With the vast rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines around the country, there finally seems to be light at the end of the tunnel for the UK population. The vaccine is gradually being offered to the wider population now that most of the elderly and clinically vulnerable have had their first jab. The general working masses…Continue reading
Tag: Human Rights Act
Fatal Accidents Act to be Amended by Government
The government is proposing a draft remedial order to amend Section 1A of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976. The purpose of this is to allow cohabitees of over two years to receive statutory bereavement payment. It has been realised that current law is incompatible with the Human Rights Act 1998. Statutory Bereavement Payment This is…
Unmarried mother Siobhan McLaughlin Wins Landmark Case in Supreme Court
Well, what a victory this is for Irish mother in the first ever Supreme Court case in Northern Ireland! An unmarried widow has won an iconic Supreme Court benefit case in Belfast which may allow her to claim Widowed Parent’s Allowance (WPA). Siobhan McLaughlin, from County Antrim, lived with her partner for 23 years but…Continue reading