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Garratts have successfully obtained compensation for Miss C as a result of the negligence of a local hospital as far back as 1996. Miss C was advised in 1996 that her right kidney had failed and also that she had multiple kidney stones within the same. She was not appropriately advised to have surgery to remove the failing kidney at this appointment or at any subsequent appointments.

The claimant, aged 87 was a pedestrian and was crossing a main road when she was struck and knocked down and dragged along underneath a van. It appears that the Defendant simply did not see the Claimant.

The aim of the residence nil-rate band (RNRB) is to allow a family home to be passed down the without incurring inheritance tax. The RNRB applies to individuals with direct descendants who have an estate (including a main residence) that exceeds the inheritance tax (IHT) threshold (or nil-rate band) of £325,000 for 2019/20.

Fran Greenhalgh was delighted to receive lovely flowers and chocolates from a very happy client whose child has just been returned home from foster care. Fran had to robustly argue for further expert evidence which changed the course of the proceedings and meant that child could go home.

Solicitors' firms are now required to carry out an annual diversity survey for their firm, submit the responses to the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and publish the data. Completion by personnel of the survey is not compulsory, and the data regarding religion and sexual orientation is excluded from the publication requirement. Also, publication of the data has to be in a form such that individuals cannot be identified. We asked our firm to complete diversity questionnaires in May 2019. The figures given relate to the information disclosed in questionnaires received.