The Supreme Court decision is welcomed as it brings a degree of clarity on the issue of what businesses can claim under their business interruption insurance policies in relation to Covid-19.

​Due to the continuing rise of coronavirus cases, Chief medical officers have warned that hospitals in England could be overwhelmed with coronavirus patients in the next few weeks. Groups representing doctors fear that legal repercussions are imminent if they are forced to choose which patients should be prioritised for care.

Family Mediation Week is this year taking place between the 18th-22nd January. The annual initiative creates awareness of the many benefits of reaching mutual post-divorce agreements, rather than heading to court.

Today the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd and others.

Domestic abuse victims will be able to “Ask for Ani” in pharmacies, as part of a code word scheme backed by the Government and Safeguarding Minister Victoria Atkins.

Where it has been established that your parent lacks capacity to consent to the vaccination, you should firstly consider whether or not you have authority to make decisions regarding your parents welfare either under a Lasting Power of Attorney or the old style Enduring Power of Attorney.

Guidance published on 4 January 2021 confirms that once again the government recognises the importance of children from separated parents being able to spend time with both of their parents. Children are permitted to leave one household to spend time with their other parent in another household, if it is medically safe to do so.

The effects of the pandemic have certainly changed our lives in many ways. We have seen the economy suffer, jobs lost and businesses close. However, despite all of this what we surprisingly continue to see is somewhat of a boom in the property market.