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Why you should make a Will if you own property
Most people are aware that they should really have a Will in place to deal with their estate on their death. However, if you own a property, it is crucial that a Will is put in place. Reasons to ensure that you have a Will if you own property include:- 1) Protecting your family...
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Insurance Companies and Fairy Tales
Those lovely people in the insurance industry continue to argue that personal injury solicitors are not needed by injured victims because they, and all insurance companies, will look after them. They say they will make sure that the correct amount of compensation is paid to accident victims in...
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Will-writing regulation rejected by the Government
The debate of whether or not Will-writing should be regulated has been ongoing for some time, but last week, the Government made a disappointing decision to reject the Legal Services Board's (LSB) recommendation that Will-writing should become a "reserved legal activity”. Reserved legal...
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Child Support and the Family Based Arrangements
The gradual phasing out of the Child Support Agency is leading to a new statutory service called the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). The first port of call on contacting what used to be the CSA is the Options service. Prospective applicants will be advised as to whether they feel they can enter...
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Someone’s threatened to take me to the Small Claims Court, what should I do?
Well firstly, and at the risk of appearing rather pedantic, there is no such thing as 'The Small Claims Court'. All money claims, whether they are for £100 or £100,000 start out in the same place - Salford. Well more accurately the Northampton County Court Money Claims Centre in Salford...
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