The Court of Appeal’s decision in the recent case of XX v Whittington Hospital NHS Trust has very interesting implications. In this particular case the applicant when 29 years old was diagnosed with stage 11B cervical cancer. She underwent smear tests in 2008 and 2012...
On the 17 February 2019 the Scottish Government launched a public consultation to ascertain how the law of succession could better reflect 21st Century Scotland. The public’s view on the following main two points is being sought: How an intestate estate should be...
A report by Sanlam UK (https://www.sanlam.co.uk/Insights/Recent-News/Millennials-inherit-1-2-trillion.aspx) carried out recently found that 11 million people aged between 25-45 in the UK expect to receive some sort of inheritance from their parents or grandparents...
The first round of gender pay gap reporting was certainly big news in 2018. Last year in line with the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017, over 10,500 companies reported their gender pay gap figures. By the deadline of 4 April 2018 just...
I am now a quarter of my way through my traineeship with Mitchells Roberton and I have survived! My first six months have been spent in the Residential Conveyancing Department and I am moving on now to working in the Private Client Department and looking forward to...
I recently had a discussion with a client and the subject of advance directives (sometimes known as living wills) arose. It is a sad matter to talk about, but the fact is, in life some people do become incapacitated either physically, mentally or both. A person may...
