Legal

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) has handed ‘same roof ‘ victims a second chance to make a claim: But do they know they have been given it? Abuse lawyer Rachel Thain is calling on t…

Slee Blackwell medical negligence lawyer Oliver Thorne has been assisting the BBC with an investigation into maternity deaths at the North Devon District Hospital The BBC is reporting on maternity car…

Barnstaple solicitors Slee Blackwell have been shortlisted for two prestigious legal awards from the Devon and Somerset Law Society. Winners of the 2020 DASLS legal awards will be announced at the Soc…

Stress at work lawyer, Elizabeth Duncan, whose own father is a retired prison officer, looks at a worrying trend of stress related illness among prison officers.  The BBC is reporting that 1,000 priso…

What is a ‘child of the family’? Inheritance dispute lawyer Naomi Ireson looks at a legal concept that can be so important to inheritance claims made by children against their parent’s estate. It is r…

Lawyer Elizabeth Duncan offers legal help for rape victims nationwide. Specialising in abuse law, Elizabeth provides a free legal advice service to rape victims on a national basis. Elizabeth is exper…

Our specialist injury claim team have recovered compensation totaling £150,000 for the victim of a supermarket car park accident Our client had popped to her local supermarket to buy a couple of bits,…

Sepsis compensation claims can be pursued where a late diagnosis is made and the hospital is at fault. Clinical negligence lawyer Oliver Thorne looks at what is involved. What is sepsis? Sepsis arises…

Executors often ask, ‘When is it safe to distribute an estate?’ It is a very important question as there can be serious consequences for an executor who gets it wrong, including personal liability. In…

Solicitor Chris Green answers a common question, ‘Can a step child contest a will?’ A step child is entitled to contest their step parent’s will (or if there is no will, the intestacy rules) by bringi…