Solicitors Grantham

Non-Disclosure Agreements: dirty secrets or commercial necessity?

Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) have once again been headline news, and once again not in a positive light. In today’s world the general population will most probably only hear of these standard legal documents when it comes to senior business, entertainment and political figures attempting to cover up alleged reprehensible acts. It is for this reason…

Solicitors Grantham

Welcome to our new commercial disputes specialist as our practice continues to expand

Lawyer, Helen Carey joins the commercial law department of Grantham based JMP Solicitors to grow the contentious commercial and contract law offering of the practice. Helen was formerly at Shakespeare Martineau – a Times Top 200 Best Law Firm 2019 practice – and has worked in the legal profession for over 15 years in contractual…

Solicitors Grantham

Legal 500 ranks JMP Solicitors one of the best in the East Midlands

Our personal injury litigation team are celebrating becoming a “recommended” firm, making them one of the top nine practices in the East Midlands. The team specialises in complex and high-value personal injury pertaining to industrial disease, accidents at work, fatal injuries and road traffic accidents. Fully equipped to handle a broad range of matters in…

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Challenging a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Order

DoLS ensures that people who can’t consent to their care arrangements in a care home or a hospital are protected if those arrangements “deprive them of their liberty”. For example, some-one has gone into hospital for a routine procedure. They take a while to recover and the medication or maybe a urinary tract infection is…

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Electronic signatures

The Law Commission has now confirmed that electronic signatures can be used to sign formal legal contracts under English Law via its consultation paper “Electronic execution of documents“ – published in August 2018. The law relating to signatures and other formal documentary requirements has a history spanning centuries. In today’s world, individuals and businesses demand…

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Cut whiplash injuries with the headrest

Whiplash injuries and claims can be avoided if drivers and passengers do a simple test The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) with support from motoring safety experts Thatcham Research, is urging car users to protect themselves by making sure their headrests are in the correct position. “Half of all car crashes in England result…