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Nov 2017
A local family lawyer has called on unmarried couples in West Yorkshire to take action to protect themselves, as they could be vulnerable if the relationship breaks down. Sarah Crowther from Chadwick Lawrence made the calls as part of a national Cohabitation Awareness Week that is being led by Resolution, who campaign for a fairer…
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Nov 2017
An investigation has found that NHS patients are currently waiting up to two weeks longer for a routine operation than they were a year ago, with some patients waiting for more than two years. The figures showed that, although health service rules state that patients should be treated within 18 weeks, the average wait for…
14
Nov 2017
NHS Providers, a body which represents health chiefs, say that rising demand outstripping the increase in staff numbers means that NHS staff are currently working on the “edge of safety”. Although there has been increase in staff numbers of six per cent over the last three years, the demand for services in this time has…
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Nov 2017
Chadwick Lawrence’s medical negligence department have again received a double accreditation, being chosen to feature in The Chambers And Partners and Legal 500 published lists of accredited UK law firms, showing that they are worthy of being ranked amongst the most outstanding law firms in the UK in this field. A rigorous selection procedure is…
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Oct 2017
Watchdog Healthwatch has reported that the number of patients being readmitted to hospital within 30 days of being discharged has risen in England by nearly 25 per cent in the last four years. Although NHS England have said that it is impossible to know why this is happening, The watchdog have warned that patients may…
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Oct 2017
In a recent case, the Supreme Court confirmed that diplomatic immunity did not apply to a diplomat and his wife once the diplomatic mission had come to an end in a case where they had mistreated a domestic worker. The Vienna Convention grants different degrees of immunity to those concerned with a diplomatic mission depending…
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