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It is widely known that deposits of money lodged with a licensed deposit taker (such as a bank) by individuals and companies are protected (currently to a monetary limit of...

The Government is proposing to improve protection for consumers who purchase goods or services (including those supplied in electronic form) from businesses. Under the Consumer Rights Bill, consumers will...

When a GP referred a female patient to the local hospital for an urgent investigation, it should have led to her prompt diagnosis and treatment for ovarian cancer. However,...

When a woman who worked as a cleaner for a bus company in Maidstone, Kent, impaled her foot on a metal splinter at work, she could not have expected that...

From March 2014, the accounts of all registered charities are to be made available to the public. Small charities (those with income of less than £500,000 per annum) will...

A man who worked as a machine operator for many years has won compensation after suffering damage to his hearing. Oswald Grant, from Pudsey in West Yorkshire, began working...

The Christian beliefs of the owner of a bed and breakfast have led to her fighting and losing an appeal to the Court of Appeal. The woman refused to...

A holidaymaker who slipped on a wet marble floor has won £8,500 in compensation for the injuries she suffered. The woman, who is in her 50s, was on a...

When a person gets a ‘bee in their bonnet’ about something, all sense of moderation can go out of the window. When this occurred recently, the result was a...

When a woman who was injured in an accident at work and who seemed to be making a good recovery collapsed and died three weeks later, as a result of...