Monthly Archives: February 2012
Lyons Davidson to attend CBIT annual conference
By Sue Upton, Partner in charge of the Head Injury Group Lyons Davidson’s Head Injury team will be attending CBIT, the Child Brain Injury Trust’s sixth annual conference today, 29 February.
Breakfast Legal Training: disability in the workplace
LEEDS Date: 29 February 2012 Time: 08:00-09:15 Venue: St Martin’s House, Brittania Street, Leeds, LS1 2DZ Employment Law is a fast moving and ever-changing area of law. We recognise that it can be a challenge for a busy business to keep pace … Continue reading
Lyons Davidson’s Head Injury Group Expands
By Sue Upton, Partner in charge of the Head Injury Group The Head Injury Department continues to grow and are pleased to welcome Matthew Lovell, who has joined to assist in dealing with minor and moderate head injury claims. Matthew … Continue reading
Taking a Step for Fairtrade in 2012
By Mary Lavin, Environmental Management Systems Co-ordinator, EHS Department Of all the sustainability programmes and ‘eco’ labels we’ve come across at Lyons Davidson in the seven years since we’ve been working to improve our environmental performance, the Fairtrade certification mark … Continue reading
Lyons Davidson supports Local Government Partnership Action Day
By Mary Lavin, Environment, Health & Safety Department Lyons Davidson’s head of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Richard Voke, will be speaking to local authorities about investigating and responding to health and safety incidents. The event will be held in … Continue reading
Lyons Davidson’s Family Department heads to the Supreme Court
By Philippa Morgan, Principal Associate, Family Department The child abduction team at Lyons Davidson has had a very busy start to 2012, following a successful appearance in the Court of Appeal in December 2011, and is heading to the Supreme … Continue reading
A day in the life of an Advocacy clerk
By Charlotte Weaver (Deputy Clerk Team Leader) and Becky Tatton (Advocacy Clerk), Advocacy Department, Lyons Davidson, Bristol Every day is different for every clerk. While we all help with day-to-day queries from case handlers, chambers and advocates, we also each … Continue reading
Making a deal: conciliating with ACAS and mediation
By Emma Wilson, Paralegal, Employment Department The government recently announced plans to make early conciliation through the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) compulsory in Employment Tribunal claims. But what may not be as widely known is that this service … Continue reading
HSE Costs Recovery: Fees for Intervention
By Richard Voke, Partner, Environment, Health & Safety Department There has been much discussion and concern regarding the soon-to-be imposed Health and Saftey Executive charging scheme. The idea of HSE inspectors charging for ‘their services’ has caused consternation from many … Continue reading
Beware of bogus insurance companies
By Vicky Priestley, Associate, Insurance Litigation: Claimant department A company called Aston Midshires Insurance is being investigated for fraud, following concerns raised by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) that drivers are using vehicles without valid insurance. For a motor insurance … Continue reading
