I am writing the day after I underwent my third trip to the dentist in three weeks: the dreaded root canal treatment. Lucky me! Yesterday, in 90 minutes of treatment, my new crown was measured up. One more session left…. Fortunately, I have a brilliant NHS dentist who hasn’t broken [...]
Clyde & Co LLP and another v Bates van Winkelhof The General Issues: What is the Importance of being a ‘worker’? The legal status, and rights therein, afforded to ‘workers’ is far more beneficial than that given to others, except for ‘employees’. This is why, in 2017, Deliveroo riders opposed [...]
Hello there! My name is Andrew Gray and I'm the owner of Truth Legal Solicitors, here in gorgeous Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The reason I want to record a blog today is because, again, I'm really narked off. I read in the legal press about an hour ago at the [...]
Truth Legal Solicitors was established over five years ago by Andrew Gray as a firm dealing with personal injury, medical negligence and employment law. Andrew is now the successful founder and solicitor of the most honest and ethical law firm in Harrogate, Truth Legal, at only 38 years of age. [...]
My name is Andrew Gray and I am the owner of Truth Legal Solicitors here in Harrogate. This is my second vlog in 6 years and its very rare that I want to do a vlog but our huge opponents who are a firm called DAC Beachcroft, a very [...]
“Animals are such agreeable friends―they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.” ― George Eliot Mr. Gilfil’s Love Story,’ Scenes of Clerical Life, 1857 We are pretty fortunate in the UK, in that we don’t have any exotically dangerous animals roaming free. For example, if we go to the bathroom [...]
First of all, make sure everyone is ok and safe. Ensuring everyone is safe and well is the first priority after an accident. Call an ambulance if you are at all unsure about anyone’s wellbeing. Secondly, stay calm. Road traffic accidents happen all the time and, more importantly, they are [...]
As can be seen, the title of this article asks two questions (which all you wise readers of Truth Legal blogs will have spotted straightaway!). Compensation claims of all types are being made every day: road traffic accident claims, accident at work claims and tripping and slipping accident claims. There [...]
Cyclist hits out after he “could have been killed” Harrogate cyclist Duncan Mullier was competing in a time trial event on the A168 near Boroughbridge and had just crossed the finish line when he was struck from behind by a motor car which failed to stop. Mr Mullier, 48 and [...]
In this 7-part series of blog posts, we explore the basics of employment law to help offer advice to managers and business owners. Here is part 7: Recruitment Recruitment When recruiting staff, it is important that legal obligations still apply even though they do not work for you. These mainly [...]
