Divorce rates among both men and women over 65 have increased over the past decade. According to statistics the rate of people this age divorcing and remarrying has been the highest it has ever been. This may be due to a number of factors: Internet usage- adults of this age are becoming as i...
There may be trouble ahead… for the BBC
Last week the salaries of the BBC’s top earners was published and the broadcaster’s report revealed that its top earner, radio presenter Chris Evans, is paid between £2.2m and £2.25m, earning more than four times the corporation’s highest earning woman Claudia Winkleman...
Edwards & Co have donated over £60,000 to bowel cancer U.K. over two and half years
Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in Northern Ireland and the second biggest cancer killer. Every year around 1,100 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer in the country and around 400 people die from the disease. However bowel cancer is treatable and curable especially if diagnosed early...
Mediation – a safe way to apologise for medical errors
I was reminded recently of a statement some years ago to the Irish Government by the President of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) - ‘fear of litigation has become a major barrier preventing medical professionals from apologising and communicating with patients following an adverse event....
Clients are often interested in ways to reduce Inheritance Tax and for anyone with a particular interest in the work of charities or who wishes to benefit charities after their death there are a couple of options to consider. Firstly, the value of assets left to a charity will be deducted from your...
The weather so far has been reasonably good, and there are predictions this is going to be a hotter than average summer. If so, there can be workplace implications. Employees could complain about the temperatures in the workplace being unbearably hot. So what should employers do? There is legisl...
‘The Black Cloud Has Lifted’ - The Real Life Benefits of Mediation
There are numerous articles available on the theoretical benefits of mediation, including several on this website, but following a recent mediation it occurred to me that the true benefits, felt by people in real life, are the important ones and aren’t written about enough. During that partic...
