The rate of newborn babies involved in care proceedings in Wales has more than doubled in 3 years. Courts have the power to put a child into council care if they are being harmed or likely to be harmed at home. For every 10,000 babies born in 2015, 39 became subject...
Can a biological child contest a Will? Can a DNA test be used to settle a dispute? Read on to find out… Can a biological child contest a Will? The increase in more complex family arrangements combined with the increase in estate values have contributed to an...
A paternity test for inheritance rights is usually needed when a father has passed away and a son or daughter need to prove they are heirs to the deceased. The usual method of paternity testing involves collecting DNA from an individual’s cheek cells using a mouth...
Duties on spirits, wine and beer will be frozen, but the tax on “low-cost, low-quality” products such as white cider will increase in 2019, according to Philip Hammond in his second Budget as chancellor. A pint of beer will now cost 12p less on average and a...
Roadside drug testing has now been introduced in Ireland in a bid to stop motorists driving under the influence. The Gardai – the police force in the Republic of Ireland – will be able to stop drivers and breathalyse them for four different types of drugs. They will...
One in four fatal drug overdoses in the United States involved heroin, new statistics have revealed. Official figures from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) showed that around 25 per cent of drug overdose deaths in 2015 involved the class-A opiate,...
