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OECD Reports on Combating Bribery of Public Officials
The Phase 3 report on the UK by the OECD Working Group on Bribery evaluates and makes recommendations on the UK's implementation and enforcement of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and related instruments. The report...
UK speed offence enforcement is harsh; relatively speaking!
The speed of light is widely held to be the Universe's 'ultimate' speed limit. That was until scientists in Switzerland sent sub atomic particles over to Gran Sasso, Italy, breaking the 'speed limit' on the way. Luckily enough for these plucky scientists, the authorities in both Italy and...
Bye Bye Pavements!
I read with interest an article in The Guardian on 11 November, on a rather unusual scheme being introduced on London's Exhibition Road, doing away with pavements.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/nov/11/london-exhibition-road-cultural?newsfeed=true
While I am...
The Importance Of Treating Jaundice In The Neonatal Period
BBC One North West Tonight has tonight featured JMW client Jaudaan Bapu. Jaudaan is 5 years old and has cerebral palsy . His injuries are alleged to have been caused by a delay in treatment of jaundice as a baby. For more information about Jaudaan's case click here. At JMW we have...
Breast Cancer Diagnosis in the News
Two breast cancer news stories have hit the headlines in the last few days. Both deal with a delay in diagnosis and treatment of the cancer, which is a common theme in clinical negligence cases . The first, the account of Fiona Zitouni, outlines how doctors failed to detect a...
Legal Aid - To Reform or To Not Reform - That Is The Question
This week has seen a lot of media attention given to the government's proposed reform of both legal aid and the "no win no fee" system in the wake of the budget announcements. The Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke, announced an overhaul of the civil justice system which many people feel would...
Prevention is better than the cure!!
This weekend I ran (well tried to run but really jogged...and walked a little of) 5K with the aim of raising money for The Stroke Association, the only UK wide charity solely concerned with combating stroke in people of all ages. I am very unfit and unfortunately also very overweight so...
