Motorcyclist receives £623,977 compensation after road accident
A 45-year-old man has been awarded £623,977 compensation after injuring his arm and shoulder in a motorcycle accident.
Posted on 01 Dec 2011
Nurse sacked for ‘whistleblowing’ awarded £15,000
A nurse who was sacked after raising the alarm about the way residents were treated at a care home has been awarded £15,000 compensation for unfair dismissal.
Posted on 01 Dec 2011
Cohabiting couple end their 20-year legal dispute over home
A couple who separated 20 years ago have finally settled a dispute over the home they used to share.
Posted on 01 Dec 2011
Will writing and estate administration ‘open to abuse’
People risk losing their life savings if they allow unregulated will writers to take control of their money and property, the Law Society has warned.
Posted on 01 Dec 2011
Make sure you know the boundaries when buying property
When buying a home or a parcel of land it’s essential to make sure you know where the boundaries lay.
Posted on 01 Dec 2011
Man awarded £1.8m compensation after ‘sun glare’ accident
A 23-year-old man has been awarded £1.8m compensation after suffering brain injuries in a road accident. Posted on 01 Nov 2011
Failure to draw up a written will leads to family dispute
The kind of complex family dispute that can arise when people fail to draw up a will was illustrated in a recent case before the Court of Appeal. Posted on 01 Nov 2011
Court orders that children be returned to mother in America
A court has ordered that two children who were abducted by their father should be returned to their mother in the United States. Posted on 01 Nov 2011
Woman sacked for Facebook comments wins compensation
A woman who was sacked after making comments about her colleagues on Facebook has been awarded £14,540 in compensation. Posted on 01 Nov 2011
More couples drawing up pre-nup agreements
An increasing number of couples are drawing up pre-nuptial agreements, according to a survey of solicitors specialising in family law.
Posted on 01 Nov 2011
Motorcyclist awarded £1m compensation for injuries
A 50-year-old motorcyclist has been awarded £1m compensation after being injured in a road accident. Posted on 11 Oct 2011
Unqualified will writers could face stricter regulation
There has been growing concern in recent years about the problems caused by unregulated and unqualified will writers.
Posted on 11 Oct 2011
House prices stable as more mortgages approved
House prices in the UK were 0.3% lower in September than they were 12 months ago, according to figures from the Nationwide.
Posted on 11 Oct 2011
Law Society wants more rights for cohabiting couples
Cohabiting couples need better legal protection when their relationships break down, the Law Society has warned.
Posted on 11 Oct 2011
1,100 women win equality claim as council agrees to pay up
Eleven hundred female local authority workers have won an equal pay claim after discovering that men in comparable jobs were receiving bonuses.
Posted on 11 Oct 2011
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