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Happy New Year
The partners of Mander Cruickshank Solicitors wish to extend our best wishes to everyone for a Happy and prosperous 2021. 2020 brought about significant change and many challenges. We wish to acknowledge our thanks to our staff for their hard work and efforts in keeping our firm working and providing...Read more
Driving in the EU from 1 January 2021
If you plan to travel abroad in the future, you need to be aware of some important rule changes. This brief guide is focused on non-commercial traffic, even more complex rules apply for freight traffic. Whilst you have always been required to carry your UK driving licence with you, if...Read more
Overview of Mental Health Practice Direction amendments
Following amendments to the Mental Health Practice Directions, this article explores the recent amendments and summarises the recent Amended Pilot Practice Direction, which was extended on the 14th September 2020 and is to remain in place until the 18th March 2021. However, this could be revoked at any time, if...Read more
Informed Consent: The Medico-Legal Minefield
The GMC’s new “Decision Making and Consent Guidance” (link here) is due to come into force on 9th November. It is intended to support doctors in helping patients to make shared medical decisions which are right for them and builds upon the legal doctrine of informed consent introduced by the...Read more