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Kay Ditcham, Partner and head of personal injury discusses fundamental dishonesty allegations and explains how we can help.

It has recently been reported the numbers dying from cancer have been above the five year norm. There can be no doubt the pandemic has played its part in this.

Sometimes we need to make a financial decision that is of such importance we decide to pay for professional advice. This may be from an accountant, a tax specialist, a pensions expert, a mortgage consultant, an independent financial advisor, a land valuer or surveyor, or even a lawyer offering financial or tax planning services.

Despite turbulent times for the economy, the purchase of, investment in or merger with another business continues to be part of many businesses’ growth strategy, particularly where the target strengthens or consolidates a company’s position in its own marketplace.

So often you hear one party being “taken to the cleaners” by the other when divorcing or complaints of astronomical solicitors’ fees, yet rarely do we focus on cases where a “quick” or amicable divorce can be achieved.

With the festive period fast approaching, we are now receiving queries regarding issues arising over child arrangements for the Christmas period.

At the start of the year, the Highway Code was updated to give more priority to cyclists and pedestrians and make the roads safer for all.

An independent NHS inquiry into a mental health hospital in Middlesbrough, described by family members of three teenage girls from the Teesside region as a “hell hole” where nobody cared about their daughters, has concluded that there were more than 120 different failures to care for the girls properly and adequately.

Going through a divorce can be an extremely lengthy, emotional and distressing process, particularly if parties disagree on how the divorce proceedings should look.