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HSIB’s Summary Report on Maternity Safety Themes at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

This week, the families of babies who died or suffered brain injury as a result of negligent maternity care at two maternity units run by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust begin sharing their...
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When would a pedestrian be found more at fault for a collision than a motorist?

The Court recently considered the correct balance to be struck in apportioning blame when deciding liability for an accident between a motorist and a pedestrian. The Court found that motorists would generally be found to...
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Would you recognise asbestos in your home?

When asbestos was first used as a fire safety construction material it was hailed as a miracle material. However, as time has passed the dangers of asbestos dust have become more and more prevalent and...
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Neighbour disputes Frequently Asked Questions

Neighbour disputes can be notoriously costly to deal with, not to mention the problem of living next to someone that you just do not get along with. While communication is certainly the key to resolving...
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ESMiE (Enhancing the Safety of Midwifery-led Births) Enquiry makes recommendations for midwifery-led maternity care

In the UK, healthy women with low-risk pregnancies can choose the setting in which they want to have their baby. Increasing numbers of women are choosing to give birth in midwifery-led maternity settings, such as...
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What the decision in DP v Topmark Claims Management Ltd means for mesothelioma claimants

The recent decision of the Upper Tribunal in DP v Topmark Claims Management Ltd (CM) [2020] UKUT 0106 (AAC) has provided clarification to asbestos disease claimants on the limited scope of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment...
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Pulling apart airspace development leases and landlord’s carve-outs

The recent case of LM Homes Limited and Others v Queen Court Freehold Company Limited (2020) has helped to clarify whether Leases put in place by a Landlord – often to associated companies set up...
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Rooftop Development: Legal Issues

Amid the early stages of the coronavirus epidemic, Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, published the Governments housing strategy document which announced the intention to introduce wide ranging reforms to the planning system and delivery of much...
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Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury (OASI) – severe vaginal tears in childbirth

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) recently announced the roll out of the OASI Care Bundle project to maternity units across the UK. The project aims to lower the number of severe vaginal...
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Making plans identifying, avoiding and addressing boundary discrepancies in development transactions

As developers will know, discrepancies between boundaries shown on title plans the physical boundaries or the boundaries within planning drawings are a common issue which can have costly implications and cause delay. Some discrepancies may...
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60 seconds with a medical negligence lawyer – Julie Marsh

Over the following year we will be sharing a series of question and answer articles about our day-to-day lives in the medical negligence team. Following on from World TB Day, we asked Julie Marsh, a...
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What happens if executors or administrators refuse to comply with a court order?

Executors and administrators (if the deceased died without a will) have a legal duty to administer the deceaseds estate to ensure all debts are paid and the net estate then distributed to beneficiaries in accordance...
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Employers obligations to provide PPE during COVID-19 pandemic UPDATED

PPE for healthcare workers The provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to frontline workers is a topic which has had much media interest throughout the pandemic, with a number of papers referencing a lack of...
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Dilapidations in a commercial lease: The basics

Dilapidations arise as a result of a tenants failure to comply with obligations concerning the state and condition of the premises. A dilapidations claim can be made by the landlord against the tenant during or...
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Twin pregnancy – complications and causes of claims for compensation

According to the NHS, twin and multiple pregnancies are becoming more common. Today, 1 in 65 births in the UK are twins or multiple babies, compared with 1 in 100 in 1984. Twin pregnancies carry...
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Employer’s Liability and Coronavirus

Employers have a legal duty of care to ensure their employees are reasonably safe whilst at work. This means that your employer has a duty to provide you with a safe place of work, a...
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