Parents seeking to use coronavirus to avoid maintenance payments
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With incomes and livelihoods under pressure as a result of the economic shock caused by the crisis, there are an increasing number of instances of individuals unilaterally stopping monthly maintenance payments overnight.
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Joint Social Housing heads announced at Clarke Willmott
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Vicky Kells, Partner, who leads the Social Housing Finance team, and Lindsay Felstead, Partner, who leads the Housing Management team will jointly lead the sector nationally.
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Achieving NetZero 2050 and the impact of coronavirus
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There is a saying “United we stand, divided we fall”. This should be absolutely true in the fight for the UK to achieve NetZero by 2050 in terms of the whole low carbon energy sector working together, rather than competing or working in silo mentality.
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Debt recovery: How should businesses tailor strategies during coronavirus
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Many #creditors are being hit by the challenges created by the coronavirus. They must know how to maintain their #income when many customers are struggling.
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Clarke Willmott works with Somerset care group to support NHS
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Our Taunton team have been working with a Somerset care home group to support the NHS by putting in place arrangements in respect of a former care home to enable the local authority to use it as an intermediate care facility.
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Employer’s duty of care during the coronavirus crisis
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If the current lockdown extends much further, homeworking may require a health and safety analysis. From one’s workstation to the need for regular breaks, employees will be advised on how to avoid risks.
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Would a refusal to mediate be reasonable in context of coronavirus?
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The court has recently provided some interesting guidance in relation to an unreasonable refusal to mediate in the case of BXB v Watch Tower and Bible Tract Society of Pennsylvania and the Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (2020).
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Frustration will only apply if your contract does not already deal with such unforeseen events (force majeure) and only if the unforeseen event is not caused by either party’s conduct.
A medical negligence claim for an infected cat bite – A case study
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We were instructed to assist with a claim for an infected cat bite which resulted in loss of mobility in Ms.T’s fingers – negligence had left her with lifelong disabilities.
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We are supporting Meningitis Research Foundation in raising awareness on prevention and cures for the disease – A world free of meningitis and septicaemia.
