Richard Moon, head of employment law at Leamington solicitors Blythe Liggins, is to give a radio commentary on the Italy versus Canada match in the Rugby World Cup on September 26. Mr Moon, who also heads the firm’s sports law unit, played scrumhalf for England, the Barbarians and Harlequins and sat on the governing body […]
Unnecessary Deaths in NHS Hospitals
A study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has found that around 750 patients a month are dying unnecessarily in NHS hospitals. Factors such as inattentive monitoring of the patient’s condition, patients being prescribed the wrong medicine and doctors making the wrong diagnosis are amongst the possible causes of the vast number […]
Joy or No Joy?
Certainly no joy for Mr Joy-Morancho. He was caught out in a High Court case, deliberately misleading the Court about his wealth. Mr Joy-Morancho was lambasted by the High Court Judge, Mr Peter Singer, for being dishonest and for deliberately attempting to deceive the Court. The High Court Judge went so far as to say, […]
International Businesswoman Launches Recruitment Agency in Southam
A former international show jumper who became managing director of an international hair extensions business has set up her own recruitment agency in Warwickshire. Claire Bartley, who was managing director of Racoon International, a Southam-based company whose hair extensions are sold to salons and individuals around the world, including Hollywood stars, has launched Sunshine Recruitment […]
Award of All Couple’s Assets to Wife Upheld in the Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has made a decision that all of a couple’s assets amounting to £550,000 should be awarded to the wife. After a long marriage the parties separated in 2011. After they separated the husband Essam Aly moved to Bahrain to work and live there. He made no attempt to pay any maintenance […]
Recognition and Referral of Cancer
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has this month issued a new guideline named “Suspected cancer: recognition and referral” to offer advice on the recognition of and referral for suspected cancer in children, young people and adults. As NICE states, “Cancer has an enormous impact, both in terms of the number of […]
Leamington Lawyers to Help Those Diagnosed With Dementia
A team of Leamington wills and probate lawyers have become ‘Dementia Friends’ in order to help elderly clients. Donna Bothamley, head of wills, trusts and elderly client advice at Blythe Liggins in Rugby Road, said it is important that people living with dementia organise their financial and legal affairs while they are still able to […]
Leamington Care Home Purchase Cements 20-year Business Association
A Leamington commercial solicitor has marked his 20-year business association with a local couple running care homes by completing the purchase of a further property in the town. Representing Barry and Eibhlin Thorpe-Smith, Kevin Mitchell of Leamington solicitors Blythe Liggins handled the purchase of Adelaide House in Adelaide Road, a 23 bedroom residential care home […]
New Inheritance Tax Rules Announced
NEW INHERITANCE TAX RULES ANNOUNCED After press reports that the Nil Rate Band allowance for Inheritance Tax was about to be increased to £1 million for couples who owned a property, the rate has actually been frozen. The rate for individuals will remain at £325,000 for individuals and £650,000 for married couples. However, in 2017/18 […]
New Solicitor at Leamington Law Firm
Warwick conveyancing solicitor Arvinder Samra has joined Blythe Liggins solicitors in Leamington. The former pupil of Aylesford School in Warwick, who joins a thriving conveyancing department at the Rugby Road law firm, has worked in conveyancing for the last 10 years since graduating from Staffordshire University. Most recently he was conveyancing manager at a West […]