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Child who became severely disabled after errors during delivery wins case Added: 09/02/2012 Ally Taft at Alsters Kelley LLP has called on a Midland hospital to improve standards of care after a child developed severe disabilities as a result of major staff errors during his birth. The claimant, who can only be named MB, developed severe disabilities as a result of a catalogue of errors when he was delivered in 2003 by staff at Birmingham Women’s Hospital. He has won a case against the NHS trust after they admitted negligence in failing to provide him with... read more |
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First time buyers- act now to avoid stand duty and land tax (SDLT) Added: 05/02/2012 A two year relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for first time buyers is about to expire, warns Linda Ball, residential property executive at Alsters Kelley LLP, who says she wants them to know they need to act now to avoid incurring the extra cost. Introduced on 24 March 2010 by the HM Revenue and Customs, the relief waiver targets those buying properties between £125,000- £250,000 threshold. It is due to expire on 25 March 2012. |
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Olympic games visas being processed Added: 17/01/2012 From 1 January 2012 the UKBA began processing visitor visas for those coming from outside the UK to watch the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Games will be the biggest event that the UK has hosted and many extra visitors will arrive during the busy summer period in 2012. If successful with an application, a visa will be issued with a start date that will cover the applicant for the whole Olympic and Paralympic Games period. This means that you... read more |
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Help for SME manufacturers- BIS launches advisory servi Added: 17/01/2012 The Department for Business Innovation and Skills officially launched its new Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) on 4 January. The service, which is available to qualifying manufacturing businesses across England, will be delivered by the Manufacturing Advisory Consortium and is estimated by BIS to generate £1.5billion of economic gross, 23,000 jobs, and is reckoned to safeguard another 50,000 jobs – we shall see! |
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Legal action following PIP breast implants Added: 03/01/2012 British women who have had cosmetic surgery using breast implants by French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), still have a chance for redress at the hospital they had them, says Ally Taft, Head of Clinical Negligence at Alsters Kelley LLP.
It has been reported that although no cancer risk has been found, the type of silicone used to make them is questionable and is more likely to rupture, leaking inside the body.
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