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Aug 2017
The director or vulnerabilities at the National Crime Agency (NCA), Will Kerr, on 10 August 2017 confirmed to reporters the widespread scale of modern slavery in the UK. The director reported that, amongst victims, the most common nationalities brought into the UK are from Eastern Europe, Vietnam and Nigeria. It was confirmed that there are…
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Aug 2017
On 9 August 2017, subsequent to the recent Supreme Court decision involving Unison which confirmed that Employment Tribunal fees are unlawful, the President of the Employment Tribunals issued case management orders staying claims and applications which have subsequently been brought in reliance on the decision. The case management orders stayed (postponed) all applications or claims…
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Aug 2017
The Court of Protection is there to help people who no longer have the mental capacity to make decisions for themselves. It can assist with decisions regarding their finances and property and also their general health and welfare. As well as being able to make decisions for a person, the Court of Protection is also…
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Aug 2017
What is a Statutory Will? A statutory Will is a Will made on behalf of someone who is confirmed to have lost the capacity to make a Will themselves by the Court of Protection. A statutory Will can be written if a person does not have an existing Will in place but can also be…
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Aug 2017
What is a Deputy? If your loved one sadly loses mental capacity and is unable to make a Lasting Power of Attorney then the best option for them will be an application to the Court of Protection. This will enable you, if you make the application, to act in their best interest and make decisions…
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Aug 2017
Data received from a Freedom of Information request has shown that 42 of 96 trusts in England temporarily closed their maternity units on 382 occasions last year. The most frequent reasons for the closures were that there were too few staff and not enough beds. The Royal College of Midwives have said that it was…
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