Statutory Bereavement Damages Extended to Cohabiting Partners
The Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (Remedial) Order 2020 (“the Order”) came into force on 6 October 2020. It extended the eligibility for bereavement damages under section 1A of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (“the Act”) to cohabiting partners, provided that such partners are able to satisfy the same criteria they currently have to satisfy to […]
Specialist Mesothelioma Nurse appointed in East Midlands
Mesothelioma UK has appointed a Clinical Nurse Specialist for the East Midlands. Mesothelioma UK is a charity that funds services supporting the NHS, along with projects and research into the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma. New Clinical Nurse Specialist Louise Nelson is the latest Clinical Nurse Specialist to be appointed by Mesothelioma UK. She will be based […]