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The impact of the new discount rate on public liability cases
Ian Gunn considers the impact of a negative discount rate on indemnifying claims against medical professionals, employers and defendants with public liability.
How to lose friends and alienate people.
This blog considers the impact of the General Election result and the impact on "strength and stability".
Stick or Twist?
This blog considers the changes to the Motability Scheme for clients who do not qualify for the enhanced rate mobility component following reassessment for PIP from DLA.
More Robert Downey Jr than Ironman!
Having signed up for an Ironman 70.3 for our 2017 charities, EFDS and Bamboozle, did Richard make it to the finish line?
The results are in!
The FCA initiated their “Assessing Suitability Review” in April 2016 in recognition of the important role they have to play supporting the sector in delivering suitable advice.
The New Trust Register - what it might mean for you
The new Trusts Register will provide a single point of access for trustees and their agents to register and update their records online, replacing the current paper 41G (Trust) form and the ad hoc process for trustees to notify changes in their circumstances.
Fighting for statutory entitlements for care
Compensation for injury will rarely, if ever, provide certainty that a claimant’s needs will be met for life. With the ever-tightening purse strings of Local Authorities, if a claimant is to receive the statutory funding to which they are truly entitled they will need to play a diligent game that amounts to little more than ‘cat and mouse’ to obtain a suitable care package that reflects their need.
What’s in a name?
Understanding the difference between independent, restricted and whole of market advice.
Impact of funding cuts on social care provision
A new report published by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) reveals the extent of cuts to social care provision. Councils across the UK have had their funding reduced by the government each year since 2010, leading to extensive cuts to social care.