Law firm Weightmans has announced the appointment of three accomplished Partners - Leah Heatley, Theresa Carling, and Simon Little - to its team in Newcastle, marking another milestone in the firm’s ...

The Government recently introduced the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, colloquially known as the “Hillsborough Law”, with its first reading on 16 September 2025.

Hello and welcome to the second part of our subtle brain injury podcast brought to you by the Weightmans Brain Injury Technical Unit. My name is Emma Eccles, I'm a Partner in the Weightmans Large Loss ...

In the recent case For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers (2025) the Supreme Court clarified the legal definition of “woman” under the Equality Act 2010, confirming this means ‘biological’ ...

The new regime introduces mandatory medical assessments, vision and potential cognitive screening, and risk-based checks administered by the DVLA for those aged 70 and over. The move follows an ...

There is a great deal of activity around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) at the moment. The effects of these substances are not fully understood, but there is enough information available ...

If a debt is due from a company and a creditor is owed more than £750, or an individual/partnership owes at least £1,500, a statutory demand can be served. This document must be in a prescribed form ...

Domestic abuse and violence against women and girls (VAWG) have reached record levels in the UK, triggering a heightened national and political response. On average, the police receive a call every 30 ...

The modern multi-generational workforce is constantly evolving with emerging employee needs requiring differing considerations. In a government publication this month, figures showed that for the ...

On 5 August 2018 Mr Burger was restrained by two door supervisors outside a pub operated by Wetherspoons with such force that he suffered a dislocated hip, requiring emergency surgery and a ...

Section 2 of the Compensation Act 2006 states that an apology, an offer of treatment or other redress shall not, of itself, amount to an admission of negligence or breach of statutory duty. The Law of ...

As the Isle of Man becomes the first place in the British Isles to approve the right to die, and the UK Bill’s third reading in Parliament takes place on 25 April, this Insight provides a stocktake on ...