General

• Charity Trustees - Guidance

• The regime governing charities has been progressively tightened up over the years, making the sort of scandals that were once not uncommon much more of a rarity. This means that trustees now have to adopt a more professional attitude to the management of a...

• Check Your Home Insurance Policy

• Increasing numbers of people are spending substantial periods of time away from their homes on account of working away, having a second home or for any of a number of other reasons. Houses can also frequently be empty for substantial periods after the death...

• Compensation for Loss of a Chance

• Most claims for damages are claims for damages or losses which have actually happened. For example, if a lorry mounted the pavement and smashed a garden wall, the claim would be for the cost of restoring the wall to its former condition. The law relating to...

• Correcting Your Credit Rating

• Most people require credit at some time, whether it is in the form of a credit card, a loan or an overdraft. However careful you are, it is possible to find yourself blacklisted for credit purposes. When you apply for credit, the lender will apply to...

• Faulty Goods: Know Your Rights

• In the UK, customers have various rights in respect of faulty goods. The Sale Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002 were introduced in the UK on 31 March 2003. These also apply to non-retail transactions, such as hire purchase sales. They also...

• Inheritance - What is Normal Matters

• Despite the changes being brought about by the Civil Partnerships Bill, which 'civil partnership' for gay couples, the increasingly common situation whereby partners live together without a formal relationship continues to produce arguments in the courts. ...

• Keeping Your Identity Safe

• With the practice of fraud by impersonation becoming ever more frequent, clients are advised to take precautions to prevent being taken for a ride by thieves. Sorting out the problems caused by impersonation fraud can be an arduous and stressful procedure....

• Pieces of Eight - The Law

• There are countless stories of buried treasure and recently a huge find of Roman artefacts was unearthed in London, but the public at large know little of the law relating to treasure trove and especially the law relating to items washed up on shore - most...

• Protection from Unfair Selling Practices - Enhanced Protection

• Further protection for consumers from unfair selling practices has been introduced from 2008. This should help to reduce the litany of complaints of sharp practice that abound in some areas of trade. The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, when...

• Risks for Trustees

• Being a trustee isn't just for professionals or people minding the family assets . It is common for people from all walks of life to become trustees of local charities, schools and the like. Usually, the trust deed contains a clause which protects the...

• Structured Settlements

• Structured settlements are those that are paid over time, rather than as a lump sum. They look set to become increasingly common following a recent study which recommended that they be more widely used and, in particular, that where cases involve children or...

• Undue Influence A Clarification of the Law

• One of the defences against repossession of a house, where a secured debt or mortgage is not repaid, has been where the partner taking out the loan brought undue influence to bear on the other partner. The leading case was a House of Lords decision...

• When is a Package Tour Not a Package Tour

• We often hear of problems associated with package tour holidays and customers' attempts to gain compensation. It is important, therefore, to know what is and what is not a package tour for the purposes of working out who is responsible if things go badly...