CHAPTER THREE ENTREPRENEURS’ RELIEF (ER) ER is a very important relief to consider and companies will need to make sure that, as far as possible, the conditions for the relief are considered in good time so that the ability to claim the relief is not jeopardised simply because the company […]
CHAPTER THREE SEPSIS What is sepsis? Unlike an infection like meningitis or pneumonia, sepsis is not a stand-alone illness or disease. It is rather the body’s overactive inflammatory response to severe infection and is a medical emergency, which can lead to tissue damage, multi-organ failure, and death. It is not […]
CHAPTER TWO CREDIT HIRE RATE OR BASIC HIRE RATE? It is perhaps helpful to start by stating the general rule again. In Dimond v Lovell,1 after emerging from the thicket of consumer credit issues to address the issue of rates, Lord Hoffmann (with whom Lord Browne-Wilkinson agreed) stated that:- “in […]
CHAPTER ONE FREEHOLD OWNERSHIP OF AIRSPACE AND SUBSOIL 1. Introduction The questions of who owns the air above our heads and the earth beneath our feet affects modern life in many ways. It may impact on a basement development under an expensive house in Holland Park, fracking in Lancashire, a […]
CHAPTER ONE COSTS, CFA AND RETAINERS – UPDATES, CASES AND KEY DECISIONS CFAs and Success Fees There are now a number of new services advising clients to go back and check if their legal fees were charged correctly. A new breed of claim is from clients challenging success fees (especially […]
CHAPTER ONE A BRIEF HISTORY This chapter provides the context for the issues explored in the rest of the book. We trace the genesis of disclosure law from its early beginnings to the current regime. Disclosure began as a relatively informal process, left to prosecution counsel’s duty to act fairly. […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION, SCALE AND IMPACT OF FORCED MARRIAGES AND THE WORK OF THE FMU In the first chapter of this book you will find an introduction to forced marriages. It also contains an outline of the scale and impact of the practice of forced marriages and why this issue […]
INTRODUCTION For most people 1997 will be noted for the birth of Marcus Rashford, and Dolly the sheep; the death of Princess Diana, the launch of Channel 5, and a general election that saw Tony Blair celebrate his election with a ‘Cool Britannia’ reception at Downing Street attended by Noel […]
CHAPTER ONE AN INTRODUCTION TO INJURY CLAIMS IN PRISON 1.1 What this book covers The concept of a prison in English law encompasses a whole host of different institutions, run by different organisations, both public and private. As we see below, there are places where adults or children are detained, […]
CHAPTER ONE HACKNEY CARRIAGE LICENSING IN LONDON: AN INTRODUCTION Hackney Carriages are the oldest form of hire vehicle in England and Wales with documented reports of a hackney carriage as early as 1621 in London. In fact hackney carriage is still the official name used to describe taxis. It has […]
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