Patient surveys for the quality of Cancer care given by NHS hospitals apparently rate 9 London hospital Trusts among the worse 10 in the country. Top of the list is Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs St Marys, Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals. Whipps Cross, Kings College and Princess Alexandra are also rated among the worst 5.

 

What should we…

It's no surprise that there aren't many law firms with decent mobile sites, most law firms can't even get their desktop version right. But don't despair, I've been digging around and there is some inspiration to be had. Check out these and let us know what you think:

Mackesys

Using the LegalRSS system, the Mackesys mobile lets you know right…

I have really had my fill of late with conveyacing.  It seems that I am either up against law firms which don't know anything beyond what their computer tells them, law firm's with conveyancers who are determined to justify every penny they charge their clients for or developers who seem to think they can provide minimal information and then shout as loud as possible that there is a deadline and you have to achieve it, never mind they've not provided all the information you need!

The…

Two million people across the UK tuned in to watch the cutting edge Channel Four documentary on Monday 20th August, which focused on the mental health of the Moors murderer Ian Brady.



Since suffering a seizure on the 3rd July 2012, Ian Brady has protested for his right to die.



The documentary saw his long term health advocate completing a Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney form.



A…

A Court of Appeal ruling that will result in Personal Injury compensation settlements being higher from April next year is a positive step.

 

That is according to Trevor…

There are reports today of another celebrity international battle for custody (Residence). The latest example of a high-profile couple in dispute as to in which country their children should live following a separation is said to be Gossip Girl actress, Kelly Rutherford and her ex-husband. Rutherford is based in the US, but the children are currently in France living with…

One in 10 hospital appointments do not take place because patients do not turn up, according to recent NHS statistics. Clearly this is an enormous waste of public money particularly when the time better spent would reduce waiting lists for other patients. A total of 5.5 million listed appointments did not take place last year because there was no sign of the patient.

 

On the face of it you might think this was all down to the patients and no doubt on many occasions it is. However…

One of the most senior Family Law judges in England and Wales has spoken out in support of continuing plans for Japan to implement the Hague Convention on Child Abduction.



Lord Justice Thorpe is the Head of International Family Justice and takes…

A brief guide which examines ten key points that should be considered when drafting a Will.

Executors

1. What is an Executor?

An executor is the person you choose to administer your estate after your death.



They have personal responsibility for:

• Making…

Ten years ago legislation was passed to create a new form of property tenure for flats. Commonhold, as it was to be known, was intended to replace all the defects of the leasehold system. It was the result of many years of discussions and reports and much parliamentary time.

The intention of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 was to create a simpler system for owning and managing flats. This would do away with the need for complicated leases, making Conveyancing for such…

Most of us would be pretty confident that, if we were discriminated against at work because of Race, Sex, Disability,…

It has recently been reported that Juren Education is the first company in China to be known to be sued for Sexual Discrimination under the country’s 2008 anti-discrimination laws. A job applicant is claiming that her application for a role as an office assistant was declined after she was told that it was a ‘man only’ position.



Sex discrimination has been…

Q. My Dad died this year.  He made a Will in 2006 leaving me everything but then he married again in 2008.  I am his only child. What happens to his estate?



A. The Will that your Dad made in 2006 was automatically cancelled by his marriage in 2008.  If he has not drafted another Will since his marriage, then he has died Intestate and the Intestacy…

As lawyers you can’t avoid them.  Amongst your case load, there will be difficult clients you dread communicating with.  Every time the phone rings, you think it will be them despite the fact they are one of many clients you have. 

They may even occasionally pop into the office to see you as if you have all the time in the world to spend with them.  Well, from their point of view they are paying you a lot of money to do a job, yet they will probably still gasp at the bill when all…

Is the three month time limit for Discrimination complaints really compatible with individuals having an effective legal redress for those complaints? Over years of providing discrimination law advice, I have become convinced that it is not. …

With lenders continuing to prune their panels drastically, many smaller Solicitors firms face the problem of losing clients and going out of business. But one small firm in Cornwall is hitting back. Using social networking sites A P Bassett of Lostwithiel are calling on similar firms and their clients to sign their petition to preserve competition in the Conveyancing market.

Following recent decisions by several major lenders to cull small law firms from their Conveyancing panels,…

Q. I currently live with my Mum and help to look after her in a house that she owns. Her Will leaves everything equally to my two sisters & me, what happens when she dies?



A. When your Mum dies, the first thing that her Executors will do is establish the value of her Estate. This will include the value of the house that you now live in with her.



The Executors will then consider whether you have acquired a personal share of the house by examining a number…

Gill Nuttall, PR & Marketing Manager

A few days ago I received a call from a very good friend. His young nephew had been involved in a road traffic accident, quite a bad one from what I could gather. He was a passenger in a vehicle and a third party had failed to give way at a side road and pulled straight out in front of them.…

The Office of National Statistics has recently published the most recent figures for adoptions in England and Wales. The statistics indicate that the number of adoptions rose from 4,481 in 2010, to 4,734, in 2011.

There are still significantly more children waiting for Adoption than available adopters, and efforts are being focused on addressing how the system can be…