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Clinical Negligence lawyers have this week welcomed one of the biggest payouts in history for a brain damage case. The case was highlighted by The Mirror newspaper after the family...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/negligence-admitted-by-nhs-in-brain-injury-case-after-13-years/
More than a thousand complaints about a contraceptive implant have led to the NHS paying out almost £200,000 in compensation in the most seriously affected cases. 1,607 complaints were received...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/nhs_pays_200000_in_damages_following_implanon_failures/
It’s never easy considering taking action after failed medical treatment, but a recent report says patients are often met with ‘a wall of silence’ when they complain. Medical Negligence expert,...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/patients-face-wall-of-silence-when-complaining-to-nhs/
The family of a man who died as a result of a fall from a ladder has received compensation of £105,000. Pearson’s Personal Injury team acted for the family, who...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pearson_hinchliffe_clients_win_105000_in_personal_injury_co/
A Partner at one of North Manchester’s leading law firms, Pearson Hinchliffe LLP, retired this week after a long and successful career in Corporate Commercial law. Roger Hinchliffe was a...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pearson_hinchliffe_founding_partner_roger_hinchliffe_retire/
The typical working over-45 year old faces a £8,955 annual retirement income gap based on their current savings and investments – meaning they will rely heavily on a state pension...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/personal-savings-shortfall-state-pension-may-answer-bridging/
The Court of Appeal had ruled that businessman Michael Prest would not have to give his former wife, Mrs Yasmin Prest, £17.5m in assets belonging to some of his companies....
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/petrodell_v_prest_big_money_divorce_case_ruling_causes_fami/
It is not just about dividing up the CD collection and the crockery when it comes to divorce, pension pots have to also be taken into account. Unlike most private...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/public-sector-pensions-and-divorce/
Mistakes made by medical professionals are thankfully rare, but when they do occur sometimes a simple apology and acknowledgement can set patients minds at ease, said Medical Negligence Solicitor Jacqueline...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/sometimes-an-apology-is-all-it-takes/
Pearson’s Financial Advisers are keeping a watchful eye on an anticipated announcement soon regarding the overhaul of pension tax relief. Chancellor George Osborne will announce the outcome of a pension...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/tax-relief-on-pensions-and-the-chancellor/
Couples who survive the first ten years of marriage have the same chance of divorce as their grandparents in the 1960s. Contradicting a common assumption that divorce rates are higher...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/uk_divorce_rate_unchanged_since_the_1960s/
Retirement Advantage is warning that more work is needed to ensure people understand the benefits of the new annuity products available following the introduction of the pension freedoms in April....
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/understanding-new-annuity-products/
The Upper Tribunal has dismissed Weight Watchers employment status appeal and upheld the decision of the First-tier Tribunal that Weight Watchers leaders were employees of Weight Watchers (UK) Limited for PAYE...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/weight_watchers_case_the_importance_to_employers_of_employm/
A share buy-back is the purchase by a company of its own shares from the existing shareholders. Once a company has completed the share buyback, the shares are then usually...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/what_is_a_share_buyback/
A woman has failed in her attempt to overturn her deceased mother’s valid will in English on the grounds that she did not speak English. Kunvarben Patel’s £200,000 estate, which...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/will_was_valid_despite_being_translated_from_gujarati_by_a_/
Late payment of debt will incur extra penalties, including interest, fixed late payment fees and other ‘reasonable’ costs due to new Regulations coming into force this month. The Late Payment of...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/changes_to_late_payment_of_commercial_debts_regulations/
What is Inheritance Tax (IHT)? Inheritance Tax (IHT) allowances have failed to keep pace with soaring house prices and many more people now have to consider the IHT legacy they...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/minimising_iht_by_gifting_the_house/
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has published draft legislation The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment) Order 2013 that aims to reduce the consultation period...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/redundancy_consultation_period_reduced_to_45_days/
Nudge-nudge tweet’s implied sarcasm was libellous Judge rules. The High Court has ruled a tweet by Sally Bercow about Lord McAlpine, which he claims named him as a paedophile, was...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/twitter_libel_case_bercow_defamed_mcalpine/
First time buyers are being encouraged to take up the Government’s Help to Buy ISA and Pearson’s property expert, Sarah Major, says she welcomes the move to encourage people onto...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/help-to-buy-isa-gets-thumbs-up-from-pearson-property-lawyers/
Have you had employees “pull a sickie” on you? Recent YouGov research suggests that almost a fifth of British workers have ‘pulled a sickie’ in the last year. The flip side –...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/tips-for-employers-how-do-you-manage-sickness-absences/
We have recently made a successful medical negligence claim against the Pennine Acute and Central Manchester Trusts and secured a £1million settlement for a client. When our 58 year old...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/symptoms-not-picked-up-in-1-million-medical-negligence-case/
It will be 24th June when the Brexiteers sober up, probably still fully clothed from the night before and no doubt feeling a little ropy as they pour the dregs...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/what-brexit-could-mean-for-investments/
If you are a landlord and manage all aspects of your tenancies you must be careful not to fall foul of the law, after legislation changes in the Private Rented...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/diy-landlords-need-to-be-careful/
Guidance, issued in 2013 by the British Bankers’ Association, on banking for people who lack capacity to make decisions, has made it common practice for high street banks to freeze...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/get_a_power_of_attorney_as_joint_accounts_are_now_routinely_froz/
Six years of discomfort and upset following a difficult labour and resulting mismanaged care prompted a patient to pursue a claim in the hope that the hospital would learn from...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/compensation-for-post-birth-negligence/
September often sees a seasonal spike in parents getting advice on separation and divorce, often seeking a new start with the new term and having waited until the end of...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/september-spike-in-divorce-cases/
People in Oldham will have the opportunity to make or update their will for free this week as part of The Christie’s Make a Will Week, in return for a...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/where-there-is-a-will-there-is-a-way-to-help-the-christie/
If you’ve got some spare cash left over from more traditional, structured investments, then you could follow in the footsteps of the growing number of people investing in collectibles. As...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/alternative-investments-from-childrens-books-to-memorabilia/
A client whose independence and life with her grandchildren has been affected by medical negligence has won a £95,000 claim against Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Mrs A of Dukinfield...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/loss-of-independence-leads-to-recovery-of-95000-in-compensation/
Origo, the technology provider taking the lead on developing an online pensions dashboard, has suggested that a fully operational platform could go live as early as next year. The company...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/online-pensions-dashboard-getting-closer/
It’s a fact that people are living longer and with an increasingly elderly population there will naturally be a greater number of people with dementia, a condition that carries with...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/you-do-not-have-to-be-old-to-have-an-lpa/
When couples with children divorce you don’t have to be a Hollywood A lister to know that the children come first. Many couples come to our free clinics for advice...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/putting-the-children-first-in-divorce-is-not-just-for-hollywood/
A client who had knee pain and went into the operating theatre for what she thought was knee replacement surgery was left with life changing problems after medics failed to...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/client-recovers-compensation-after-unnecessary-knee-operation/
A patient who complained that her MRI scan was uncomfortable and burning her arm was ignored and subsequently left with a permanent scar, has recently received £3,500 in compensation when...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/mri-scan-leads-to-scarring/
A prescription mix up led to a pacemaker being fitted into a patient unnecessarily for which he received £20,000 in compensation. The side effects from the wrong medication being prescribed...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/prescription-mix-up-and-20000-compensation-award/
A teenager has received a large settlement award after a birth trauma left her suffering from severe cerebral palsy. Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have admitted a breach of duty...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/compensation-award-helps-with-care-in-cerebral-palsy-case/
Retirement is undoubtedly the section of your life which received the largest amount of planning for most people, with much of your working life spent ensuring you can live where...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/three-lessons-about-retirement/
If your annual income is above £150,000, then your pension allowance has been subject to tapering since April this year. For every £2 of income over £150,000, your £40,000 annual...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/earning-over-150000-you-need-to-review-your-pension-heres-why/
Long before the Lottery Premium Bonds were considered the route to riches. It’s 60 years this week since they were launched as a savings product in the UK, and this...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/celebrating-60-years-of-ernie/
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