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Matthew Tebbutt, solicitor in Lyons Davidson’s Clinical Negligence team, looks at the issues around Statutory Beareavement Awards. Losing a loved one is probably the most difficult experience that many of us will ever have to deal with. When that loss has been caused by the negligence of a medical professional, someone in whom the loved … Continued

At the present time, the requirements for wills to be declared valid are set out in the Wills Act 1837, which came in to force just over 20 years after the Napoleonic Wars ended and the same year that Queen Victoria ascended to her throne. Under the current law, in order for wills to be … Continued

The Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representation) Act 2012 (CIDRA) received Royal Assent on 8 March 2012 and came into force on 6 April 2013.  It changes over 100 years of settled insurance law, imposing a duty of good faith and the general duty of disclosure on those entering into a contract of insurance. The new … Continued