Family, charity and being involved with our local community is at the heart of what we do here at De Rossi Griffiths. From opening our free advice clinic during the pandemic to becoming a qualified Dementia Friend, our achievements demonstrate the wide range of services we can offer our Clients.
We are pleased to announce that we have maintained our accreditation with the Disability Confident Employer Scheme (Level 2) for a number of years. This accreditation has equipped us with the knowledge and resources to recruit and develop disabled people for our business and help them thrive at work.
Diversity and inclusion is imperative for De Rossi Griffiths. Being a Disability Confident Employer helps us reach a wider pool of talent and expand on what we can offer our Clients.
During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic Rhodri Griffiths established and headed a Free Legal Consultancy Clinic. This was carried out by presenting guidance on a Facebook page to assist anyone affected by the rapidly changing legal platform, based on the Coronavirus Act 2020 and all of the supplementary legislations. The guidance covered everything from furlough and self-employment grants to MOT extensions and accessing Business Wales crisis support. Overall, Rhodri reached 400,000 people
with the Clinic.
Rhodri was nominated by 47 people for a St Davids Award due to his services to the community.
People living with Dementia face social isolation, now more than ever. At De Rossi Griffiths, we provide our employees with a training course to ensure that we provide the best possible care for our Clients.
Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friendly Communities programme focuses on improving inclusion and quality of life for people with dementia in a number of ways. The Dementia Friendly Communities recognition process encourages communities to support people living with dementia.
The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate that is voluntarily paid by almost 10,000 UK businesses. At De Rossi Griffiths, we believe our staff deserve a wage which meets everyday needs – like the weekly shop, or a surprise trip to the dentist.
During the Tenovus Free Wills Month March 2022, De Rossi Griffiths raised approximately £56,000.00 for Tenovus Cancer Care.
Each year Alzheimer’s Society invest £10 million into dementia research. Trek26 is a 26-mile hike which takes place in 12 locations throughout the UK annually and raises money for and awareness of this charity.
In July 2023, Libby Jones took part in the event through the Brecon Beacons and helped to raise £1,560.00 for Alzheimer’s Society. A total of £429,000.00 was raised by the Brecon Beacons event alone in 2023.
This money was invested by the charity to research the causes and improve care for people living with dementia in the UK.
We are delighted to have gained recognition for a letter prepared to the Welsh Government for a group action of Carmarthen Businesses and Rhodri Griffiths presented this at Llanelli Magistrates Court, with an adjournment of proceedings to recover unpaid sums for our submissions of a void Business Improvements District (BID) ballot for Carmarthen town businesses. The BID scheme involved local companies paying a percentage of their rateable value every year which then goes on to create a pot of money that BID management can spend on improving the profile and look of the business area. However, COVID-19 changed the priorities for a lot of businesses, with many feeling unsure about what their BID fees were going towards.
We successfully appealed a conviction for Environmental Criminal prosecution against haulier. The conviction was regarding depositing soil and mixed stone to farms across Wales during the construction of the gas pipeline from Milford Haven. This included a successful appeal against a POCA (Proceeds of Crime Act) claim for £5,000,000.00.
Successfully changing the entry age for Amateur Boxers to compete at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, due to Wales’ most decorated Heavyweight attaining the age of 34 years old at the Games. Having represented Wales at 3 previous Commonwealth Games, this was a record 4th attendance for a boxing athlete. The basis of the appeal was two fold, firstly the definition of 34 years was deemed a cut off date, but the interpretation was argued to be inclusive of the 34th birthday and the following 364 days thereafter. Furthermore, the Games were rescheduled to a later date due to the soaring temperatures, illustrating the fact a qualifying athlete on merit and success would have been of age in the summer, but not in September. There was no medal this time to follow the previous Bronze Commonwealth and Silver World Championship honours, but it was an honour to be an integral part of setting a World Record 4th attendance for a boxer at the Commonwealth Games.
A settlement was reached in the Chancery Court before trial, using an equitable remedy, in a case where Phoenix Life mistakenly paid out a life insurance policy to our Client due to confusion between two Clients with the same name and postcode. Our Client, acting in good faith and without error on her part, used the £260,000.00 received to pay off mortgages on four rental properties.
The Maxims of Equity were applied, meaning our Client was only required to return the remaining £4,000.00 (the balance left after the mortgages were repaid), rather than the full amount. Common law restitution for unjust enrichment was not applied, as equity does not require a person to go into debt to correct another’s mistake. Our Client also successfully claimed the legitimate policy.
Our Client was initially denied NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding. We appealed this decision and successfully recovered £44,600.00 that the family had already paid for care. The Client, who had suffered a severe stroke, was left immobile, unable to communicate, and emotionally distressed, with no ability to express her needs. In our appeal, we addressed all four qualifying criteria (Nature, Intensity, Complexity and Unpredictability) used by the NHS and demonstrated that our client met the threshold for a primary health need in each category, not just one.
Headed a collaborative panel of Solicitors advising Client B in the defence of public allegations made by a sitting Politician, whose aim was manipulating a climate of anti-Semitic investigations within politics, through the allegations. The politician’s position following the successful defence was the removal of his own public profiles on social media entirely.
Client H had been previously denied Continuing Health Care (CHC) Funding, despite him having a Primary Health Need, therefore we acted on behalf of Client H and successfully challenged another Decision Support Tool (DST) assessment by the NHS. Having successfully challenged the DST, our Client has now been awarded full CHC Funding. To view the letter confirming our success, please click on the link below.
Feel free to take a look at our recent campaigns in the TAIR SIR MAGAZINE (August issue)
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