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Protecting your head and brain at work

Every year thousands of people suffer a brain injury whilst at work. These brain injuries can range from mild injuries right through to severe brain injuries where people are left in a vegative state. Statistical...
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Is the Boyes Turner personal injury team right for you?

When someone has suffered a personal injury it is essential that they pick the right solicitor to assist them with their claim. Carefully selecting the correct solicitor will ensure that you have: Access to up...
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Brain Injury from Meningitis – sensory after effects

What sensory damage could my child suffer after brain injury from meningitis? Meningitis Now provides helpful information for parents about how meningitis-related brain injury might affect their child: Hearing loss The most common sensory after-effect...
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Annual Reviews and the Loop

A reminder of parent and young person’s rights under Annual Reviews. What are the rights of appeal following Annual Review? Section 51 Children and Families Act 2014 (CFA) gives parents and young persons the right...
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Is a powered wheelchair a special educational provision?

The key issue in an appeal to Upper Tribunal  in the case of East Sussex County Council V JC [2018} UKUT 81 (AAC) was whether a powered wheelchair is a special educational provision. In this case a...
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A look at the specificity question in EHCPs, how small is small?

It is well known that any education provision in an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) “must be so specific and clear as to leave no room for doubt as to what has been decided ”...
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Cycle helmets: To wear or not to wear?

Recently, one of our personal injury team, asked the following question on Linkedin: Should cycle helmets be a legal requirement on UK roads for safety purposes? We were surprised at the reaction this question received....
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Rehab for burns victims: How a fish can help

The specialist severe burns injury lawyers at Boyes Turner are fascinated to learn that, in an attempt to improve treatments and recoveries for burns victims, researchers in Brazil are now experimenting with Tilapia Fish Skin....
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How to end a deputyship

A deputyship can be brought to an end automatically or through choice. There are several ways in which a deputyship can end and these are: If a person dies then the deputyship comes to an...
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60 seconds with… Sita Soni shares her experience in running cervical cancer clinical negligence cases

We asked Sita Soni, an associate – solicitor in the medical negligence team, about her experience of successfully investigating cervical cancer medical negligence cases. What key information do you need from an individual who has...
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So, you want to change your deputy?

You are never obliged to stay with the same deputy. The relationship between the deputy and their client must be built on confidence and trust and in the knowledge that they have considered your wishes....
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Boyes Turner children’s solicitors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtuYQP0K8sc Our expert solicitors have more than 25 years specialist experience helping families with a disabled child. We know the challenges brought with disability and work tirelessly to help with every step of your journey....
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What is a professional deputy?

A professional deputy is a practising solicitor with several years of experience in acting for vulnerable clients. They manage the property and affairs of both adults and children who are deemed to be mentally incapable...
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The Quantification and Specification again…

‘Provision in Section F of an EHCP must be so specific and clear as to leave no room for doubt as to what has been decided’. This is well known SEN case law (L v...
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SEND in Wales – all change!

SEND law is changing is Wales. The changes were proposed back in April 2016. The Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Bill was eventually passed by the National Assembly for Wales on 12 December...
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Changing school and the 15 February deadline

If your child has special educational needs (SEN), then 15 February has significant meaning – this is the date by when the local authority (LA) must issue a new Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)...

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