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Paul Gascoigne has found himself with unwanted media attention as a friend of his hit the news after being charged with driving with excess alcohol . Michael Harvey was handed a four month suspended prison sentence after he was caught drink...
According to current research, more than a third of parents do not want to leave their estate to their married children in case there is a divorce and the former spouses inherit some of it. That’s according to new figures provided by...
An Employment Tribunal has recently heard that an Oxfordshire multi-millionaire sacked two of his staff in a fit of rage after Francisco and Maria de Sousa served his chicken dinner an hour earlier than expected. Mr Cash claimed that he was not...
First time buyers across the UK believe they could be as old as 40 by the time they make their first steps on the property ladder. Research by property website Globrix.com found that as many as 40% of aspiring first time buyers think they...
The importance of power tools in modern industry cannot be underestimated, but their usage can lead to major problems for people who have worked with them. Prolonged use can lead to a number of issues, many of which are permanent and life changing. ...
Employees ‘laid-off’ in recent times are increasingly taking their former employers to court to dispute the size of their redundancy settlements. Figures released this month show that the number of redundancy cases accepted by...
A recent investigation carried out by the Office of Fair Trading has lead to findings that banks such as Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS are failing consumers in the way they are selling Wills . The banks have agreed to review their selling...
It seems that property prices whilst slowly increasing do not seem to be reaching the values prior to the recession. From my experience it shows that couples are still struggling to maintain their properties and are continuing relationships or leaving the...
There are stringent health and safety laws in place in the UK, but things can and do still go wrong. Accidents at work can lead to serious injury or even death, and some of the most common incidents occur because of a lack of adequate safety guards on...
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has stated that it intends to investigate more businesses whose terms and conditions alter the position from what consumers would otherwise understand it to be. So, if the small print of the terms and conditions...
The tide of good news being pushed homeowners’ way in 2011 was boosted this week, as Nationwide revealed that house prices edged ahead by 0.3% in February The increase, which was only the second gain recorded since May last year, left the average...
A disabled man whose life was forever changed following a botched operation has been awarded seven-figure compensation on the grounds of clinical negligence . Stuart Morley suffered a burst bowel when medical experts at St Mark's Hospital closed...
Accidents involving slips, trips and falls are all too common these days, and when they involve children they are understandably seen as extremely serious. In public places, such as railway stations, playgrounds and supermarkets, the potential for accidents...
On the 25th of April 2011 a new Statutory Instrument will become law and give further cause for concern for people who are claiming Jobseekers Allowance and their legal representatives. The new legislation brings into force the Mandatory Work Activity...
Last week, in the High Court in Mold, North Wales, Keith Harrison had his debt of £20,270 written off by the judge, Nicholas Chambers QC. The lender, MBNA bank, was criticised by a High Court judge for, as he put it, "torturing" a...
The coalition was dealt a blow in January 2011 when it was announced that over the past three months the economy had shrunk by around 0.5%. This revelation has led the government to propose wide reforms to the Employment Tribunal and employment...
Personal injury solicitors deal on a daily basis with accident claims covering a variety of incidents such as trips, slips and falls or road traffic accidents leading to broken bones and back or neck injuries for examples. ...
There are regular reports in the media about defective products and the potentially dangerous consequences they can have. There are many reasons a product may be defective, such as: Defective design; an actual fault in the...
The recent announcement that Network Rail is to plead guilty to breaching health and safety regulations in the lead up to the 2002 Potters Bar train crash has been in the headlines, and may finally lead to an end to the long-running saga of blame and...
In England and Wales the law relating to financial property on divorce is discretionary, which brings with it the obvious advantage of flexibility to provide for the countless different circumstances of divorcing couples, however, it also...
In the current economic climate it is only the lucky few who can feel truly secure in their employment. With the economic recovery by no means assured, and a wave of redundancies beginning across the public sector, more and more people are going to find...
Despite improved health and safety standards in the workplace, fatal injuries still occur on a regular basis in the UK. Workplace fatalities can occur in just about any environment, but it goes without saying that some industries are...
