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  • Annual Compensation Limits 2012/13 Employment

    As of 1st February 2012 a weeks' pay for the purpose of calculating a redundancy payment or for various awards, including the basic or additional award of compensation for unfair dismissal -... read more

  • Careers at DSM Legal

    Careers Careers at DSM Legal We are always looking for exceptional people to join us at DSM Legal, in legal, administration, marketing and business development. Excellent opportunities exist for... read more

  • Employment Law in 2012

    1st February 2012 - new Tribunal award limits come into force.   6th March 2012 - the Government consultation closes on proposals to charge Claimants a fee to bring a claim in the... read more

  • Client Testimonials

    "Very professional and helpful" - Miss B. Staffordshire "10 out of 10 for knowledge, excellent service - would reccomend to anyone" - Mr W. Warrington "Fantastic service" - Mr B. Warrington ... read more

  • Legal Complaints Service to monitor repayments to former miners

    The Law Society Gazette has revealed that some firms of solicitors handling coal miners' health compensation claims have handed back £1.5m to injured former miners under a new voluntary repayment... read more

  • PIP Implants - are you worried?

    You may have heard the recent news stories about PIP (Poly Implant Prostheses) and be concerned about the safety of your own PIP implants.   Here at DSM Legal Solicitors we specialise in... read more

  • Redundancies On The Rise

    According to figures from the Office for National Statistics, the total number of jobless is 1.8million, rising by 164,000 in the three months to August, the most rapid increase since June 1991. ... read more

  • Road Deaths At All Time Low

    The Department of Transport's most recent figures show that the number of deaths on British roads in 2008 fell overall by 14% to a record low of 2,538.  There was an 11% decrease in pedestrian... read more

  • Shattered Lives Campaign

    Employers are coming under pressure to improve their health and safety regulations. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new national campaign that aims to imrpove health and... read more

  • Trip claims cost Councils 82m

    Councils in England have paid out more than £82m in compensation over the past five years to people who have tripped on pavements.   The information was obtained when 92 Local Authorities... read more