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Jun 2023
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document which allows another person to look after your affairs. There are two types, one for Property and Finances (P&F), and the other for Health and Care decisions (H&C). As you might have guessed, the P&F document allows someone else – someone you choose – to…
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Jun 2023
Obtaining a Judgment for damages and/or costs might only be the first step in the legal process to getting your money back. Following entry of a money Judgment either payable forthwith or following a defaulted instalment on the Judgment order, where the Judgment order remains unsatisfied, there are various enforcement steps that can be taken.…
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Jun 2023
In recent months it has become apparent that some practitioners are advising clients to hold off registering their Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) until a later date, when they have become a necessity. Whilst this helps save the current court registration fees, there are a multitude of issues in doing this. Lasting Powers of…
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May 2023
Adverse Possession Adverse possession claims are increasing. Recently, warnings have been issued to farmers and landowners to check that their land is legally registered to prevent future issues. This is particularly prevalent where owners have many acres, some of which are unchecked, and have lost small sections of that land due to adverse possession laws. …
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May 2023
In the case of Lovingangels Care Ltd v Mhindurwa [2023] EAT 65 the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld the decision of the Tribunal that it was unfair to dismiss Mrs Mhindurwa (‘the Claimant’) from her role as a live-in carer by reason of redundancy when they had not fully consider furlough as an alternative. The Claimant…
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May 2023
Two drugs which can halt the progression of womb cancer for twice as long as standard chemotherapy have been approved for use on the NHS. NHS England have said that between 500 and 700 patients are set to benefit from the treatment every year. The drugs, which were initially rejected by the National…
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