Judgment has been given by the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court, in the case of Armes v Nottinghamshire County Council [2017 UKS C60].
...
Continuity and Expertise
Lanyon Bowdler’s Ludlow office can trace its roots back to the 1850s, when Stanley Weyman moved his solicitor’s practice to 7 Mill Street which was occupied...
Tougher Sentencing Guidelines for Dangerous Driving Offences
Over the weekend, the press has widely reported on increases to sentences involving the most serious cases of causing death by dangerous or careless driving....
Act Now - Changes to Personal Injury Claims
The Government is proposing to make substantial changes to claims made for personal injuries suffered in road traffic accidents. The changes are bad news for...
Leaving a Gift to Charity in your Will
After you have taken care of family and friends in your Will you may wish to consider leaving a gift to your favourite charities.
Charitable legaci...
Holiday Sickness
As a personal injury solicitor one of the areas I specialise in is holiday accident claims.
I noted with interest recently the press release and gu...
Homemade Wills - The Dangers
Whilst some clients find it very tempting to avoid the cost of paying for a professional to draft their Will by ‘doing it themselves’, the proble...
Metal Detecting
Metal detecting and the prospect of unearthing buried treasure is something that has always fascinated me. I wanted to be an archaeologist when I was at scho...
Pre-Action Protocol for Debt
Businesses need to be aware of a new legal process due to come into force in October which may see them having to wait longer to recover debts from clients.<...
Estranged Children & Inheritance
Estranged Children and the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
The long-awaited judgment of the Supreme Cou...
The Not So Sombre Job of Dealing with the Administration of Estates
When people ask what area of law I deal with, the answer ‘I deal with the administration of estate’s’, usually fails to excite most people....
IVF Post Code Lottery
After recently watching the news I was shocked to hear the enormous discrepancies across the UK in the provision of NHS funded IVF treatment. This post code...
