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The King’s Speech, held in November, outlined 21 bills that the government intends to prioritise over the year ahead. This included housing reforms such as the Leasehold and Freehold Bill, which aims to make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders to purchase their freehold and improve their consumer rights.

In September 2023, the Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) published three reports rating two out of three maternity services run by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (“UHL”) as ‘requires improvement’, following an inspection carried out earlier this year. 

In August 2023 the Care Quality Commission (“CQC”) carried out an inspection of the maternity services at Royal Derby Hospital, considering whether the services provided were safe and whether they were well led. The published findings noted that the maternity provision in these categories was ‘Inadequate’ and as a consequence the hospital rating overall has […]

We are delighted to announce that our annual charity golf day, held at Ramsdale Park Golf Centre on Thursday 21st September, raised an amazing £5,801.98 for Framework.

Sunday 19th November to 25th November marks Road Safety Week, which is run by the road safety charity, Brake. Road Safety Week is Brake’s biggest road safety campaign and runs every year to promote safety on our roads and to raise funds for victims of road traffic accidents.

We were delighted to sponsor and attend the recent British Dressage LeMieux National Championships at Somerford House.

Child Trust Funds were set up by the government for children born between 2002 and 2011 as a way of providing them with money when they turn 18. However, as many children with these accounts now reach this age, the families of those with disabilities and special educational needs are finding it both costly and time-consuming to access their accounts.

We are pleased to announce that Rothera Bray’s Private Client and Contentious Probate teams have teamed up with The University of Law’s  Will, Trust and Estate Disputes (WTED) advice helpline to help  members of the public who suffer from financial hardship to access free legal advice.

Monday night saw the first episode of ‘The Reckoning’, the BBC’s much anticipated Savile drama. For decades, Jimmy Savile was at the forefront of national life as a DJ, BBC TV presenter and charity fundraiser. But, as we now know, following his death he was exposed as a serial abuser amidst a flurry of sexual abuse allegations.

We are delighted to announce that our Trainee Solicitor Abagail Clarke has been shortlisted for the Young Achiever of the Year award at the Personal Injury Awards 2023.

Rotheras Solicitors LLP and Bray & Bray Solicitors merged as of 1 October, becoming Rothera Bray LLP.

The CQC (Quality Care Commission) have today released a further report considering the safety and quality of the maternity services provided by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH).