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Blog Clinical Negligence News

July 1, 2020
by Lyons Davidson

Surrogacy costs in clinical negligence

As of 1st April 2020, a person is entitled to claim surrogacy costs if they have been left infertile because of clinical negligence. This is a recent develop which stemmed from the case of Whittington NHS Trust v. XX [2020] UKSC14 (XX’s Case). This article will explore surrogacy, XX’s Case, the legal differences surrounding surrogacy … Continued

June 4, 2020
by Lyons Davidson

MOJ reduces Special Account Rate from 0.5% to 0.1%

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the decision of the Bank of England to reduce the base rate to 0.1% on 19th March 2020, the Ministry of Justice has taken the decision to reduce the Special Account Rate from 0.5% to 0.1%. This change was effective from 1st June 2020. This change will … Continued

Blog News Private Client

June 3, 2020
by Lyons Davidson

Signing a Will during COVID19 restrictions

Arranging for the distribution of your estate to ensure that your loved ones are supported once you pass away is one of the most personal and important aspects of people’s lives. Unfortunately, with the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, this has taken on an even greater importance – especially for those brave key workers on … Continued

May 7, 2020
by Lyons Davidson

Social Media and Witness Credibility

There is a trend and almost a default setting for insurers to make serious allegations of fraud/dishonesty at the outset of a person injury claim without any proper evidence to dissuade claimants in the hope that claimants will be too frightened to pursue their claims thereby making huge savings on compensation pay-outs. Too often genuine … Continued

Blog News Property

May 5, 2020
by Lyons Davidson

COVID19: Landlords and Tenants

This emergency legislation provides for situations designed to tackle the sudden and challenging environment we now find ourselves in. COVID-19 has posed particular challenges for both landlords and tenants who face uncertainty in the current climate. Tenants are concerned about their ability to pay rent where coronavirus impacts their income or their ability to work … Continued

May 4, 2020
by Lyons Davidson

Furloughed Workers and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

In March, the government announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), introducing the policy of furloughing workers. But what exactly is furlough and exactly what do employers and employees need to do in order legally facilitate furlough leave allowing access to the relief under the CJRS? I have set out below some of the main … Continued

April 29, 2020
by Lyons Davidson

COVID-19 Lockdown and Motoring Rights

On the 23rd March 2020 Boris Johnson addressed the UK nation and announced a series of measures to be put into immediate effect to tackle and combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As well as announcing new rules on who can leave their house and even then only for essential journeys, he also permitted … Continued

Blog Family Law News

April 28, 2020
by Lyons Davidson

Financial Disclosures

The case of Goddard-Watts and Goddard-Watts has been in the news recently. It is an unusual case as the court has taken the decision to set aside a financial order arising out of a divorce, for a second time, as a result of the husband’s failure to provide full disclosure of his assets. The first … Continued

April 21, 2020
by Lyons Davidson

Credit Hire: A dubious practice

If you are unfortunate enough to have been involved in an accident one of the first things you will do is contact your insurer to report the claim to them. However be aware that you might not always be calling who you think you are. In a recent Court case the Claimant Googled the contact … Continued

Blog Head Injury News

April 16, 2020
by Lyons Davidson

Brain injury and Covid -19 : the challenges

Many of our clients are living with the long term effects of brain injury. Like many groups with an underlying long term health condition this is a frightening time and they feel particularly vulnerable. The challenges that Covid-19 brings to everyone can be magnified if you live with the long term consequences of a brain … Continued

Blog News Private Client

April 15, 2020
by Lyons Davidson

How can I register a death and plan a funeral with the Coronavirus restrictions in place?

We are living in extraordinary times and as we all come together to do our bit to get through this crisis as quickly as we can, all of us are having to work out how to do difficult things in even more difficult circumstances. Death is a part of life and very sadly we continue … Continued

Blog Family Law News

April 14, 2020
by Lyons Davidson

Domestic Abuse Bill Re-introduced

The Domestic Abuse Bill (‘the Bill’) has been recently re-introduced to Parliament on 3rd March 2020. It has been established that there is a need to raise awareness on the impact domestic abuse has on a victim and their family, with over 2.4 million adults aged 16 to 74 years experiencing domestic abuse from March … Continued

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