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Dec

2018

Will disputes are a family tragedy – don’t let it happen to you!

Written by Tracy Creed

Family inheritance disputes can be witheringly sad and it is absolutely essential to seek independent legal advice to ensure that peace prevails after you are gone. In one case, a man’s death, leaving a £16 million fortune, raised the curtain on...

Dec

2018

Costs of Surrogacy Recoverable in Medical Negligence Case

Written by Sydney Mitchell

A woman who suffered a complete loss of fertility following a hospitals’ failure to detect cancer has been successful in claiming the costs of surrogacy in California, establishing a new legal precedent which could mean women in similar situations...

Dec

2018

Remember: Santa owes his elves a duty of care and could be vicariously liable for any naughty-list behaviour!

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

The Employment Tribunal (ET) decision in Chief Constable of Lincolnshire v. Stubbs held that a colleague's leaving party or informal drinks with colleagues after work could be an extension of employment. It is therefore generally accepted that...

Dec

2018

Merry Christmas from all at Sydney Mitchell LLP

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Dec

2018

Making a Will? Have you accurately identified your intended beneficiaries?

Written by Samantha Elsmore

One very good reason why you should sign an up-to-date and professionally drafted will is to ensure that your chosen beneficiaries are accurately identified. A High Court case on point concerned gifts to a cottage hospital that did not exist and to...

Nov

2018

Sydney Mitchell Solicitors honoured for helping to secure vital funds for Cancer Research UK

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Leading Midlands Law Firm Sydney Mitchell Solicitors has been recogised by Cancer Research UK after facilitating over £2.9million worth of gifts from people choosing to leave a legacy to the charity in their will. Tracy Creed and the private client...

Nov

2018

Big money divorcee threatened with Jail over £88,000 maintenance arrears

Written by Amanda Holland

When family judges make financial orders in divorce cases, they are not beating at air and have panoply of powers to make sure that they are obeyed. A wealthy businessman who spent over £70,000 on his wedding to his new wife, whilst neglecting to...

Nov

2018

Commercial property expert – Hitting the ground running

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Midlands Top Tier Award Winning law firm Sydney Mitchell LLP is delighted to announce that it has expanded its Commercial Property Team in the West Midlands with the appointment of Richard Cox as a Consultant Solicitor. Richard specialises in all...

Nov

2018

Vineyard owner divorcee pays price for ignoring court orders

Written by Mauro Vinti

Burying your head in the sand and ignoring court orders is a good way of ensuring defeat in litigation. A wealthy vineyard owner engaged in a big money divorce case found that out to his cost after failing to meet his obligations to his estranged...

Nov

2018

Encephalitis victim wins damages following Hospital medication error

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Hospital medication errors are sadly more common than they should be and can have devastating consequences. In one case, a man who was not given the right doses of therapeutic drugs, at the right time, after developing a rare brain infection won...

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Will disputes are a family tragedy – don’t let it happen to you!

Costs of Surrogacy Recoverable in Medical Negligence Case

Remember: Santa owes his elves a duty of care and could be vicariously liable for any naughty-list behaviour!

Merry Christmas from all at Sydney Mitchell LLP

Making a Will? Have you accurately identified your intended beneficiaries?

Sydney Mitchell Solicitors honoured for helping to secure vital funds for Cancer Research UK

Big money divorcee threatened with Jail over £88,000 maintenance arrears

Commercial property expert – Hitting the ground running

Vineyard owner divorcee pays price for ignoring court orders

Encephalitis victim wins damages following Hospital medication error

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