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04
Aug 2023

What is the Third Parties [Rights Against Insurers] Act 2010?

The Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act creates a statutory right for third parties to an insurance contract to claim against insurance companies where the insured has gone insolvent. Its main aims were to address the shortcomings of the 1930 Act, an example of one of those shortcomings being that in the 1930 Act, the…

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03
Aug 2023

A desire to go clubbing is not discriminatory

Does a disagreement over a venue for a work Christmas party amount to discriminatory conduct? No, held the tribunal in the recent case of Mrs C Palladino v Reed in Partnership Ltd. In this case, the Claimant (Mrs C Palladino) worked for the Respondent (Reed in Partnership Ltd) as an HR advisor. At the time…

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02
Aug 2023

Chadwick Lawrence Creates New Court of Protection Team to Meet Growing Demand

Chadwick Lawrence is pleased to announce the establishment of a new Court of Protection team in response to a significant increase in demand for services in this area. The firm has appointed Grace Armstrong as the first member of the team, further enhancing its capacity to assist clients in Court of Protection matters. Grace Armstrong…

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28
Jul 2023

Incoming Fixed Costs Rules

General overview  In the commercial courts of England and Wales, it is long-established that the general principle on costs recoverability is that costs should ‘follow the event’, meaning that the winner in litigation will generally recover their legal costs from the losing party. Costs awards and the amount of the award are ultimately subject to…

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28
Jul 2023

Quick Wills, Probate and Divorce services to be investigated by CMA

As reported in recent days by mainstream media, firms offering ‘quickie’ will writing services and divorces are being investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) following numerous complaints.  The CMA intends to examine online divorce services which have become more popular since lockdown as well as complaints that vulnerable customers were pressured into signing…

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27
Jul 2023

New Sentencing Guidelines for Motoring Offences

The Sentencing Council has published 12 new and revised sentencing guidelines for offenders convicted of motoring offences in England and Wales. The new and revised guidelines, which apply to adults only, will come into effect on 1 July 2023.   What have they revised?  The changes include updated versions of six current guidelines that were…

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