Personal Litigation and Dispute Resolution

This article is written for family businesses who are in the middle of a dispute and where swift action is required. If your business is going through a dispute but it is not yet at this stage, you may benefit from reading “ Mediation, arbitration...

Directors are concerned with the running of a business day to day. Shareholders are owners of a business who make important decisions in relation to the company. How those decisions are made can all be outlined within a confidential document called a...

A recent Government consultation proposes raising the limit for personal injury claims - including whiplash - to £5,000.  Smaller claims would be dealt with in the small claims track where claimants would have to represent themselves, as their...

The fact that you will need a funeral is one of life’s inevitabilities.  However, the cost of even the most basic funeral is out of reach for many people.  Funeral costs have risen, on average, by 7.32% per annum over the last five years...

With the political spotlight on the so called “compensation culture” and numerous news stories appearing in the press about “crash for cash” road accident claims, the courts are showing a greater appetite for giving prison sentences...

The firm acted for Barbara Richmond, the widow of Andrew Richmond who worked as a lorry driver for a local company.  As part of his job, during the 1970s, Andrew had to collect and deliver asbestos powder in bags from various ports around the country...

Rogue traders who scam sellers of second-hand motor vehicles are being targeted by the government. Mike Haley, director of consumer protection at the Office of Fair Trading, said some car sellers have fallen victim to cold calling from rogue traders, who...

An online dispute service has been launched to make it simpler for tenants to make deposit dispute claims. Mydeposits.co.uk, which provides an insurance-backed tenancy deposit protection scheme, has launched the online service. It is the first of its kind. ...