Section 20 Assault and Section 18 Assault – Grievous Bodily Harm
Grievous bodily harm and wounding are covered in sections 18 and 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. Sections 18 and 20 carry different maximum sentences, with section…
Thousands Of People ’Protected At Work’ After Landmark Tribunal Ruling
December 2019 - Thousands of workers now be protected against managers targeting people on ethnicity, gender, trade union membership or disability grounds says GMB Union. The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT)…
European court rejects Paul Lamb Right to Die Case
Right-to-die: December 2019 European court rejects Right to Die claim
Money Owed to and by the Deceased
Dealing with a deceased persons Estate may often involve scenarios more complex than those envisaged. It is possible, for example, that the deceased owes money, is owed money, or even…
Can you enforce a judgment beyond six years?
Under the Limitations Act 1980, Section 24 provides a period of six years for the enforcement of a judgment from the time that it becomes enforceable.The Act reads:-24.-(1) An action…
QUALIFIED ONE-WAY COSTS SHIFTING (QOCS) FOR PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS
What has changed?“Qualified one-way costs shifting” was introduced for personal injury claims from 1 April 2013.This means that defendants will generally be ordered to pay the costs of successful claimants…
Charging Orders
Charging ordersIf your creditor has taken you to court for a debt, they might have a county court judgment (CCJ) or other court order against you. This means the court…
Prosecutor found guilty of sending threatening messages to woman
December 2019A lawyer in Aberdeen has been found guilty of sending threatening messages to a beautician after she announced her intention to leave his partner’s hair salon and work elsewhere.David…
Former SNP M.P’s judicial review of legal expenses decision ruled incompetent
December 2019Former SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed Sheikh has failed in a bid to avoid paying legal expenses to the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal.She had launched proceedings at the Court of Session after the SSDT ordered her…
Uber submits appeal against London regulator’s ban
December 2019Uber has appealed against Transport for London's (TfL) decision to strip its operating license to work in the UK's capital.The taxi app was effectively banned by the regulator in November, pending…