by Stillwells | 1 Nov, 2015 | Blog
The Deregulation Bill received Royal Assent on 26 March 2015. Although it makes some fairly significant changes to the law, it received relatively little media coverage, perhaps because at that time so much attention was focussed on the run-up to the general election....
by Stillwells | 20 Oct, 2015 | Blog
A carer has been awarded £1.5m compensation after developing fibromyalgia as a result of two separate workplace accidents. On the first occasion, the 42-year-old woman was helping a patient get out of bed. The patient’s legs gave way and as she fell she dragged the...
by Stillwells | 20 Oct, 2015 | Blog
The High Court has upheld a 91-year-old woman’s will even though she was suffering from dementia at the time it was made. The law requires that when making a will, a person must have testamentary capacity – that is, they must fully understand what they are doing and...
by Stillwells | 20 Oct, 2015 | Blog
A court has ordered that two boys should live with their father because their mother was too permissive and acted “more like a friend than a parent”. The couple divorced in 2002 and the boys went to live with their mother. The father was entitled to contact at...
by Stillwells | 20 Oct, 2015 | Blog
A woman has been ordered to pay her ex-husband £1.2m, even though the couple had a pre-nuptial agreement that her wealth would be protected in the event of a separation. The case involved the daughter of one of Britain’s wealthiest men. She received an annual...
