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What counts as residential, commercial or mixed use for Stamp Duty Land Tax?

It is not easy to determine whether premises are commercial, residential or mixed use. A common sense attitude does not always work. It is much better to review all of the facts relating to the...
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What are periodical payment orders (PPO) in medical negligence claims?

A periodical payment order or PPO is a structured method of paying compensation, commonly used to provide for the lifelong care needs of a severely disabled child in a cerebral palsy, birth injury, or neonatal...
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Pet provisions in wills: How to protect your animals in your estate plan

Pets are part of the family, yet when planning for the future we often focus on who will inherit our home, money and possessions – and overlook who will care for our animals when we...
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What medical records do I need for a birth injury claim?

When a child is injured during birth, parents often find themselves navigating a whole new, unknown area. Not only do they have to try to come to terms with often quite traumatic circumstances, but they...
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Court of Protection A-Z: Glossary of Court of Protection terms

The Court of Protection plays a key role in both protecting and empowering individuals who have been assessed to lack mental capacity to make certain decisions for themselves. However, becoming involved in Court of Protection...
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What is a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)?

A Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) is an amount of money provided by a local authority. It is potentially available to a person if they are required to change their home as a result of themselves...
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How to win a Cauda Equina claim – Q&A with a Cauda Equina Solicitor

Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare but serious medical emergency. When the nerves at the base of the spinal cord become compressed, the consequences can be life‘changing. Prompt diagnosis and urgent decompression surgery can...
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Asbestos in everyday life: products that contained Asbestos

The use of asbestos has thankfully been banned in the UK for a number of years. However, it was widely used throughout the 19th and 20th centuries due to its strength and excellent heat-resistant properties....
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I have cerebral palsy – Am I too old or too young to make a cerebral palsy claim?

When negligent maternity or neonatal care leaves a child with cerebral palsy, the right to claim compensation for their injury belongs to the child. Growing public awareness of patients’ rights to claim for birth injury...
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Earned Settlement: What employers should do before government implementation

The governments consultation on the proposed Earned Settlement reforms has closed on 12th February 2026, marking an important step in the ongoing review of the UKs employment and immigration framework. While the consultation responses are...
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UK government expands Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route

In February 2026, the UK Government announced a major update to its immigration policy affecting people from Hong Kong, further broadening the British National (Overseas) (BN(O) visa route. As a result, adult children of BN(O)...
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Living with Erb’s palsy or brachial plexus nerve injury

If your child has partial or complete paralysis in one arm after a difficult or traumatic birth, they may be suffering from Erb’s palsy, a condition that is commonly caused by negligent birth injury to...
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No fault divorce: Everything you need to know

What is no-fault divorce? No fault divorce refers to the process introduced by the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, which has changed the way couples divorce in England and Wales. Under the no‘fault divorce...
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How to prepare your business for sale: lessons from a successful SME exit

Corporate Partner, Chris Dobson, is joined by business leader Rich Pawlyn to discuss what really makes a business exit successful and why preparation for due diligence can make or break a deal.
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Can meconium aspiration cause brain injury?

Meconium can be both a sign and a cause of oxygen deprivation in a newborn baby. In the absence of careful management during labour and delivery and immediately after birth, meconium can lead to brain...
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Birth injury compensation claims from Syntocinon and uterine hyperstimulation and rupture in labour

Syntocinon errors, hyperstimulation and uterine rupture during childbirth can cause severe injury to both mother and baby, and often lead to cerebral palsy and birth injury claims. In recent years, Boyes Turner’s specialist birth injury...

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