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The risk of flooding

04-05-2012 at 8:05  by Mike Bowen
Despite the the recent heavy downpours we are in the middle of a drought. This unseasonally high rainfall has meant that some parts of the UK are suffering from heavy flooding. We have been fortunate ...

What type of income protection policy do you have?

26-04-2012 at 8:05  by Tom Conner
There is currently a great deal being written in the financial press about income protection, or more specifically, income protection plans written on an ‘Activities of Daily Living’ (ADL) basis. ...

Dementia should be prioritised along with cancer and heart disease

08-03-2012 at 8:56  by Kevin Stelfox
With people living longer, leading health experts are saying that dementia will be a major world health issue in years to come.

Legal executives win royal approval

08-03-2012 at 8:40  by Chris Randall
More than 50 years since legal executives became officially regulated the role is still little understood. With the profession now recognised by a royal charter here are a few facts

Restricted Advice – Does this post-RDR label need a makeover?

05-03-2012 at 7:44  by Focus Solutions
A little over 4 years ago, after a sabbatical in the regulated mortgage advice area of our sector, I returned to the investment mediation scene to discover a new buzz word around town – 'wealth ...

Why is Mitt Romney all up in my medicine cabinet?

01-03-2012 at 10:00  by Kathy Flake
Yesterday I was glad to see the presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney make the following statement when asked about the Blunt bill, which would give your employer the right to refuse to offer health ...

Was the Local Authority negligent after a child suffers severe brain injuries during a swimming lesson?

28-02-2012 at 8:52  by Michael Mulcare
n 2000, the 10 year old Claimant was taking part in a swimming lesson, which had been arranged by her school at a swimming pool run by the Fifth Defendant – the District Council. The Second ...

Dual carriageway - Who is to blame?

24-02-2012 at 9:01  by Michael Mulcare
The accident occurred in 2001, when the 12 year old Claimant tried to cross a dual carriageway. As she did so, she was struck by a car and suffered extensive head injuries. Despite there being two ...

Man faces contempt proceedings after dropping ‘false’ compensation claim against Council

22-02-2012 at 9:10  by Michael Mulcare
The High Court has granted permission for a local authority to bring contempt of court proceedings against a man who claimed compensation for personal injury and who subsequently abandoned his claim. ...

Interest on Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) compensation payments

22-02-2012 at 9:00  by Cathy Corns
HMRC has issued some basic guidance on the taxation of interest paid on PPI compensation payments. Generally no tax is due on the repayment element of compensation paid to those mis-sold PPI ...