Legal

A young man was sexually abused by a family ‘friend’ when visiting the man’s house to play computer games with his cousin. Although the abuser threatened to harm our client’s family if he informed any…

Slee Blackwell’s client, Allan Austin, has recovered a six figure compensation payout after negligent delay in hernia treatment at Wexham Park Hospital, near Slough, Berkshire. Mr Austin’s pligh…

Probate dispute solicitor, Chris Holten, looks at the case of a widow who has been refused permission to challenge her husband’s Will by bringing an Inheritance Act claim. Background to the probate di…

When a legal action is struck out by a court for some procedural error or a failure to comply with a limitation date the blame invariably falls on the losing party’s solicitor. We are regularly consul…

Our client had an accident while working in a McDonald’s restaurant in Cornwall. The accident at McDonald’s occurred as she was leaving work at the end of her shift. She slipped on an area of wet floo…

Rachel Thain looks at the ongoing investigation into sex abuse at Ampleforth College. Last year I was approached by a journalist from the Yorkshire Post newspaper regarding sex abuse at Ampleforth Col…

Awareness of the dangers presented by occupational skin cancer is thankfully improving, but workers and their families continue to be affected by this dreadful disease. Those who are seriously affecte…

Slee Blackwell’s Charlotte Dullaway looks at the law governing how a Will can be revoked. They frequently receive enquiries asking whether a Will remains valid if its maker intended to revoke or chang…

Slee Blackwell Solicitors have launched a range of fixed fee services for landlords who want to recover possession of residential premises which are let under Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements. The…