A hard working Unite Member, who had two jobs, working at Sainsbury’s and a Care Home suffered a serious and life changing accident at work. Tragically, the accident caused such a devastating injury to her neck, that she became Tetraplegic. Paralysed, from the neck down, our client’s life was changed overnight. She was unable to… Read more »
Beecham Peacock recently represented an HGV Driver. Part of his job involved lifting ramps weighing over 60kg onto his trailer. They had to be lifted and slotted into place. On the day of the accident, he slipped as he was lifting the ramp and twisted and hurt his back. With the support of Unite he made… Read more »
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 »
An inquest by the Independent Police Complaints Commission is currently underway into the police handling of 17 year-old Kesia Leatherbarrow, who committed suicide hours after being released from custody. Miss Leatherbarrow was arrested on 30th November 2013 in Hyde, Greater Manchester. After breaking a window trying to visit a friend at a residential care home… Read more »
The government has dropped a proposal that would have raised the fee for applying for divorce from £410 to £750. The move comes in response to the strong criticisms the proposal received during consultation. The Ministry of Justice also acknowledged that the estimated cost of divorce proceedings is £270, already less than the current fee… Read more »
The MP for The Wrekin in Shropshire has called for “greater fairness” in the law regarding anonymity in cases of rape. Mark Pritchard was arrested on 2nd December after voluntarily attending a police station on suspicion of rape, but the charges against him were dropped six weeks later on 6th January. Police stated there was… Read more »
Often known as Death Duty, what was Capital Transfer Tax and before that Estate Duty is now called Inheritance Tax. Most people know that Inheritance Tax might be payable when a person dies but fewer are familiar with the rate of tax which is applied or the size of the estate when the tax becomes… Read more »
There were many critics of Free Schools when they were introduced by the Academies Act 2010. Sadly it appears that many of the fears raised have become reality with the news that a local Free School in Durham that opened as recently as September 2013 is to close following a damning Ofsted Report. This will… Read more »
New legislation on domestic violence will make it illegal for the first time in Britain to exercise coercive or controlling behaviour over an individual. This will cover behaviour to control the actions of an individual or partner that is not necessarily exercised in a physical way, such as emotional manipulation and financial control. Similar laws… 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 »
Theresa May, the home secretary, is putting into action plans to restrict the use of police bail to no longer than twenty-eight days. Currently, there is no limit or oversight by the courts on the use of police bail, allowing members of the public who have not had any charges brought against them to be… Read more »
