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Team Jefferies remembered the 5 rules of Dodgeball (“Dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge”) as we fielded a team for the annual Farleigh Hospice Trampoline Dodgeball tournament held at Jump Street in Chelmsford on Thursday 13th September.
The Supreme Court have quashed an appeal which will now allow families to agree with doctors to withdraw feeding tubes from loved ones in a permanent vegetative state, rather than going before the Courts for approval.
Over the last two decades, the number of cohabitants has doubled. Is it right for cohabitees with dependent children to be denied bereavement allowance?
On 23 August 2018 the High Court in Banfield v Campbell, 2018 EWHC 1943 Ch ruled in favour of a cohabitant’s claim for reasonable financial provision, pursuant to the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, after his partner of more than 20 years died.
“Max’s Law” has been named after 10 year old Max Johnson, who was recently saved by a heart transplant. The Daily Mirror followed his journey and campaigned for a change in the law.
Solicitor, Emma Blakesley, looks into the benefits of preparing a Will and why it is surprising that Aretha Franklin did not make any provisions before she died.
I am James Pettit and I have recently joined Jefferies Solicitors as a paralegal in the Family Law Department. I will soon begin studying for
Catering tycoon, Richard Cousins, died in a seaplane tragedy last New Year’s Eve along with his two sons, his fiancée and her daughter.
Find out how to let the emergency services know your medical history if they are called to your home, as the new Message in a Bottle Scheme is launched by Lions Clubs International.
