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16.05.2012 - ACT NOW to recover wrongly paid nursing care feesIf your loved one was in receipt of nursing care between 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2012, and was never assessed for full NHS funding, ensure an assessment is undertaken before it is too late. More

04.05.2012 - Retirement at 65Is it legal these days to retire someone at 65? That is the question employment lawyers have been ducking since the rules changed last year and senior citizens were given full protection from age discrimination on retirement. In theory compulsory retirement was still allowed where it could be justified by the employer, but when would that be? More

April 2012 - Mediation - 12 months onIt is now a year since the Courts introduced a procedure which means that anyone who wants to go to Court in any Family Proceedings, i.e. children matters or financial matters on the breakdown of a marriage or relationship, have to consider whether mediation may be an appropriate way to resolve the issues. More

30.04.2012 - Wolferstans Commercial Department Newsletter - April 12Welcome to our Newsletter; if we can help on any of the issues raised please do not hesitate to contact us. More

22.04.2012 - UnquenchableA great adjective when applied to, for instance, the spirit of the Cornish Pirates Rugby Team, but of less attraction when one discovers that the word asbestos is derived from the Greek for unquenchable, a word that certainly describes the pernicious and lasting material which is known as asbestos. More

13.04.2012 - MIRROR, SIGNAL, MANOEUVRE!If only it was that simple! Accidents do not just happen to other people. If you have been involved in a road traffic accident, which was not your fault, you will appreciate the time, inconvenience and annoyance it can cause! If you were a passenger injured in an accident, how do you obtain the best advice regarding your injuries? More

12.04.2012 - Coach Chris helps law firm staff get on trackA TOP athletics coach is helping a city law firm, who are celebrating their 200th anniversary, get on track for the Plymouth Half Marathon. Chris Menlove-Platt is mentoring a team of runners from Wolferstans ahead of the 13.1mile run on June 3. More

10.04.2012 - FREE Will Service launched by Wolferstans and Age UK PlymouthUpdating a Will is one of those jobs which many of us put off for another day, but now there is no excuse as Wolferstans and Age UK Plymouth have joined together to offer those over 50 a chance to make or update your Will for FREE. More

10.04.12 - Wolferstans support new launch of Age UK PlymouthWolferstans solicitors were delighted to attend and support the launch of the new face of Plymouth Age Concern, Age UK Plymouth at the Piazza in Plymouth on Saturday 31 March. More

30.03.2012 - Mesothelioma sufferers given boost by supreme courtMesothelioma sufferers and their families should derive some satisfaction from the judgment given by the Supreme Court in the case of Durham v- BAI. In the judgment given on the 28th March 2012, the Supreme Court in effect confirmed the long held view that insurance liability, that is to say liability on insurers to pay damages in mesothelioma cases fell on the insurers insuring the Defendants at the time the Claimant was exposed to Asbestos, not when symptoms first became apparent years later. More

30.03.2012 - Housing Law ChangesThe Localism Act 2011 is expected to come fully into force in April 2012 and will usher in some significant changes to social housing law. More

27/06/2011 - Wolferstans are one of the first law firms in the area to be accredited under the recently introduced Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme.Wolferstans Residential Department are delighted to be one of the first practices in Plymouth to have achieved membership to The Conveyancing Quality Scheme. More