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When a personal guarantee is given in respect of a loan and the terms of the loan are later changed, this may cause problems for the lender if it seeks to enforce the guarantee. In the article below, Henry Evans, a solicitor at Gordon Dadds, will explore the law on this, as well as a […]
When it comes down to qualifications, besides the addition of some pocket money, what you need to get into law school is pretty straight forward. But becoming a lawyer does require a certain set of skills. Here Emma Jones, lecturer in law and member of the Open Justice team at the Open University, delves into […]
Giving us a snippet of barrister knowledge every month with our #WednesdayWisdom, here Scott Haley, Family Practice Manager at One Pump Court, clarifies the traditional ‘bow’ to the court. Whether a court official, lawyer or member of the public, it is customary to ‘bow’ to the court when entering or leaving the room. Even young […]
Philip Hammond has done something extraordinarily positive in this Budget – he’s not tinkered with pensions to raise cash, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. The praise from Nigel Green, Founder and Chief Executive of deVere Group, comes after the Chancellor delivered the Autumn Budget 2017 a week […]
A leading independent medical reporting organisation has responded to an academic’s call for an overhaul of the claims process before the government presses ahead with plans to increase the small claims limit from £1,000 to £5,000. Reacting to comments made by Cardiff Law School academic Annette Morris at the Westminster Legal Policy Forum that ministers […]
Over the past week you will have seen a lot of news on the resignation of Robert Mugabe, following a coup from the military in Zimbabwe, and the consequent inauguration of a new President, Emmerson Mnangagwa. But where did this southern African nation’s complex socio-political tension emerge from? Below Girish Thanki, Partner at Stuart Miller, […]
Like with all high-asset marriages, the recently announced engagement between prince Harry & Meghan Markle will likely come with a prenuptial agreement, which God forbid, they could resort to in future if things go south. Following Clarence House’s official announcement Bryan Scant, Solicitor at Coffin Mew, suggests that the royal couple would be wise to […]
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has under two weeks to rescue the Brexit negotiations. Last weekend, Sir Keir Starmer QC MP, Labour’s Brexit spokesman and Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, hinted at the possibility of his party voting a no-confidence move if May doesn’t move forward the Brexit talks to trade […]
Government parking fines, permit fines and speeding fines are, to the public’s expense’ all very legitimate. But the latest figures show councils across the UK have been raking in the profits as drivers were hit with £1.6 billion in parking fines alone last year. This figure sits as a record revenue to councils, as they […]
A Co-op Funeralcare branch in the UK has been accused of leaving bodies to rot in the heat, absent of cold storage. With grieving loved ones confident their deceased’s body is being taken care of, this Co-op Funeralcare branch in Windsor, UK, allegedly left corpses to decompose during the summer heatwave, in the back of […]
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