The recent High Court liability only judgment in the case of Dormer v Wilson and MIB [2025] EWHC523 addressed a number of motor related issues in a high value personal injury claim which included:- ...

Last time, we talked about opportunities that the current economic climate can offer offloading historic pension liabilities. The good news is that this opportunity is still there. But, as usual, not ...

This has been clarified by the Supreme Court in the case For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers. This case centred on the legal definition of “woman” under the Equality Act 2010 but also, ...

Imagine you (or one of the drivers you employ or insure) are driving along a road, about to turn right. You look both ways and everything seems clear. Just as you’re about to make the turn, a ...

There are nine protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 20210, which seeks to protect employees with those characteristics from being discriminated against. Protected characteristics ...

On the 12 March, US President Trump imposed 25% tariffs on all aluminium, steel and derived goods imported from the UK into the US. From the 3 April, all passenger vehicles, light trucks and car parts ...

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A partnership agreement is a legally binding document between partners in a business that sets out the terms and conditions governing that business. In a modern medical practice, such agreements are ...

The official advice from NHS England is that whilst vaping is not considered to be risk free, it is considered to be substantially less harmful than tobacco smoking. However, a preview of a study due ...

As a former in-house lawyer, I fully appreciate the difficulties of managing competing interests and, therefore felt this important guidance needed flagging and familiarisation. If you are reading ...

As the Isle of Man becomes the first place in the British Isles to approve the right to die, and the UK Bill’s third reading in Parliament takes place on 25 April, this Insight provides a stocktake on ...