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What skills are required to become a lawyer?
Increasingly, law firms and chambers recruit applicants who have a portfolio of specific skills to equip them to succeed in legal practice. When talking to the graduate recruitment managers of leading law firms about what they look for in desirable candidates,...
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Personal Injury Claims Statistics: Is there a Compensation Claim Culture in the United Kingdom
Abstract This article seeks to identify the most reliable sources of statistical information about the workings of the personal injury litigation system in the United Kingdom, to present their principal date in a clear, straightforward and accessible...
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Nazi Doctors: The Worst Medical Malpractice To Date
Recently, we remembered the lives of men, women and children lost in the biggest concentration camp Auschwitz in Oświęcim, Poland during the reign of Adolf Hitler and his selfish, dark, inhumane motives. It’s been 70 years since those dreadful days and...
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Becoming a Solicitor
The role of a Solicitor Solicitors provide advice and assistance on legal and commercial matters. They are instructed directly by clients and are typically the first point of contact for their clients. Clients can range from individual members of the...
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10 Facts And Myths About Medical Negligence
How far can you go trusting your healthcare provider? How much faith do you have thinking that they can never go wrong? If you think that doctors are God-like beings who have the power to extend your life and make you well again, well then I am giving...
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Writing A Will: An Overview
It is a staggering statistic that about two-thirds of all adults in the UK have not yet made a will. As all these people will die eventually and the vast majority will have family, surely they would want their estate to be left to their loved ones when...
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Throwing Light on How Industrial Disease Claims are Filed in the UK
Many people in the United Kingdom are found to be suffering due to continuous exposure to fumes, dust, chemical substances, noise and vibrations at work. If you have contracted an illness at work and if the disease is the result of your excessive exposure...
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Forklift Accidents at Work and the Role of Personal Injury Solicitors in Realising Compensation Claims
Forklift trucks, one of the most sought-after industrial vehicles, are often associated with accidents, injuries and, at times, fatalities. Forklift accidents are common incidents in the industrial sectors of the United Kingdom, often injuring people...
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Breast Cancer Medical Claims – What is the Correct Treatment
Following the decision by the Court of Appeal in Rogers v Swindon NHS Primary Care Trust (2006), the popular press suggested that the Court of Appeal had opened the floodgates to having new, unapproved treatments provided to patients regardless of the...
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Beneficiaries in a Will
Deciding who will get your property can be a complicated task. One of the most important aspects of writing a will is determining who will be your beneficiaries. Beneficiaries are the people or organizations you name in your will to receive your property....
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Road Traffic Accident Compensation Claims – Putting the 5 mph injury threshold to the test
Much has been promulgated about soft-tissue neck injury in recent years, and it is often cited that below a certain speed change injury will not occur. Many studies have been made, primarily in the US, following collision testing of one sort or another....
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Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Guide
Whilst in the past Alternative Dispute Resolution was seen as a compelling route to pursue, after a change in the Civil Procedure Rules, it is now an obligatory consideration before taking a claim to Court. Parties who have refused to consider an alternative...
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Using Your Will to Disinherit an Heir
It's common to disinherit an estranged heir. Unless that heir is your spouse or child, you can usually simply exclude the heir from your will and he or she will receive nothing. With a few important exceptions, you can use your will to disinherit an heir....
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Wills – A Guide
Why make a will? A will is a legal document distributing the assets after the testator’s (person who makes the will) death. By making a will you can decide what happens to your possessions after your death, who will benefit from them and how they should...
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Becoming a Barrister
What do Barristers do? Barristers are specialist legal advisers and advocates representing their clients in court or a tribunal. Barristers specialise in advocacy - the verbal presentation of legal arguments of your client's case in court or in a tribunal....
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A Guide To Dental Negligence In Root Canals
Treatment involving the root canal of a tooth has many myths and misconceptions. Most people believe it is a painful dental procedure. In most cases, however, this is not the case and a root canal procedure is usually painless and can save your tooth...
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So You Are Pregnant? Please be advised
Congratulations first of all! Not everyone can achieve what you have right now. I am in my mid-twenties and I’m here wishing to be on the same boat as you are, but yeah my turn will come. As a soon to be mum, I’d like to share with you what medical negligence...
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Accidents At Work: Compensation Guide
Anybody can have an accident at work and it can happen at any time. In certain types of jobs, accidents can be more common than in others. For example, you'd be more likely to suffer burns or breathing problems from working with harmful materials than...
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Understanding Charity Law
Charity law provides the rules and guidelines with regards to setting up a charity and the subsequent operation of it. The law is embodied in the Charities Act 2006. So what is a charity? Well, a charity is legally defined as an organisation run to benefit...
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The Law About Wills
What Is A Will? A will is a legal document, which describes how you want your property to be disposed of after your death. As long as you are sane at the time of writing a will, you can make it almost anything you like. A will must always be in written...
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Changes In Compensation for Personal Injury
In the United Kingdom, the new discount rate applicable to compensation for personal injury has been in force since March 2017. The discount rate fell significantly from 2.5 % to -0.75 %. In this blog, we discuss the background to this change, the potentially...
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Inheritance Claims against Executors and Trustees
What is an Executor? An Executor is the person who is responsible for dealing with the property and possessions of the deceased. The property and possessions left by the deceased is collectively known as the Estate. The Executor has the legal authority...
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Damages – Understanding Contractual Damages
Damages are a common-law remedy, pursued where a contract has been breached. Depending on the type of damages you pursue, the amount you will receive will vary. Damages are used to compensate an individual for loss they have suffered. It is important...
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What is Unfair Dismissal?
Whenever someone loses their job, their dismissal must be fair and reasonable, and if it is not, an employee can take his employer to an industrial tribunal. In all cases of dismissal, the burden of proof falls on the employer. This means that the employer...
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Advice On Suing A Swimming Pool's Owner For Negligence
Despite the strict regulation of swimming pool operators in the UK, accidents are frequently recorded, and disproportionately affect child swimmers. A parent who allows a child to wander off unsupervised for example will never forgive themselves if the...
