Legal News - Chadwick Lawrence

27
Jul 2021

Section: Regulatory Services

Information Commissioner’s Office Fines Charity for Personal Data Breach Exposing Sensitive Personal Data Online

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a transgender charity £25,000 for failing to keep the personal data of its users secure. The ICO discovered that approximately 780 pages of confidential emails were viewable online for nearly 3 years, which contained the personal data, including sensitive personal data, of around 550 of the charity’s users.…

26
Jul 2021

Section: Employer Services

Surfacing Driver Takes One for The Road

Many employers have seen a reduction in sickness instances over the last sixteen months of the pandemic; furlough, flexible working and operating from home are significant contributing factors to this positive development. A more fluid approach to work continues to improve the physical and mental well-being of the employee, and innovations in the support offered…

22
Jul 2021

Section: Wills & Probate

Lasting Powers of Attorney Update

The government have just announced that they are beginning a 12-week consultation from the 20th of July to mid-October to consider the process of creating Lasting Powers of Attorney. It is the intention to review the position to make the system safer and more secure. In addition, paper-based Powers of Attorney have been in situ…

20
Jul 2021

Employee Spotlight – Peter Harling

Each colleague at Chadwick Lawrence is a valuable member of the team, and we want to showcase each individual behind the Chadwick Lawrence wheel. In this Q&A, we’re finding out more about Peter Harling, a Partner at the firm. Getting to know about his first jobs and how he became a solicitor at Chadwick Lawrence……

20
Jul 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

Trial shows new prostate drug combination could shrink tumours and reduce deaths by a quarter

The trial has found that patients given two different pills were three times more likely to experience complete remission than those given only one. They were also 23 per cent less likely to die or see their tumour grow or spread. Doctors at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research…

20
Jul 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

Medical images and rapid tests for same day diagnosis among NHS package of measures to get more people checked for cancer

It has been revealed that medical images and same day cancer tests will be rolled out across England in an effort to help with faster diagnosis. NHS chiefs have pledged an additional £20 million into pilot schemes aimed at speeding up the diagnosis of cancer. One of the plans will see GPs or medical photographers…

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Information Commissioner’s Office Fines Charity for Personal Data Breach Exposing Sensitive Personal Data Online

Surfacing Driver Takes One for The Road

Lasting Powers of Attorney Update

Employee Spotlight – Peter Harling

Trial shows new prostate drug combination could shrink tumours and reduce deaths by a quarter

Medical images and rapid tests for same day diagnosis among NHS package of measures to get more people checked for cancer

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