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So the new Supreme Court flexes its muscles, and the banks win on charges. Interesting; some consumers are laughing - it is estimated that hundreds of millions of bank charges were refunded before the test case. Others, who got in...
So the negotiations with the EU are done, and Lloyds has to sell 600 branches. So do you fancy running a bank? Several brands are looking at the market - how about "Virgin Finance" on your doorstep. Would they bring music and...
It’s a hard question. The Council of Mortgage Lenders has just revised their forecast from 75,000 down to 48,000. Whilst this is better, its not exactly good news is it? They also add the caveat that this number depends on interest...
Apparently better than expected unemployment figures came out yesterday - analysts are now revising forecasts that unemployment will hit three million in 2010. Thankfully it looks like the speed at which people are losing their jobs is...
A recent survey on 1,000 young girls worryingly reveals that nearly 50% of teenagers would consider undergoing invasive surgery to improve their looks. Whilst the figures are not altogether surprising given today’s unrealistic...
Two articles in the Independent struck me over the weekend. Firstly the frightening figures from the Insolvency Service - there were 35,242 personal insolvencies in the 3 months to September. Up 28% on last year. Just...
Recently, the European Commission in Brussels accepted a new proposal to simplify dealing with a person’s assets in a country that is not their main residence. At the moment, if you own a holiday home in Malaga, but live in England,...
According to statistics released by the High Court, the number of will and inheritance disputes rose by a staggering 486% between 2006 and 2007. This may be connected to the massive rise in the value of estates over recent years. As people...
A recent case involving Stadium Capital Holdings (No.2) Ltd v St. Marylebone Property Company Plc (2009) illustrates the difficulties faced by those claiming ‘squatters’ rights’, also known as adverse possession. ...
Unlike the Scottish legal system, it has been the case in England and Wales that if a person accused of an offence successfully defended themselves they would be entitled to recoup their reasonable expenses from the Court. In the past it...
Any business that has it's own vehicles on the road or expects employees to make work related journeys in their own vehicles (‘Grey Fleet’) must remember that they can be held criminally liable for ‘permitting’ their...
