More Topics | Twitter | RSS I wrote a post last week on my Family Lore blog about a case in Germany where a husband was ordered to pay back a gift of money to his in-laws when he got divorced.

More Topics | Twitter | RSS Citizens Advice celebrates its 70th anniversary this year.

No institution is too big or too important to receive a letter of complaint. Many people might, for example, regard the Post Office or their local council as a impenetrable fortress, impervious to the wishes of those that they are supposed to serve.

Insurance matters Many people don’t realise that taking in a lodger will affect their insurance, or that it is something ,that they ought to tell their insurers about in advance. However, if you do not do this, you may invalidate your insurance cover.

Last Friday, 29 January 2010, the Court of Criminal Appeal ruled that Mohammed Atif Siddique, jailed for terrorism offences, had suffered a “miscarriage of justice” and further indicated that it was “minded” to overturn his conviction.

A surgical instrument maker from the UK has won a European court ruling on competing for NHS contracts.

The government and City law firms have saved a London Law Centre® from collapse by providing over £300,000 in cash. South West London Law Centres (SWLLC) is the largest of a national network of 56 Law Centres.

Whilst standard good practice is always to keep in place an up to date Will , this may not be possible in the unfortunate event that a person become mentally incapable later in life.

This week the Office for National Statistics published the latest figures for divorces in England and Wales. These figures, for 2008, showed that the divorce rate fell for the fifth successive year, to its lowest level since 1979.

A move which allows motorists to appeal against “cowboy” wheel clamping firms and claim back excessive fees has been praised by a motoring charity.

As far back as biblical times it became well established that you cannot extract blood from a stone.

It is one of the world’s most well-known and iconic arts buildings, and has hosted hundreds of thousands of shows during its 139-year history, but the latest drama at the Royal Albert Hall will be performed in court.

(Note - this post relates to private residential tenants on assured shorthold tenancies in England and Wales only) You open your post one day and, yowch! There is a notice for possession from your landlord! What should you do about it?

The past year has already been horrendous for car manufacturers, as new sales plummeted and only Government help - such as the UK scrappage scheme - offered any hope of making a profit.

Compensation awards for personal injury claims are set to increase by 10% foll0wing the publication of the final report of Lord Jackson’s review of c osts in personal injury litigation.