PILON stands for Pay In Lieu of Notice. Instead of placing an employee on gardening leave or making them work their notice, an employer can end the contract of employment earlier by making a payment to the employee that is equivalent to the amount they would have received had they worked their notice.

A package of care is a tailored combination of services and support designed to meet an individual's needs, often after a care needs assessment, and can include things like help with personal care, home adaptations, or equipment. Packages of care can be provided in a variety of settings by a variety of people.

Palliative care is the active holistic care of patients with advanced, progressive illness. Management of pain and other symptoms and provision of psychological, social and spiritual support is paramount. The goal of palliative care is achievement of the best quality of life for patients and their families.

Word often used by lawyers, referring to the details of a claim or defence.

A wall owned jointly with a neighbour and repairable at shared expense.

Enabling a splitting up of pension rights in a different way to a pension share order and means that a portion of the pension is earmarked to go to the other party usually on retirement.

A type of financial order made by the court which shares your pension fund.

This is a core concept of healthcare which involves putting the patient and their representative at the heart of all decision-making in relation to their care and treatment. In the context of NHS Continuing Healthcare, it’s a key principle within the National Framework, and its purpose is to ensure that the patient or their representative are fully involved in all stages of decision making in relation to their claim or appeal, with their views being taken into account.

Care that helps individuals with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, eating, and mobility. It is usually considered a part of social care, unless combined with significant medical needs.

A sum of money allocated by the NHS to an individual eligible for Continuing Healthcare to allow them to manage their own care services. The individual has the flexibility to decide how the funds are spent, within a framework of approved services.

The person who issues divorce proceedings, now known as the Applicant.

Violence to another person which directly results in bodily injury.

Being physically unable to do something.

Approval by the local authority to the building or change of use of a property or extension to an existing property.

The formal documents that set out each side’s case. For example, your claim form (ET1) and the other party’s response (ET3) and any additional information or further particulars.

A reference allocated by the police to an individual crime.

A contract entered into following marriage or civil partnership to regulate division of money and assets in the event of a later separation or divorce.

The document to be signed by somebody to appoint another to act as their attorney.

A contract entered into in contemplation of marriage or civil partnership, usually to regulate division of money and assets in the event of later separation or divorce/dissolution.

In effect, mini hearings held at the employment tribunal.

They are as formal as a final hearing and all necessary documents and witness statements must be disclosed before the hearing takes place. It is also important that all witnesses are in attendance.

Often held to:

decide the preliminary issues in a case;
decide whether the claim or response should be struck out;
decide questions of entitlement to bring or defend a claim or decide if either party’s case has no reasonable prospect of success.

The condition or situation where the individual’s healthcare needs are regarded are more than merely incidental or ancillary to their social care needs, making them eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare. The National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care confirms that the nature, intensity, complexity or unpredictability of a person’s care needs are key characteristics of a Primary Health Need, and they may, alone or in combination, evidence eligibility.

A road maintained by property owners rather than by the local authority. The property owners need to have rights over it as it is not necessarily a public access.

The process of dealing with the estate of someone who has died.

The Court which grants executors and administrators the right to administer deceased people’s estates, and also hears cases where estates are in dispute (contentious probate).