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Thursday 8th Jun 2023 5:45 pm National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Pl, London SW1A 2HE Price: FREE Register We are delighted to invite you to Katherine Anderson‘s launch of her book ‘A Practical Guide to Education, Health and Care Plan Appeals in England’ on Thursday 8th June 2023 from 5:45pm at London’s [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION TO THE COURT OF PROTECTION The Court of a Protection is a distinct court, established by section 45 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (“the MCA). It may only make decisions on behalf of someone who lacks capacity or in relation to such a person (known as [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – AN INTRODUCTION TO EXPERT EVIDENCE ” ….It is true that the witness who is called upon to give evidence founded on a comparison of handwritings must be peritus ; he must be skilled in doing so; but we cannot say that he must have become peritus in the [...] -
CHAPTER THREE – A BRIEF HISTORY OF AWARENESS OF THE RISKS OF EXPOSURE TO RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA Silicosis is not a modern disease; in 400 BC, Hippocrates, the founder of medicine, noted “breathlessness” in miners. The Industrial Revolution in the UK led to the rapid development of what are known [...] -
CHAPTER TWO – BREACH OF DUTY It is well established in law that a dentist owes their patient a duty of care. When considering whether a potential dental negligence claim has merit, the lawyer needs to know whether there has been a breach of that duty. In order to find out [...] -
Mobile Telephone Extraction Introduction Many modern criminal investigations now involve the seizure of a mobile telephone. Devices range from cheap ‘burner’ phones with functionality limited to traditional calls and text messages, through to smartphones with a suite of apps providing a wide range of features. A mobile telephone works with [...] -
CHAPTER TWO – WHAT IS “NEW BUILD CONVEYANCING” Paul Sams Many people in life claim to be a specialist. Few ever are. I will make a confession. Really I am a generalist. I do a little bit of everything when it comes to property. In fact, given I spend most of [...] -
CHAPTER THREE – THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SHARED OWNERSHIP AND SHARED EQUITY Shared Equity? What is Shared Equity The property is owned outright with a charge secured against the equity for the equity loan. The scheme may require the buyer to start making repayments after a set number of years The equity [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – DEFINING FACTITIOUS ILLNESS DISORDERS Introduction Munchausen’s and Munchausen’s by proxy, factitious illness (FII), medically unexplained symptoms and perplexing presentations are all terms which are banded around without any real clear meaning to what they exactly relate to and often strike fear into the hearts of practitioners before they [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – WILL VALIDITY Assessing the Validity of the Will & the Practice What are the proper formalities of the will? Age As a general rule, a testator must have reached the age of 18 at the time of making a Will (the Wills Act 1837, s.7). Formalities In addition, [...]