Informed Consent for Lens Replacement Surgery: Does it Really Provide the Outcome that is Being Sold?
Jenny Ha, a Senior Associate on the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Team, discusses lens replacement surgery and the regulatory and legal challenges surrounding informed consent in the medical sector. Lens replacement surgery, also known as refractive lens exchange (RLE), is the now commonplace medical procedure for replacing the natural eye lens with a prosthetic …
Inheritance Tax and Business Property Relief – Planning for Change
6th April 2026 is a significant date in the world of inheritance tax (“IHT”) and business property relief (“BRP”). It has been widely documented since the 2024 Autumn Budget that major reforms were proposed to BPR legislation, which has now been formalised after the UK government released the draft Finance Bill 2025/26 legislation delivering new …
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Thinking About Moving to the UK from the US? Here’s What to Consider
An increasing number of Americans are choosing to build a life in the UK. According to the UK Home Office, applications for British citizenship from US nationals rose by 26 percent in 2024, marking the highest level recorded in over two decades. The motivations vary, but many are driven by a desire for greater political …
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The Law Commission’s Modernizing Wills Law Report: Recommended Reform
A Will is one of the most important documents that a person might prepare in their lifetime. The law on making a Will in England and Wales is based on statute and case law, with the Wills Act 1837 (“Act”) governing the key formalities.
It’s not just what it says on the tin – the case of Norton v Gardner
From 1988 – 2019, Ms Norton and Rex Gardner were in an on-off relationship and had two children together. In 1998, they bought a property – ‘Blindman’s Lane’ – in joint names, the purchase price being funded principally by a joint mortgage. The deposit was a joint gift from Mr Gardner’s father and the final …
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How the Family Home is Treated in a Divorce
UK media has recently covered the news that Diane Culligan, the founder of the UK women’s national football team, the Lionesses, “has triumphed in a divorce row involving a £7 million home in north London.” (The Times). Mr Justice MacDonald ordered that Mr and Ms Culligan should be awarded about £13.7 million each in assets, allowing …
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Why landlords must eliminate hazards
The Rentersʼ Rights Bill has been described by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Raynor as “a wave of bold action” to ensure that all homes are “decent, safe and warm”.
The Debate over Police Body-cam evidence in Domestic Violence Cases
I read with interest an article published in The Times recently which was in relation to the debate over a bid to use police body-worn video camera evidence in domestic violence cases,
Mediating disputes: “To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war”
Winston Churchill wasn’t known for his pacifist tendencies. Neither was he referring to civil litigation when he uttered the above words.