Insights

Higgs has once again been recognised in Chambers’ High Net Worth Guide, with outstanding individual and team rankings.  Head of Contentious Probate, Craig Ridge has retained his Band 1 ranking in the guide, recognising his expertise and reputation for advising individuals and business owners on complex probate matters.

Higgs LLP is on the awards trail once again as the firm’s Real Estate team has been shortlisted for Property Law Firm of the Year at the prestigious National Property Awards

Higgs LLP has joined the legal panel of Amputation Foundation, a charity that is dedicated to providing immediate, empathetic and effective support to amputees and their families. The Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team at Higgs is committed to supporting people living with limb loss and those adapting to life following life-changing injuries.

From a medical negligence perspective, as Martha's Rule is implemented into all NHS Trusts and NHS foundation trusts, we hope to see that if there are concerns with a patient's treatment, their concerns are heard, escalated and acted upon promptly.

A recent Employment Tribunal decision has highlighted an important consideration for business owners: workplace policies must be applied with flexibility where an employee requires a reasonable adjustment because of a disability.

Some medical negligence claims arise from a failure to listen and escalate treatment when a patient is deteriorating. Families are often made to feel they are being difficult or overreacting, when in fact they are recognising something real.

Today, I'm delighted to be joined by Annelies van der Wel, General Counsel at MainTel, one of the UK's leading managed technology and communications providers.

To mark South Asian Heritage Month in July, colleagues from across Higgs came together to share their personal experiences and reflections in a special conversation celebrating identity, culture and belonging.

As a charity lawyer, I speak to business owners regularly about how they should demonstrate purpose alongside profit, a growing governance crisis in the charity sector that presents both a challenge and an opportunity.

Although it is technically possible to contest a will even if the deceased did not know you existed, success is far from guaranteed. Challenges must be based on at least one of the recognised legal grounds.

Unmarried partners are free to make a will setting out what they would like to happen to their estate on their death. If they want their partner to benefit, this will need to be recorded in a will.

Higgs LLP has welcomed 30 Year 12 students from across the Black Country for its largest work experience programme to date, giving young people a valuable insight into careers in law and professional services.