JMP Solicitors is representing property owners from a North London road who are claiming that the Environment Agency was careless in its treatment of an infestation of Japanese Knotweed in a brook behind their homes, causing the value of their houses to fall by tens of thousands of punds and leaving them in a position…
We have been asked several times what rights do grandparents have when they have been denied access to their grandchildren? No rights…but… Grandparents do not have an automatic right to contact in law. Only people with parental responsibility have such a right. However, family courts do note that grandparents have an invaluable role to play.…
Neil McKinley, solicitor at Grantham’s JMP Solicitors, has been made a Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). There are only 129 Fellows in in total across the country so it is a pretty prestigious honour. Fellowship has been granted in recognition of his experience representing injured people and his contribution to this…
Terms and Conditions, everyone has seen them, but hardly any of us have to rely on them until something has gone wrong! Every established business or company should have a strong set of Terms and Conditions in use for their client base or trading partners. It is the bedrock of most modern day business contracts.…
The recent NAO report on the NHS cyber attack in May this year highlights how even the biggest organisations rely on small details. According to Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, on 27 October 2017; “The WannaCry cyber-attack had potentially serious implications for the NHS and its ability to provide care to patients.…
One thing every business needs to consider is its brand and how it protects this and how to avoid infringing third party trade marks. Check the UK database Firstly, check the UK trade mark database to ensure that there are no third party trademarks that might pose a problem. The government has a easy to…
You have recently got married Getting married revokes any previous Will. Your assets will pass to your spouse as next-of-kin. You and your partner choose to live together, “marriage is just a contract”. You are both independent from each other. “What is mine is yours is an unwritten contract” Unless you have a Will, the…
If you are a business that deals with customers, then you need to make sure your terms are fair. The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 aims to protect parties against unfair contract terms. An unfair term is not legally binding on your customer. Enforcers can also take action to prevent any unfair term being relied…
Owners or landlords of commercial properties with a rating of F or G may be liable to pay large fines from April 2018. Fines will be based on the rateable value of the asset and will range from £2,000 per property up to a cap of £150,000. The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Sector) (England and…
In 2015, then Chancellor – George Osborne – announced that cash payments for minor whiplash injuries would be banned with the intention of curtailing what the insurance industry calls “compensation culture”. Since then major consultations have started and whilst the legislation has not yet been enshrined, the Ministry of Justice have said plans to increase…
Many parents find themselves in quite serious conflict over the amount of time that their children will spend with each of them. Sometimes one parent feels they aren’t getting enough day-to-day caring opportunities. The important thing is to talk. You don’t have to go to court to decide what to do when you separate unless…
A landmark appeal at the Supreme Court has found that victims of serious failings by the police will be able to claim compensation. A police investigation would have to fail to such an extent that a human rights claim may be brought by a victim of serious and violent crime. This case related to the…
