A close relative of NHS founder Nye (Aneurin) Bevan has suffered an avoidable early death due to a life-threatening mistake made by two NHS trusts. Roderick Paul Bevan, the great nephew of NHS architect Nye (Aneurin) Bevan, passed away prematurely last year after being let down by two Midlands-based NHS trusts that failed to notify…
Two legal executives from Grantham-based law firm JMP Solicitors have passed distinguished Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) exams. Personal injury trainee legal executive Emily Roche completed her level three CILEx exams to qualify as an associate member of the association and Leanne Askew, also a trainee legal executive, passed her fourth level three exam.…
The government recently announced that divorce laws in England and Wales would change as soon as parliamentary time became available to implement them, with the introduction of a ‘no fault’ divorce seen as a major breakthrough. Neil Remnant, head of family law at Grantham’s JMP Solicitors, said: “We believe that the new divorce law reform…
Contact arrangements can be fraught during the emotive time of the Christmas holidays and can cause a lot of conflict in separated families – even if there is a Court Order in place. To resolve these matters, every family will have its own individual needs to address – here are some suggestions how to make…
Three in five people die every year without a Will. That means their assets will be dispersed under the strict Rules of Intestacy. Here is how that plays out. Did the person who died have a spouse or civil partner? (Cohabitees NEVER qualify) If they did and have biological or adopted children, the spouse or…
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…
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…
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…
If you or your family have been a victim of medical negligence or of a personal injury that wasn’t your fault, you may be eligible for compensation. Contact our friendly and knowledgeable claims lawyers to discuss your case #just more personal. We recently recovered £1.9 million for a young man who had an accident at…
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…
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…
It would seem that the government will push ahead with civil partnerships being open to all couples following the Supreme Court ruling in Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan case in June 2018.There are now over 3 million couples living together in the UK. Just because you live together does not mean that you have entitlements…
