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Blog News Property

August 13, 2024
by Lyons Davidson

What can homeowners do about overhanging eaves and gutters in 2024?

It is common for a house’s gutters, eaves and facia to stick out further than the walls. But what if your wall is on the boundary between your and your neighbour’s house, so the gutters overhang the boundary? Do you have a right for them to remain? And if your neighbour’s gutters or eaves overhang … Continued

Blog News Personal Injury

August 6, 2024
by Lyons Davidson

What is Road Traffic Accident Month?

Road traffic accident victim month is an annual commemoration, initially founded in memory of the late princess Diana. However, over time, it has grown into something greater than that and now pays patronage to all victims of road accidents. RTA victim month is widely celebrated across the country, in a bid to spread awareness for … Continued

Blog Civil Litigation News

August 2, 2024
by Lyons Davidson

What are the benefits of making purchases via Credit Cards?

As a consumer, when purchasing goods/services using a credit card where the value of the purchase is over £100.00 but not more than £30,000.00, you may benefit from additional protection provided to you under s.75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974. It is important to note that you only need to have paid some of … Continued

Blog Landlord & Tenant News

July 24, 2024
by Lyons Davidson

The Kings Speech- Renters Rights Bill

The King’s Speech included an explanation of the Government’s intention to strengthen the rights of people who rent their home. Key provisions will relate to the abolition of ‘no fault’ evictions, increasing tenants’ rights to challenge rent increases and promote transparency in relation to rent amounts in the advertising of properties for rent. Landlords will … Continued

Blog Employment News

July 17, 2024
by Lyons Davidson

Expression of belief and commercial considerations: Omooba v Michael Garrett Associates Ltd (T/A Global Artists) and Another

Currently there is a substantial interest in the developing area of law that is religion and belief discrimination. Cases such as that of Maya Forstater, which related to a contractor whose contract was not renewed following the expression of gender critical views on social media, have led to a particular focus on where believes are … Continued

Blog Insurance News

July 4, 2024
by Lyons Davidson

What Happens When You Are Hit By An Uninsured Car?

Whilst it is compulsory for drivers to have insurance to drive in the UK, not every driver has insurance. Over the past four years there has been 352,000 people convicted of driving without adequate insurance.[1] In this situation, a claimant is often faced with a defendant who would not necessarily have the financial means to … Continued

Blog Employment News

June 25, 2024
by Lyons Davidson

Supreme Court rules UK Trade Union Law incompatible with Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights

In the recent judgement of Mercer v Alternative Fuel Group, the Supreme Court has ruled that Section 146 Trade Union Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA) is incompatible with Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Section 146 of TULRCA provides that a worker has the right not to be subjected to any … Continued

Blog Employment News

June 20, 2024
by Lyons Davidson

Changes to rights relating to Paternity Leave and how they impact employees

The new Paternity Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 came into force on 8 March 2024. What do they mean for expecting parents and those adopting? The regulations only apply in respect of children: whose expected week of birth begins after 6 April 2024; or children who are expected to be placed for adoption with the … Continued

Blog News Personal Injury

June 12, 2024
by Lyons Davidson

Spinal Cord Injury- The Anatomy

Following on from the recent Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day on 17th May 2024, which was aimed at raising awareness and understanding of the devastating impact of spinal cord injury, we now embark on a series of articles dealing with spinal cord injury claims. In this first article we look at the anatomy of the … Continued

Blog Events News

June 10, 2024
by Lyons Davidson

Happy Pride Month!

We are now in June and LGBTQIA Pride Month, which commemorates the 1959 Stonewall Riots in New York City. Progress in relation to equal rights has been a long and winding road since 1959. In many parts of the world LGBT people still face serious forms of discrimination and abuse not experienced by heterosexual and … Continued

Blog Employment News

June 4, 2024
by Lyons Davidson

Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023

Background Employees in Britain do not enjoy a general legal ‘right’ to strike unless otherwise prohibited by law. Instead, trade unions only have the right to strike in situations whereby statute provides legal protections; in the absence of such provisions, employees may be deemed to be in violation of their employment contract and unions that … Continued

Blog Head Injury News

May 24, 2024
by Lyons Davidson

Brain Injury- a Positive Outlook

Our series of articles during “Action for Brain Injury Week” have been in support of Headway, the Brain Injury Association’s campaign to raise awareness of brain injury. As we come to the end of Brain Injury Awareness week, our article today focusses on recognising that although brain injury changes lives and life plans, there are … Continued

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