Eimear McCartan (Trainee Solicitor)
The issue of what is reasonable in the defence of people or property has long been an emotional one, with strong views voiced both in support and opposition of the current law. Now the media spotlight is once again squarely focused upon this subject due to the Myleene Klass incident and the recent release of businessman Munir Hussain by the Court of Appeal. Read more »
Jennifer Smith (Employment Solicitor)
For the first time ever the annual review of compensation limits has resulted in a reduction to the maximum compensatory award limit, in line with the decrease in the retail prices index.
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You must have been asleep for the whole of 2009, if you escaped hearing about the Heyday case! Employers across Britain breathed a temporary sigh of relief when the High Court ruled that employees have no automatic right to work beyond the age of 65. Read more »
Maria Penny (Personal Injury Solicitor)
The Jackson review and report is not, as yet, law but the report highlights several areas likely to be subjected to reform.
The main areas of concern for a Claimant are the suggested ban on recoverability of success fees from the opponent. Read more »
Jennifer Smith (Employment Solicitor)
Jennifer Smith, Employment Solicitor at Ralli, looks at some of the highlights (or possibly lowlights!) of 2009.
1. So long, farewell… to the statutory DDPs and GPs. The 6 April 2009 saw the repeal of the statutory dispute resolution procedures to deal with discipline and grievance. Read more »
Deborah Rainford (Solicitor)
Statistics recently produced by RSM Tenon suggest that the level of Personal Insolvencies in the North West could reach the 18,000 mark this year. This would be a 12-16% increase on last year’s figures.
Richard Biggs (Personal Injury Solicitor)
This winter has seen a significant rise in accidents caused by people either slipping on pavements or cars skidding on icy roads. We expect, as this article suggests, that this will give rise to a huge amount of potential claims.
The question is – will such claims be successful? Read more »
Gillian Nuttall (PR & Marketing Manager)
Happy New Year. Twenty ten…. what are you going to call it? Two thousand and ten or, twenty ten? I personally, am going with two thousand and ten, simply because it sounds less like a boy band than “2010″.
Just before Christmas I attended a networking lunch in Liverpool with a few of my colleagues from Ralli and some clients. As well as a networking event, the organiser, Chris Shirling-Rooke treats the events as an opportunity to do some fund raising for a couple of his chosen charities, Help for Heroes and Factor 50. The Christmas lunch was the turn of Factor 50. Read more »
Tags: factor 50, gillian nuttall, martin coyne, stuart page
Business Law, Crime & Fraud, Employment, Intellectual Property, Partnership Law, Personal Injury, Property | Ralli | 
January 4, 2010 4:16 pm | 
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