Hannah Weller, wife of the musician Paul Weller, is campaigning to criminalise the publication of unpixelated photos of children without parental consent. Her organisation, Protect: The Campaign for Children’s Privacy, seeks to change the law so that photographers and journalists would not be able to harass and photograph children involved in any news story and… Read more »
This week we are on site in several workplaces as part of USDAW’s Membership Week supporting the many events aimed at boosting Union Membership. Whilst we’re spreading the word about the benefits of being part of USDAW, we will also be providing legal advice to members. It promises to be an exciting week with a… Read more »
On Friday 16th January the government announced several changes to insolvency procedures. Perhaps the most notable, certainly for individuals, is a significant increase in the level of debt required before a creditor can apply to the Court for a person to be made bankrupt. Since 1986 a creditor could only petition for a debtor to… Read more »
No sooner was the festive season out of the way than we were encouraged by various charities to give up alcohol for January in the ‘Dryathlon’ and ‘Janopause’. Many congratulations to those that saw it through to the end, but as we start February, give alcohol and whether or not you intend to drive some… Read more »
MILLIONS more delayed air passengers will be able to claim compensation following another landmark ruling at the Court of Appeal. Until recently, airlines could avoid paying out if the problem that caused the delay could be classed as an “extraordinary circumstance,” and therefore outside their control. This often included technical defects in planes, which experts… Read more »
What is a Duty Solicitor? Over the years, I’ve heard a number of confusing and downright wrong definitions from clients and even police officers …. The most common is that they are in some way affiliated with the police and/or the government and therefore not truly independent. Wrong. A Duty Solicitor is a qualified solicitor… Read more »
A BUDDING Basketball star who was permanently injured after being run over by a council lorry has won a payout with the help of her Union and solicitors. The Claimant was in the middle of taking her GCSE’s when she was hit by a council lorry outside her school in May 2009. She suffered permanent… Read more »
Employers who fail to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will face a fine of £20,000 in comparison to the previous fine of £5,000. This new limit is expected to come into force in February 2014. There is also talk of the government introducing legislation so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply… Read more »
The recent Coronation Street storyline about the suicide of terminally ill Hayley Cropper has sparked a fierce debate about the individual’s right to die. In the soap, the much-loved character takes a fatal cocktail of drugs rather than let her condition worsen until she is no longer physically able to end her own life. She… Read more »
A new campaign launched by the Law Society is appealing to members of the public to seek proper legal advice when needed. The ‘Use a Professional. Use a Solicitor’ campaign hopes to dissuade people from turning to unofficial alternatives in legal matters that can cause multiple problems and cost much more in the long run…. Read more »
If the Daily Mail’s prediction (3rd February) is to be believed, proposals will soon be on the table to make pre-nuptial agreements legally binding. The paper is predicting that the Law Commission report upon such agreements, not due to be published until 27thFebruary 2014, will propose that they should be made legally binding, subject to… Read more »
Recent reports in the press tell us that the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, wants there to be no difference between private and state funded education. For those of us who choose State funded education – whether that decision be financial or otherwise – the first real difference facing us is admissions. It’s… Read more »
