December 15th, 2017
A leading senior family court judge, Mr Justice Bodey, has recently warned of the impact that legal aid cuts are having on the justice system. This appears to reflect the growing judicial concerns in relation to the Ministry of Justice failing to review the significant effects of the 2012 Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act.
Read more...December 8th, 2017
The Deregulation Act 2015 introduced better protections for the tenant, including laws to govern the actions where landlords evict a tenant solely because they have made a complaint about the condition of the property. These laws currently only apply to assured shorthold tenancy agreements entered since 01 October 2015, but from 01 October 2018 the laws will apply to all assured shorthold tenancy agreements.
Read more...September 19th, 2017
The NHS has said that one in three sick notes are issued by General Practitioners for mental health problems. Sick notes, also known as fit notes, are issued by GPs in instances where an employee seeks more than seven days off work due to illness.
Read more...September 8th, 2017
The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has claimed thousands more mental health workers are to be recruited by the NHS in England. Hunt stated this recruitment drive was to end the ‘historic imbalance’ between mental and physical health services.
Read more...July 28th, 2017
Prince Harry and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have banded together with many other celebrities to help break the stigma of mental health.
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