Over the last few years, I have had the great pleasure of teaching a few hundred doctors to become medico-legal experts. For those who don’t know, medico-legal experts are doctors who examine personal injury or clinical negligence claimants, then write a formal report for the courts regarding the incident circumstances [...]
Whenever I meet with a new client, regardless of gender, one of the first questions I always ask is: was there was any domestic abuse in the relationship? The answer, I most frequently get, is: “he/she/they never hit me”. During my years as a family law solicitor, I have come [...]
Finding out that your company no longer wants you to work for them can be demoralising and being sacked can lead you feeling an array of emotions. You may feel like you have been unfairly dismissed. Unfair dismissal is a statutory right available to employees who feel this has occurred. [...]
E-scooters have zipped dramatically into the public eye over the last year or so. High-profile rental schemes for e-scooters – introduced in over 30 cities and boroughs across the country since July 2020 – have made the use of this eco-friendly transportation legal on UK roads for the first time. [...]
Press Release - July 2021 Challenger law firm Truth Legal has added a Family Law department to its growing list of specialisms. The new department is being headed by Katarzyna Zatorski, an experienced family law solicitor from Huddersfield, who will be based in its recently-opened Leeds office, located on Calls [...]
‘It's coming home. It's coming home. It's coming. Football's coming home’ - Radio stations are blasting this popular 1996 hit; everywhere you go, people are humming it. Across England, football fans are in celebratory mood, as the England team – (surely you have heard?) - has reached the final of [...]
Imagine that you and your neighbour have both been injured in separate road traffic accidents. Neither of you was at fault; neither of you was even driving at the time. Imagine also that, for 6 months, each of you suffered the pain, frustration, and debilitating effects of a whiplash injury [...]
You may well have heard the name of Marcus Aurelius: Roman Emperor, Stoic philosopher and all-round good egg. Known as the last of the “Five Good Emperors”, he led Rome during a Covid 19-esque pandemic – the Antonine Plague – which killed millions. Fatherless from the age of 3, Marcus [...]
Under current law, individuals are protected from being victimised or dismissed if they disclose private information which is in the public interest (more colloquially known as ‘blowing the whistle’). This protection is enshrined in the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 and the Employment Rights Act 1996. If an employee discloses [...]
Since 1 December 2020, it has been possible to hire Thai or Vietnamese chefs under a Home office sponsor licence - a welcome development for restaurants who often struggle to find local talent with the necessary skillset. You, the employer, will need a Skilled Worker sponsor licence in order [...]
