Truth Legal are making a formal commitment in their quest to become a carbon neutral organisation in the next five years by sponsoring a woodland. You might think a legal firm doesn’t have the biggest carbon footprint in the UK, but that hasn’t stopped Truth Legal making good on their [...]
Truth Legal Director and Solicitor Georgina Parkin has been shortlisted for a Managing Partner of the Year Award at the annual Yorkshire Legal Awards 2020. The awards have become a major highlight of the legal and social calendar in the region and are usually a very glamourous occasion. Of course [...]
As the reality of Brexit bites, many EU nationals and their non-EU family members are looking to naturalise as British. However, a series of Home Office guidance documents released this year, ‘clarifying’ how Home Office caseworkers should handle naturalisation applications, has caused widespread alarm. Most likely to be caught out [...]
The case of Froom v Butcher [1975] investigates the idea of whether not wearing a seatbelt could be seen as contributory negligence. Contributory negligence is the idea that the claimant’s conduct affected their own safety, increasing the damage or harm they suffered in the accident. Therefore, this case examines the [...]
As with most areas of life, the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the UK’s immigration system is far-reaching. In this regularly updated blog, we monitor the key developments around immigration, including those that may affect your immigration status or how your visa or citizenship application or appeal is processed. [...]
Shook v London Borough of Ealing [1986] IRLR 46 Shook v London Borough of Ealing concerned whether the dismissal of an employee, on the grounds of incapability, was fair when she was still able to do part of her job. Facts of the case Miss Shook, who was a residential [...]
O’Connor v The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust [2015] EWCA Civ 1244 concerned a case of medical negligence. It was recognised in the case that “[i]t is not an uncommon feature of litigation that several possible causes are suggested for the mishap which the court is investigating”. Facts The claimant [...]
What is the ‘Without Prejudice’ rule? ‘Without prejudice’ is a statement typically used on top of documents or at the start of conversations which help to settle disputes without involving lawyers. It means that the contents of the documents/letters/conversations cannot be used legally as evidence in a case, as ‘without [...]
From 1 January 2021, the UK’s immigration system will be overhauled. The biggest change will be the end of the free movement of EU nationals, but there will also be significant tweaks to the sponsorship system. Here we look at the rules facing employers and employees wishing to sponsor employee [...]
Coles Solicitors, also known as Kingly Solicitors, has been a long-established name in Yorkshire. With branches across the region including Harrogate, Ripon, Northallerton and York, the firm offered a full suite of legal services for both individuals and businesses. In 2019, Coles was acquired by Kingly Solicitors. Last month, it [...]
