Month: April 2020

On the 23rd March 2020 Boris Johnson addressed the UK nation and announced a series of measures to be put into immediate effect to tackle and combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus.  As well as announcing new rules on who can leave their house and even then only for essential journeys, he also permitted … Continued

The case of Goddard-Watts and Goddard-Watts has been in the news recently. It is an unusual case as the court has taken the decision to set aside a financial order arising out of a divorce, for a second time, as a result of the husband’s failure to provide full disclosure of his assets. The first … Continued

If you are unfortunate enough to have been involved in an accident one of the first things you will do is contact your insurer to report the claim to them.  However be aware that you might not always be calling who you think you are. In a recent Court case the Claimant Googled the contact … Continued

Many of our clients are living with the long term effects of brain injury. Like many groups with an underlying long term health condition this is a frightening time and they feel particularly vulnerable. The challenges that Covid-19 brings to everyone can be magnified if you live with the long term consequences of a brain … Continued

We are living in extraordinary times and as we all come together to do our bit to get through this crisis as quickly as we can, all of us are having to work out how to do difficult things in even more difficult circumstances. Death is a part of life and very sadly we continue … Continued

The Domestic Abuse Bill (‘the Bill’) has been recently re-introduced to Parliament on 3rd March 2020. It has been established that there is a need to raise awareness on the impact domestic abuse has on a victim and their family, with over 2.4 million adults aged 16 to 74 years experiencing domestic abuse from March … Continued

The issue of vicarious liability has been the source of many cases in the UK. The Supreme Court have taken the opportunity in this recent case to provide a neat summary of the key cases to date, the development of the law and the correct test to be applied. While there had been many vicarious … Continued