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What is parental alienation?
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What is parental alienation?

Posted on 25th April 2022 in Family Law

Parental alienation is a term that is difficult to define but it is considered to involve extreme negativity by one parent with the aim of interfering in a child’s relationship with their other parent by creating hostility to contact.
Bea Taylor

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Bea Taylor

Solicitor
Child Arrangements and Child Maintenance after Separation
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Child Arrangements and Child Maintenance after Separation

Posted on 20th April 2022 in Family Law

It is important to ensure arrangements for the children of the family are put in place swiftly to help minimise the disruption to their lives. As parents you will need to think carefully about the arrangements for each of you to spend time with your children and this article explores the options available to help you move forward.
Bea Taylor

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Bea Taylor

Solicitor
Nearly half of NHS maternity services in England are unsafe
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Nearly half of NHS maternity services in England are unsafe

Posted on 12th April 2022 in Medical Negligence

The lives of babies are at risk because maternity units are still unsafe, years after families raised concerns about preventable deaths resulting from poor care.
Endurance Arthur

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Endurance Arthur

Partner and Solicitor
Waiting times for ambulances leaves lives of patients in England at risk
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Waiting times for ambulances leaves lives of patients in England at risk

Posted on 11th April 2022 in Medical Negligence

999 callers in England are facing an ‘appalling’ wait time for an ambulance to arrive according to Dr Katherine Henderson, president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
Simon Mansfield

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Simon Mansfield

Partner and Solicitor
Joint ownership of copyright and the Ed Sheeran case
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Joint ownership of copyright and the Ed Sheeran case

Posted on 07th April 2022 in Intellectual Property

The High Court has just handed down a judgment that Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” does not infringe copyright in the 2015 song “Oh Why” written by Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue.
Jessica Whittick

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Jessica Whittick

Solicitor
£1.1 million in damages to teenager who suffered injury at birth
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£1.1 million in damages to teenager who suffered injury at birth

Posted on 06th April 2022 in Medical Negligence

Erb’s Palsy is a permanent disability which can vary in severity from at its worst a complete paralysis of the shoulder, arm and hand, to the milder end of the spectrum being a weaker and less functionally useful limb, which is none the less still disabling.
Clair Hemming

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Clair Hemming

Partner and Solicitor
Changes to employers right to work checks
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Changes to employers right to work checks

Posted on 06th April 2022 in Employment

From 6 April employers right to work checks will change. Physical cards will no longer be accepted as part of the right to work checking process and checks will have to be done online via the Home Office online checking service.
Joanna Parry

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Joanna Parry

Associate and Solicitor
Two-thirds of those planning to retire this year will work part-time to keep up with the rising cost of living
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Two-thirds of those planning to retire this year will work part-time to keep up with the rising cost of living

Posted on 06th April 2022 in Probate & Wills, Later Life Planning

Abrdn have surveyed 2,000 of Brits and the results show that instead of retiring, many of us are considering part-time work with two-thirds (66%) planning to remain in some form of employment in 2022 compared to 56% in 2021 and 34% in 2020.
Sue Halfyard

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Sue Halfyard

Partner & Chartered Legal Executive
22% of Wills made through legal advisers include charitable bequest
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22% of Wills made through legal advisers include charitable bequest

Posted on 06th April 2022 in Probate & Wills

It has been reported that more than 1 in 5 Wills prepared by UK legal advisers (22%) now included a donation to charity.
Sue Halfyard

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Sue Halfyard

Partner & Chartered Legal Executive
Guide to No Fault Divorce
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Guide to No Fault Divorce

Posted on 05th April 2022 in Family Law

No fault divorce is now in effect in England and Wales as of 6th April 2022. Here we look at what no fault divorce is, what it means for you, and what the implications of the UK divorce law reforms are.
Aimee Aspinall

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Aimee Aspinall

Senior Associate & Solicitor
Death of two babies leads to police investigation
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Death of two babies leads to police investigation

Posted on 05th April 2022 in Medical Negligence

Last week Donna Ockenden published her long awaited report on maternity failings at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust addressing what has been described as the worst maternity scandal in NHS history.
Simon Mansfield

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Simon Mansfield

Partner and Solicitor
A legal guide to life after divorce
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A legal guide to life after divorce

Posted on 05th April 2022 in Family Law

If you have recently divorced, you may be wondering what happens next. Going through the divorce process can be challenging, and even after you have come to an agreement, there may still be legal matters left unresolved.
Ricky Noble

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Ricky Noble

Senior Paralegal