10
Jan 2018
Although patients arriving into A&E departments by ambulance should be handed over within 15 minutes, over 75,000 have had to wait at least twice as long so far this winter, and ambulance crews have reported that some have had to wait up to five hours to be seen. The delays happen when staff are not…
10
Jan 2018
A memo recently leaked to The Times has said that cancer patients are facing delays because nursing staff numbers were around 40 percent down. Dr Weaver, the author of the memo, said that there were not enough nurses trained to administer chemotherapy treatment to patients, meaning a delay to treatment start times and that a…
12
Dec 2017
The budget on 22 November 2017 provided greatly needed assistance to first time buyers in the form of a relief on stamp duty. How does the relief work and what are the rules? The calculation is fairly simple: First Time Buyers purchasing a property up to £300,000 will be exempt from stamp duty. First Time…
11
Dec 2017
Simmonds v Pearce [2017] EWHC 35 (QB) (1 December 2017) provided a clear case of deliberate and calculated non–co-operation with the Trustee and of calculated attempts to obstruct him in his functions. The Court had directed that the respondent answer questions and to co-operate with the Official Receiver and the trustee, but he failed to…
11
Dec 2017
In an age of ‘pop up’ bars and restaurants, it often becomes difficult to define when licensing rules apply. What do we need? When do the rules apply? What type of application is required? These are just some of the questions clients, corporate or otherwise, need to know the answers to. Similarly, when a business…
05
Dec 2017
The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has recently considered the fairness of a dismissal in circumstances where an employee failed to present full right to work documentation as part of a workplace audit. The case raises questions about the extent of an employee’s obligations and the reliance which an employer may place on a failure to…
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