Davies and Partners announce two new Legal Directors
Davies and Partners Solicitors has promoted two of its senior solicitors, Rachel Bowen and Andrew Moodie to the position of Legal Directors. Specialist medical negligence lawyer Rachel Bowen has worked at Davies and Partners since 2000. Rachel is accredited to the Law Society Clinical Negligence Accreditation Scheme and a member of Action Against Medical Accidents […]
Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022
In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was in its early stages but was starting to adversely affect businesses. The government introduced measures to protect businesses that were unable to pay their rent from enforcement action. One such measure introduced provisions to restrict a landlord’s ability to forfeit a lease for non-payment of rent and use […]
“No-fault” divorce – fixed solicitors fees
The change in divorce law which has been discussed for decades will finally happen on 6 April 2022. The move away from having to allege fault such as unreasonable behaviour or adultery has been largely welcomed. Hopefully, this will lead to less acrimony and a better experience for both parties. Mike Follis, Head of Family Law at […]
Davies and Partners Medical Negligence Team act for family in tragic death of Martha Mills 13, who died from Sepsis
Davies and Partners’ Chief Executive and Head of Medical Negligence Ewan Lockhart has been acting for the family of 13-year-old Martha Mills, who tragically died of sepsis while being treated at King’s College Hospital (KCH) in South London, following an injury to her pancreas. Martha Mills was taken to KCH having sustained injuries in a fall from […]
Love Thy Neighbour – Prime London Holdings 11 Ltd v Thurloe Lodge Ltd
The Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 (“the Act”) provides building owners with a right to obtain access to neighbouring land to carry out works in certain circumstances. The Act can be used where the adjoining owner refuses to give consent to the building owner having access to its land. In these circumstances, the building […]
Giving fire safety a lift
Jan Grimshaw Developers wishing to have their say on fire safety policy in London have until 20 June 2022 to comment on the Fire Safety London Plan Guidance. This guidance will require developers to submit forms documenting fire safety matters. The forms will have to be completed by a suitably qualified assessor; the form used will […]
Vaccine Damage Payment
Vaccinations against Coronavirus (COVID-19) have recently been added to the list of vaccinations for which people may claim a Vaccine Damage Payment. The Vaccine Damage Payment scheme has already approved and paid some applications in respect of vaccinations against COVID-19 where the individual has been able to establish that receiving the vaccine caused them to […]
Cladding update
It beginning to look like a happier year for some leaseholders. The government has issued its plans to relieve leaseholders of some of the burden of the costs of cladding replacement: see Government sets out new plan to protect leaseholders and make industry pay for the cladding crisis – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). This will be welcome news for […]
Leading personal injury specialists celebrate over a decade of re-acceptance onto the prestigious Headway’s Legal Directory
Lorna Lymer Tracy Edwards Two of Davies and Partners’ senior personal injury and medical negligence lawyers Tracy Edwards and Lorna Lymer are celebrating an 11th year of being successfully re-accepted for inclusion in a specialist legal directory for Headway, the brain injury association. Headway is a national charity which promotes understanding of all aspects of […]
Construction Building Safety Newsflash
Jan Grimshaw Following on from our Construction Department’s recent articles on the impact of the Grenfell Tragedy, the government has issued new draft regulations and factsheets about the Building Safety Bill. The factsheets may be of interest and are available on Building Safety Bill: factsheets – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Many areas are covered, including Residents’ Voice, Refurbishments, […]
