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Aug 2016
The High Court, in a recent case, has clarified the effect of a Part 36 offer on a previous offer made within proceedings which was not made under Part 36. The Court held that the Part 36 offer, under the Civil Procedure Rules, made by a claimant was a counter-offer amounting to a rejection of…
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Aug 2016
If pensions are an issue in your divorce then there are three ways to deal with them: – Pension Attachment Orders This option results in the court ordering that a pension company pays out a percentage of the lump sum/income to the other spouse. This takes effect when the pension holder starts to draw the…
16
Aug 2016
When a couple separates, meeting the needs of any children of the relationship is key. The vast majority of parents are able to agree all or most matters relating to the children, including the arrangements for their day to day care, between themselves. In these cases, even if the couple go through the divorce process,…
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Aug 2016
When charged with a motoring offence, depending on the seriousness of the offence and whether the driver has received any other penalty points within the last 3 years, the defence may be the only thing preventing the driver from facing disqualification. There are various defences which may be available to a driver charged with a…
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Aug 2016
St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has proposed a temporary suspension on all non-vital operations for a period of four months during the winter period. Geoffrey Appleton, lay chair of the CCG, said in the group’s Financial Recovery Plan that, although he knew the move would be unpopular, they were facing a gap in funding…
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Aug 2016
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the UK amongst men, with over 40,000 new cases being diagnosed each year, and claiming over 11,000 lives a year. The new screening test, which has been developed by scientists at Cambridge University, identifies the severity of the disease, and puts the patients in one of five…
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