Martin Searle Solicitors's Posts
The Care Act 2014 comes into effect from April 2015 and puts safeguarding vulnerable adults on a much firmer legislative footing. Research and our community care law team’s casework experience, indicate that safeguarding concerns are not only raised against close relatives of the vulnerable adult, but often also against carers, whether these are home care workers or hospital and care home staff. Read more...
Yesterday, the President of the Court of Protection, Sir James Munby, handed down his long awaited preliminary judgment on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) cases. Read more...
A Big Thanks to all of those who joined us to celebrate our 10th year in business and to raise money for the CAB. Read more...
Settlement Agreements replaced Compromise Agreements in July 2013 and I am pleased to report that most solicitors and HR managers have … Read more...
The past 2 months have seen our employment department working for employers and employees to ensure positive outcomes for our … Read more...
The UK has the had legislation protecting workers against disability discrimination for almost 20 years but there is still a … Read more...