Legal News

A father of three who tried to claim £15,000 for a personal injury has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for fabricating his road traffic accident claim. The High Court heard Bernard Parmar made or caused to be made six separate false statements of truth following the collision between a Jaguar...

An undercover investigation by consumer organisation Which? has thrown the spotlight on motor insurers which increase driver premiums after minor collisions, even though policy holders are blameless. Commenting on findings that the insurance industry reneged on a promise to reduce premiums after the...

Learner drivers will have to prove they can follow directions on a sat-nav and reverse out of a parking space after government changes to the driving test. The changes are the biggest since the theory test was introduced in 1996 and will be introduced next year as an attempt by the government to imp...

Insure The Box said the case concerned a collision, for which the third party claimed fault lay with the insurer’s customer. A telematics-based car insurer has claimed a first after its data was successfully used to defend proceedings brought against one of its policyholders. In the course of tria...

Just a fifth of people who have suffered an accident are confident they know how to go about making a personal injury (PI) claim, research commissioned by National Accident Helpline (NAH) has found. The YouGov poll also found that of 1,009 adults who have had an accident for which they could have po...

A motor vehicle repair company was fined after a 27 year old man gaining work experience at the garage, was crushed to death by a vehicle. Trafford Magistrates’ Court heard on 20 December 2014, Muhammed Zohaib Yasin, had been working at, Just Mercedes Limited, watching another employee carry out r...

Reports say that a hands-free phone use is just as dangerous as holding a phone while driving…click here for a full report   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36475180...

Over a third of Brits who holiday in Europe do not take out travel insurance, according to Benenden. The Mutual Insurance Company has also found that a quarter of the British public (23%) rely on “blind optimism” rather than travel insurance to protect them when they travel around the world. The...

We have four new short videos all about Inheritance Tax and the new rules where you may be able to leave up to £1,000,000 tax free. Please click here to listen to Catherine Crabtree talk about the basics of IHT....

Protecting your family assets Our next talk at Orpington Library is on Tuesday 21st June 11am. There is no need to book, just call in on the day but you may telephone us on 01689 822554 to reserve your seat if you prefer. Recent legislation may mean that your Will is no longer tax efficient. W...