The Department for Transport (“DfT”) has recently released the statistics for vehicle speed compliance in Great Britain for 2017. Transport and Regulatory Solicitor, Nathan Taylor-Allkins, looks at the most recent data and the trends that are identified… The Statistical Release is always an interesting read, particularly given the regularity with which speed compliance (or lack […]
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A vital skill for all trainee solicitors to learn is how to record your time properly. Trainees going into their training contract straight from education might find that keeping a record of their day in 6 minute intervals is a bit of a shock to their system! Time recording (at least for me) was never […]
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The law relating to large food companies’ provision of allergen information to customers could come under review following the verdict into the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse on a flight to Nice on 17 July 2016. The verdict was recorded by Coroner, Dr Sean Cummings, at West London Coroner’s Court at the conclusion of the inquest […]
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The Woodfines transport team are monitoring government announcements in preparation for Brexit and what the implications may be for companies, their drivers and all those associated with haulage operations. On the 24th September 2018, the Department for Transport issued guidance concerning commercial road haulage in the EU if there is no Brexit deal. The Department […]
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A step in the right direction… Divorce is never going to be an easy thing for families but the recent outcome in the Supreme Court case of Owens v Owens has generated more questions concerning the current legal requirements for a fault-based divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership, and what this means in practice […]
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It’s a slightly surreal thought to think that I am now halfway through my training contract – I had never envisaged that it would go so fast! After two back-to-back seats in company/commercial law, (and just when I was finally getting my head around the law!) I am now taking on the world of commercial […]
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