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We all plan for our future. Whether it is saving to buy our first home, climbing the career ladder or choosing a pension plan. Planning is key and our choices are what are important. Surprisingly, while we are making plans for tomorrow, 70% of people...
Today the Sentencing Council has announced the start of a consultation period in respect of proposed changes to the fraud sentencing guidelines. These are intended to replace the existing guidelines published in 2009. The proposals are designed to try and...
A new campaign launched by Lancashire Police has recently caught my eye. It consists of motorcycle policeman PC Dave Hurst sitting naked on a motorcycle and will appear on hoardings and billboards across Lancashire over the coming months. The...
The recent Supreme Court judgment of Smith and others v Ministry of Defence [2013] UKSC 41 has been criticised by Lord West, former First Sea Lord as 'a total nonsense', as it has opened up the door for potential damages for military...
I read an online article today about how a Conservative MP has broken his foot after falling off a table while dancing in Soho. Immigration Minister Mark Harper had his foot placed in a cast after the accident at the central London bar. Mr Harper said in a...
From an early age I was taught to ‘look before you cross.’ Traffic will usually come from the right hand side when you start to cross a road. So to cross the road safely I was told to check your right hand side is clear of traffic first, and...
On the 3rd of September 2012, a man was stopped for speeding in Whiston in Merseyside. When he was pulled over by the Police he gave his details as Mr Matthew Morley and provided a date of birth and a home address. Despite providing an incorrect address and...
Now three years after the introduction of tenancy deposit schemes and just over 12 months after the most recent changes came into effect, tenancy deposits are set to cause more trouble for landlords. The recent Court of Appeal decision in the case of...
The HSE were successful last week in prosecuting Sartex Quilts and Textiles Ltd at Manchester Crown Court, following an inspection in October 2011 in which multiple breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 were found. The firm, which employs...
In a recent Court of Protection case, Re Buckley, restrictions were imposed on an attorney’s ability to invest a donor’s funds. The case involved a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) which was granted by Miss Buckley, 81, to her niece to be her...
Findings from a survey recently carried out by AXA Insurance in relation to a Road Safe School campaign show that 86% of parents in the UK wish that they had more information regarding an individual school's road safety record to enable them to make an...
It has been reported this week that Gary Moore, guitarist with the legendary Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, who died in February 2011, ended up leaving nothing to his long term partner Petra Nioduschewski, as he did not make a Will. His estate is thought to be...
I was saddened to hear about a four-year-old boy who has passed away following an accident. The boy passed away four days after suffering serious head injuries when a mirror fell on him in Hugo Boss at the Bicester Outlet shopping village. A spokesman has...
An auto parts firm has been fined £20,000 after a worker lost his sight in one eye during a cleaning task. William Tickner was injured when the compressed air hose whipped him in the face. He had gone to disconnect the equipment after isolating the...
I couldn't help but notice the publicity generated by last week's incident in Liverpool where the famed "Yellow Duckmarine" amphibious tourist vehicle "Quacker 1" took on submarine tendencies by sinking in the Albert Dock. ...
Responding to written questions in parliament, Minister for Disabled People, Esther McVey stated “Mandatory reconsideration will improve the disputes process and effectively shorten the journey for all DWP administered benefits, not just those referred...
The media is abuzz with the story that Nigella Lawson was held by the throat by her husband whilst having an argument about their children in a fashionable London restaurant. According to Charles Saatchi the picture of him putting his hand around the throat...
Whether you are in a big organisation or a small family run business, there could be a chance of fraud operating in and around you. It is particularly the case where you trust those around you to carry out your instructions and company procedures. The most...
Research recently provided by the HSBC bank shows that rental properties can still in some areas provide yields of 7.82%. Three of the top 10 buy to let hotspots are in the north, including Blackpool, Manchester, and Liverpool. This is positive news for buy...
A couple from Cambridgeshire have received an undisclosed amount of compensation after severe abnormalities were caused to their unborn daughter when her mother was prescribed an acne drug during pregnancy. Sarah Sharma was given isotretinoin, an acne...
The Independent reported on a 27% increase of private family law cases before the courts in May of this year compared to the same time last year. CAFCASS released figures yesterday revealing that 9,398 new private law family cases were heard in May. This...
There has long been an established principle in English law that you cannot pierce the corporate veil. In other words a company is a separate legal entity and you cannot go behind it to release assets to satisfy matrimonial needs. So a long awaited decision...
Mr D, a registered nurse, was called to an Interim Order Panel hearing before the NMC’s Conduct and Competence Committee last week in which the Panel decided to impose an interim suspension for a period of 12 months. This interim suspension means that...
The High Court in London has this week given their ruling in the case of Hart v Burbidge [2013] EWHC 1628 (Ch), which saw a family in dispute over their late mother’s estate. Rather than challenging any Will, or the estate itself, the children were in...
The Food Standards Agency have launched their "Food Safety Week" taking place between the 10th and 16th of June, following on the back of some quite frightening statistics. More than a million people in the UK alone suffer from food...
