Active Legal, News

27/02/20

28/01/20

Formal allegations of criminal, corporate, manslaughter against the Roads Agency have been made by the widow of a driver killed on a smart motorway. 

This follows on from Highways England facing a Police investigation into multiple deaths after Government Ministers claimed that safety warnings warnings were being ignored. 

20/12/19

The former forces sweetheart Dame Vera Lynne called in her solicitors after drinks company Halewood International attempted to trademark her name as part of the launch of a new Gin product.

She contested that her name was synonomous with her singing rather than its use as cockney rhyming slang.

20/11/19

29/10/19

Children in the West Midlands are still waiting for the "buddy" the law entitles them to in order to provide emotional support. The buddy system utilises a volunteer to engender a trusting and stable relationship for those currently in a vulnerable state.