The Financial Ombudsman Service (the “Ombudsman”) is the independent dispute resolution service for financial services businesses and their customers. This includes private individual customers but also small businesses.

It is a sad fact that the pandemic has prompted more people than ever before to consider making a will so that they can take comfort in the knowledge that their assets will pass to those they wish to benefit from their estate after their death.

Cases brought by adult children are known amongst by practitioners to be difficult (although not impossible with the appropriate evidence) this is especially where such children are able bodied and capable of providing for themselves.

Due to the rise of media coverage relating to this area of law, awareness of proprietary estoppel claims, is increasing.

The cases we have covered below really are the tip of the iceberg, but they demonstrate what can go wrong and the devastating effect on people's lives when medical services are under so much pressure.

Our team has considerable experience in helping clients who have suffered a brain injury due to medical negligence, including brain-injured children. A few of their stories are below.

In this article, we take a look at the immigration options from the perspective of employers who may want to tap into that overseas talent, to secure graduates in high-demand, shortage areas and expand the diversity and cultural reach of their workforces.

As the Home Office struggles with application processing backlogs and the government is focused on illegal immigration, this guide aims to help businesses that rely on recruiting skilled workers from overseas navigate the UK visa application system successfully.

Welcome to our April 2024 edition in which we cover increases to the Vento bands, Employment Tribunal compensation limits and Statutory Caps; government guidance on holiday pay; recent changes to the immigration rules; and a case update dealing with the need to make reasonable adjustments for an employee with a disability.

The recent cases of Hubbard, Cowderoy and Wharton have all highlighted the difficulty in contesting a will based upon the allegation of undue influence. From an analysis of these cases it is clear that suspicious circumstances alone are not enough and a claim of undue influence will require strong evidence that actual coercion took place.