Pre-nup or Not?

Just when you think you know the score, all of a sudden the law can change. Over the last decade there has been a move toward Judges accepting the terms of Pre-Nuptial Agreements as being binding. If the Pre-Nuptial Agreement has not been binding then it can be said to be of great weight, and […]

Social Media in Litigation

Social Media is now becoming more prevalent in personal injury cases and is being used by Defendants to investigate the credibility of injured parties. Whilst the majority of personal injury claims are of course genuine, social media is proving to be a useful tool in cracking down on fraudulent claims and in particular the ‘big […]

Two Castles Entries Open on March 1

The annual scramble for places in the Two Castles Run will take place from midday on Tuesday (March 1). Each year runners from across the country battle to secure one of the 4,000 entries in this ever popular race between the castles at Warwick and Kenilworth, organised by Kenilworth Rotary Club and Leamington Cycling & […]

Leamington Paralegal to Run Marathon for Disabled Children

Leamington paralegal Jessica McDonnell is training hard for the London Marathon by running three half-marathons over the next few months. Jessica (24), who works in the wills & probate department at Leamington solicitors Berrymans Solicitors, said she had never run a marathon before but had taken part in half-marathons and the Wolf Run. “This will […]

Law Firm Continues to Raise Thousands for Myton Hospices

Leamington solicitors Berrymans Solicitors have raised a further £2,800 for The Myton Hospices – enough to pay for more than 100 hours of nursing. The law firm first nominated Myton Hospices as its charity in 2012 to mark the hospice’s 30th anniversary and has continued its support ever since, raising £2,500 last year. This latest […]

Life-changing Decisions Are Being Left in the Hands of Strangers

There are vulnerable people living in Salfordwho have no control over important later-life decisions, according to a Leamington solicitor for the elderly. Donna Bothamley, head of wills & probate at Leamington solicitors Berrymans Solicitors, said a new report by SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly) revealed that whilst some people had a will in place […]

Employment Seminar

A leading employment barrister will be briefing a gathering of businesses leaders in Leamington on Friday November 13 on recent changes to employment law. Mugni Islam-Choudhury, an experienced employment law specialist from No.5 Chambers in Birmingham, will be speaking at a free breakfast seminar hosted by Leamington law firm Berrymans Solicitors. Richard Moon, the head […]

Leamington Lawyer to Commentate on Rugby World Cup

Richard Moon, head of employment law at Leamington solicitors Berrymans Solicitors, is to give a radio commentary on the Italy versus Canada match in the Rugby World Cup on September 26. Mr Moon, who also heads the firm’s sports law unit, played scrumhalf for England, the Barbarians and Harlequins and sat on the governing body […]

Unnecessary Deaths in NHS Hospitals

A study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has found that around 750 patients a month are dying unnecessarily in NHS hospitals. Factors such as inattentive monitoring of the patient’s condition, patients being prescribed the wrong medicine and doctors making the wrong diagnosis are amongst the possible causes of the vast number […]

Joy or No Joy?

Certainly no joy for Mr Joy-Morancho. He was caught out in a High Court case, deliberately misleading the Court about his wealth. Mr Joy-Morancho was lambasted by the High Court Judge, Mr Peter Singer, for being dishonest and for deliberately attempting to deceive the Court. The High Court Judge went so far as to say, […]