Month: May 2018

Epilepsy drug valproate must no longer be prescribed to girls and women of childbearing age in the UK unless they are on a pregnancy prevention programme, writes Faye Marks of the Clinical Negligence team. 

In the case of Lofty v Hamis t/a First Café, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether an in situ cancer (where cancerous cells were present in the skin but had not spread to other parts of the body) was cancer for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010. Cancer, disability and the Equality Act 2010 … Continued

Spinal Cord Injuries Awareness Day is an annual event that, this year, will take place on 18th May 2018. On this day the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA), and other spinal injury charities, work together to improve, both understanding and awareness of people suffering with spinal cord injuries, which often has life changing consequences. Spinal cord … Continued

This week (14th – 18th May) is Brain Injury Week 2018, and to mark it, Lyons Davidson is supporting Hats for Headway Day on Friday, 18 May. The focus of brain injury awareness week this year is the effect that a brain injury can have on the family and friends of the injured person. Loved … Continued

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has produced Turning the tables: ending sexual harassment at work, a report aiming to expose the reality of workplace sexual harassment. The legal definition of ‘sexual harassment’ is unwanted conduct of a sexual nature that is meant to, or has the effect of, violating someone’s dignity or creating … Continued