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Jul 2017
Four years after their controversial introduction, the Supreme Court has today unanimously ruled that the requirement for employees to pay fees to use the employment tribunal system was unlawful and unconstitutional. Since 2013, potential claimants have been required to pay an issue fee – the amount of which depends on the nature and complexity of…
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Jul 2017
The Law Commission have recently suggested that The Wills Act of 1837 may be outdated for our modern laws and ways of thinking; apparently needing an ‘overhaul’ according to an article published on 13 July 2017. But, is the Wills Act really outdated? The Wills Act 1837 first came into force in the Victorian era…
21
Jul 2017
Our lawyers recently acted for a client who sustained injury when slipping in a hotel shower. We acted for the client on a no win no fee basis. Circumstances The shower was situated over the bath and no bath mat was provided in the room. The client arrived at the hotel late at night and…
20
Jul 2017
Our lawyers has secured a £6.7m settlement for a West Yorkshire man who suffered severe spinal cord and brain injuries in a road traffic accident in 2013. The victim, who was 25 at the time of the accident, was a passenger in a car that collided with a lamp post. He was knocked out and…
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Jul 2017
Circumstances Our lawyers recently acted for a client on a no win no fee basis, who fell in the Defendants pub as a result of the floor being wet and the lighting in the area being defective. Liability A claim for damages was made against the pub who involved their insurers. Initially liability for the…
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Jul 2017
We were consulted by a female client who had been attacked by a friend’s dog causing severe lacerations to her face which required extensive stitches and left residual scarring. Our client was signed up to a conditional fee agreement and a letter of claim was sent to the owners of the dog who referred it…
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