Oliver Sullivan

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Lawyers Like to Travel with Colleagues and Add Time for Leisure

2nd March 2018
Legal professionals are the sector most likely to travel with colleagues on business trips and will add on the most number of nights for leisure, The Heathrow Express Business Travel Insights Report has revealed. The state of the nation report on business travel, commissioned by Heathrow Express surveyed business travellers from across the UK, Germany […]
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Are You in an Unmarried Relationship? You Need to Read This

2nd March 2018
More than three million couples are in unmarried relationships – the second largest family type in the UK, as well as the fastest growing. Kelvin Henderson, Partner at Nelsons Solicitors, dispels the myths surrounding couples who are not married and then decide to separate. What is the so-called common law marriage? “A common misconception when […]
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Are Clinical Negligence Claimants the Downfall of the NHS?

1st March 2018
Calls from health leaders in February in a letter to Justice Secretary David Gauke urged for reform to payments for negligence claims against the NHS. Rob Dempsey, personal injury lawyer at law firm Roythornes Solicitors, discusses the proposed plans and its impact on potential claimants. In 2017, changes to the calculation used to work out how […]
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Here’s 10 Laws That Might Need to Be Re-Written in Post-Brexit Britain

1st March 2018
While deadlines and departure dates remain unknown, the UK needs to prepare itself for substantial changes within its legal system when we eventually part ways with the European union. Here, Richard Thomas, employment lawyer and partner at Cardiff and London based firm, Capital Law, shines a light on areas of EU law that might not […]
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New Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme ‘Disappointing’

28th February 2018
Responding to the recent announcement of a new Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS) the Chair of the Bar, Andrew Walker QC, had this to say: “For years, our system of criminal justice has suffered from a remorseless succession of cuts in funding, and wholly inadequate investment. This has included huge cuts in the fixed fees […]
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Get Flirty, Not Shirty: Is This the Secret to a Pay Rise?

28th February 2018
Getting a pay rise usually comes hand in hand with hard work, effort and time put into your job. But could it potentially be much simpler than that? On the other hand, moving to another firm may be an option. On the rise Pay rises are never far from the minds of the UK workforce. […]
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Germany to Hold Online Marketplaces Liable for Unpaid Merchant VAT

27th February 2018
The new German governing coalition (CDU, CSU, and SPD) is planning legislation to make online marketplaces potentially liable for any unpaid VAT of merchants operating on their websites. If the marketplace is shown that they failed to prevent ‘dishonest’ merchants, they would be held liable for unpaid VAT. The UK has already implemented similar laws. The […]
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