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Insurers remain reluctant to pay business...
Posted in Dispute Resolution on 3rd Mar 2021
On 28 February 2021 the Sunday Times reported that FTSE 250 insurer Hiscox offered a struggling East London café owner $13.00 in settlement of its business interruption claim.
The London café claimed for more than 3 months’ loss, comprising of $1,600 a month in rent and $2,500 a month in stock, after it faced closure due to the Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The café had said it had been “battling bankruptcy” due to closure, like many other businesses in the UK today.
It was reported by sources close to the FTSE insurer that only...
What is a prenup and is it worth it?
Posted in Family & Divorce on 9th Sep 2020
We've all heard of a prenup: the short-form name for the divisive prenuptial agreement contract.
If you are fortunate enough to be living, as some might say, 'how the other half' lives, we would recommend that you consider putting a prenup in place before getting married.
What is a Prenup?
A prenup is an agreement that makes provisions for the assets in the case that a couple splits. This could include provisions for any property or income. This is ideal if one party has significantly more wealth than the other.
Whilst prenuptial agreements are...
Is a failed vasectomy negligent?
Posted in Medical Negligence on 7th Sep 2020
A vasectomy is a male sterilisation procedure after which a man should no longer be fertile.
The vasectomy procedure and how it works
A vasectomy works by stopping sperm getting into a man's semen.
It is a simple procedure during which a man’s vas tubes are cut or sealed so they no longer able to carry a man’s sperm. This means that when a man ejaculates, the semen has no sperm making a man permanently infertile.
The procedure is usually carried out under local anaesthetic, where a man is awake but does not feel any pain, and it takes about 15...
Commonly Misdiagnosed Disorders: Endometriosis
Posted in Medical Negligence on 24th Aug 2020
Endometriosis is a disorder that can affect women at any age and is often misdiagnosed. If left untreated it can cause a lot of pain and complications, including infertility.
Unfortunately, often symptoms are misconstrued as being due to alternative, incorrect causes. This is a condition that cannot be reversed, only treated. As such, the need to correctly identify the need for a gynaecological referral in the first instance, either at GP or A&E level and thereafter the need for the gynaecological team to treat correctly and quickly is vital.
What...
