016

Employment Department’s Sarah Wood completes Post-Graduate diploma in HR Management

Sarah Wood, based at the Wakefield office, has become the latest team member at Chadwick Lawrence to embrace the firm’s passion for growth and development by completing her post-graduate diploma in Human Resources management at the University of Huddersfield. Sarah has completed the two-year course with a distinction, and has also been awarded an additional…

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09
Aug 2016

New screening test to give first accurate prognosis for prostate cancer patients

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the UK amongst men, with over 40,000 new cases being diagnosed each year, and claiming over 11,000 lives a year. The new screening test, which has been developed by scientists at Cambridge University, identifies the severity of the disease, and puts the patients in one of five…

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09
Aug 2016

Expansion of healthcare privatisation damaging the NHS

A new study has suggested that the increase of privatisation of healthcare, which has been named “patient choice”, could be damaging to the NHS and ultimately lead to a decline in the standard of treatment for the sick, the poor and the old. Amongst the founding principles of the NHS is the necessity to meet…

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