Blog — 13 February 2025

Changes in ‘Good Character’ policy for citizenship applications will affect many with refugee leave

With changes to the ‘good character’ policy for citizenship applications having just come into force, we consider what these will mean in practice for those with refugee leave. The ‘Nationality:…

Blog — 31 January 2025

FAQs for UKVI accounts and eVisas

Published on 9 August 2024 Last Updated on 31 January 2025 Following the introduction of electronic visas in the UK to replace physical documents to prove UK immigration status, we…

Blog — 28 January 2025

Government reopens Justice Committee inquiry into the work of the County Court

The County Court system is in desperate need of funding and improvement to prevent the already existing delays from getting longer. Substantial investment is needed by the government into repairing…

Blog — 24 January 2025

Martha’s Rule, the right to a second medical opinion, is transforming patient care

Martha’s Rule, named after Martha Mills who tragically died in 2021, gives patients and their loved ones the right to request an urgent second opinion when they fear that a…

Blog — 15 January 2025

New personal injury discount rate comes into effect

I wrote about the personal injury discount rate (PIDR) way back in 2017 when the rate was changing from 2.5% to 0.75%. The personal injury discount rate supposedly ensures that…

Blog — 06 January 2025

Civil claims and the intermediate track – the double burden on lower earners and why being poor is expensive

The government recently introduced changes to the civil court system with a new ‘intermediate track’ for civil claims cases where damages are valued at between £25,000 to £100,000. This includes…