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Jun 2018

Black v Sale Service & Maintenance Limited

Black v Sale Service & Maintenance Limited [2018] EWHC 1344 (Ch) determines that the decision to dismiss an individuals Application to set aside a Statutory Demand was incorrect. The High Court has determined that the District Judge’s decision was wrong on the basis that the debtor had further unconsidered evidence to establish a counterclaim which…

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18
Jun 2018

Inheritance Tax Planning – The Brucie Way

It has recently been reported that according to public probate records Bruce Forsyth has left the majority of his £11.7 million estate to his third wife, Wilnelia.  We understand that the late entertainer left £100,000 in trust to be divided amongst his grandchildren at 21 years and gifts of £20,000 to each of his two…

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12
Jun 2018

‘Significant’ cash boost for the NHS

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that the NHS will receive a ‘significant increase’ in its budget. The deal, which coincides with the health service’s 70th birthday, is yet to be finalised, but the health secretary has said that Prime Minister Theresa May was ‘unbelievably committed’ to ‘sustainable funding increases’. It has been reported that…

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12
Jun 2018

Targeted hand rehabilitation therapy offers hope to cerebral palsy patients

Researchers in Germany have developed a therapy which focusses on manging and controlling involuntary hand movements, which may help some patients with a type of cerebral palsy where only one side of the body is affected. Up to 36 per cent of children with cerebral palsy have unilateral spastic cerebral palsy, which results in impaired…

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12
Jun 2018

Two West Yorkshire regions amongst areas in England most at risk of failing healthcare

Data collected from the Office for National Statistics and the NHS has highlighted the areas in England where lives could be at risk due to a struggling NHS. The 32 ‘risk zones’ have been identified as regions where people are 29 per cent more likely to die of avoidable causes, predominantly caused by harsh funding…

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11
Jun 2018

5 Points that a Business Renting a Property Without a Written Lease Should Know

As long as you pay rent, have exclusive possession, and are not a licensee, your status will still be that of a tenant protected under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. The landlord could only regain possession if certain statutory grounds apply and even then only after having first of all served a notice for…

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