Another week’s news, another plethora of depressing articles about dropping house prices and predicted double digit percentage price falls got me thinking about how you can add value to your property.  The obvious way to do this is to improve the property by renovating it but it is not the read more...

I have dealt with child bereavement cases, which are always upsetting.  It is something that you never recover from psychologically. John McQuater, President of APIL highlights in his recent article t hat when a child is deemed illegitimate and is killed by someone’s negligence, the father is not entitled to read more...

Personal injuries, however caused, are by their very nature unexpected. Of course the most important thing to do in the first instance is to make sure you seek out appropriate medical help and treatment. But where you need to seek recompense for the loss you suffer as a result of read more...

Gender dysphoria, as defined by the NHS , is “a term that describes a sense of unease that a person may have because of a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity. This sense of unease or dissatisfaction may be so intense it can lead to depression and read more...

In most claims for personal injury, the injured party (if they win their case) will get general damages (a sum attributable to the injury itself), special damages (their out of pocket expenses caused as a result of the accident e.g. physical therapy or care costs) and their legal costs paid read more...

Most Personal Injury lawyers will approach a client’s damages on the most reasonably optimistic basis, on the documentation and medical evidence available. The insurers will almost always argue lower figures are more appropriate on certain aspects of the claim. Certainly, one should be realistic and sensible when considering offers of read more...

I am sorry to have to write a piece like this via media with the Coronavirus having taken many loved ones away from us. Could this have been avoided in some cases? Should the state intervene and provide compensation to families of nurses and doctors who have lost their lives read more...

The Coronavirus Act 2020 attempted to address some of the difficulties that arose as result of Coronavirus by creating a 90 day stay on evictions from the 26 March 2020.  Lots of other hearings have been adjourned out by the Court during this period. However, lawyers remain concerned about Court read more...

It has been four years since the decision made in Montgomery . Mrs Montgomery was a diabetic and became pregnant. The mother carried a risk of a larger than average baby as a result and there was a higher risk of shoulder dislocation occurring during labour which posed a significant read more...

The importance of following the right procedures in the management of payments under a building contract has again been underlined by a recent Court decision. It involved a contractor who applied for payment for building works carried out. The employer disputed the value of the work for which payment was read more...

A client receives settlement in the sum of £399,460.17 for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (“CRPS”). We acted for a young retail assistant who was involved in a workplace accident and developed CPRS. The Claimant was working for a retailer and stubbed her toe on a concrete base that had been read more...

Richard Harriman, a Partner in our Litigation Department who deals with residential and commercial property disputes writes: “Does a tenant of business premises have security of tenure?  The answer depends upon the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (“The 1954 Act”).  There are two elements to the security provided:- Automatic continuation read more...

Not if the contract contains a "no oral variation" clause! In the recent case of Rock Advertising Ltd v. MWB Business Exchange Centres Limited, the House of Lords agreed that a contractual licence for a rented office between the parties, which stated that any variations must be signed and in read more...

The recent case of Andrew Toms v Marilyn Ruberry is an interesting one; it illustrates why you should give careful consideration to the contents of the forfeiture provisions of a lease before taking enforcement action.  This case shows the importance of interpreting the right of re-entry and forfeiture clause in read more...

Somatic Symptom Disorder, formerly known as Somatoform Disorder, which manifest as the physical symptoms that suggest illness or injury. In people who have been diagnosed with a Somatic Symptom Disorder, the person’s symptoms cannot be explained. The diagnosis of Somatic Symptom Disorder requires that the person has reoccurring somatic complaints read more...