Why Do Compensation Claims Take So Long?
The punishment of Sisyphus by Tim Kevan In Greek mythology there was a king called Sisyphus whose punishment was to be forced to roll a boulder up a hill and then to watch it roll back down again...
View ArticleAre Online Compensation Calculators Accurate? No!
Never Forget to Ask Questions by Tim Kevan We’re always hearing stories about people getting compensation. At the lower level, there are the ones such as “Mrs Blogs had an accident at work and...
View ArticleClaiming Compensation From A Landlord For An Injury
By Louise Nelson Landlords Who Do Not Maintain Property Can Be Sued By Their Tenants & Face Criminal Action Following a suspected gas explosion at a property near Oldham in which a two-year-old...
View ArticleChildren Are Often Injured Due To Lack Of Supervision At School
By Louise Nelson Children Are Often Injured Due To Lack Of Supervision At School Many negligence claims against schools are based on an institution’s failure to supervise their pupils properly, where...
View ArticleClaiming Compensation For Residential Conveyancing Errors
By Louise Nelson Just over one in five cases accepted for investigation by the Legal Ombudsman for England and Wales in its first 6 months of operation concerned residential conveyancing (the buying...
View ArticleChildren Can Be Injured At School Due To Defective Grounds Or Equipment
By Louise Nelson Schools owe their visitors a duty of care under the terms of the Occupiers Liability Act 1957, and one of their most important responsibilities is providing safe premises and safe...
View ArticleCan A Tenant Claim Against A Landlord For An Unsafe Flat Or House?
By Louise Nelson Yes because landlords, housing associations and similar bodies must make sure their properties are safe for tenants to live in and are repaired when necessary. Once landlords are...
View ArticleSuing A Property Lawyer For Case Handling Errors & Delays
By Louise Nelson Banks and building societies offering mortgages will often seek to entice customers with the promise of free legal fees, as long as they choose to use the bank’s recommended lawyers to...
View ArticleCompensation For Headaches And Migraines From Mould And Mildew
By Louise Nelson Mould and mildew at residential properties will often cause flu-type symptoms, such as a cough, sore throat and sinus problems, and these are likely to worsen if exposure is prolonged....
View ArticleWhat Is Defined As Professional Negligence Under UK Law?
By Louise Nelson It is possible to bring professional negligence claims against businesses and professionals who fail to handle the affairs of their clients using a reasonable standard of care. The key...
View ArticleSuing A Landlord For Not Registering A Deposit
By Louise Nelson Since April 2007, it has been compulsory for landlords to use one of three authorised tenancy deposit protection schemes, into which they must place a tenant’s deposit within 30 days...
View ArticleHas My Conveyancer Been Negligent?
By Louise Nelson Licensed conveyancers are solicitors specialising in property law and the legal process of transferring the ownership of property. Given the steep rise in the value of property in the...
View ArticleLeasehold Enfranchisement And Solicitors’ Negligence
By Louise Nelson Leasehold enfranchisement essentially provides leaseholders with legal rights, allowing them to make changes to the tenure of their property. Leasehold enfranchisement can be seen as...
View ArticleSuing A Solicitor For Boundary Dispute Negligence
By Louise Nelson It is often necessary to seek a solicitor’s advice regarding boundary disputes with neighbours, as they can be acrimonious affairs, with considerable sums of money riding on their...
View ArticleWhat Is Property Law Negligence?
By Louise Nelson For a property lawyer to be found to have acted negligently, it will be necessary to show that they failed to demonstrate reasonable care, skill and judgement while handling a client’s...
View ArticleWondering When You Can Sue Your Landlord? Then Read On!
By Louise Nelson When Can I Claim Against My Landlord For Property Disrepair? Tenants have the legal right to expect that their property will be well maintained and in a safe state to live in. Where a...
View ArticleSuing A Landlord When A Child Is Injured At A Rented Property
By Louise Nelson Housing disrepair poses a greater risk to children than it does to adults, as the former are generally less aware of possible dangers in their surroundings, and are more likely to...
View ArticleCan I Sue A Student Landlord For Housing Disrepair?
By Louise Nelson Landlords too often provide the bare minimum in terms of the quality of the accommodation they offer to students. This reflects the fact that the majority of student landlords rent...
View ArticleCompensation For Children Injured At School
By Louise Nelson It is often possible to claim compensation on behalf of children injured at school through no fault of their own from both Local Education Authorities and private educational...
View ArticleSuing A Landlord For Illegal Eviction – When Can A Tenant Sue?
By Louise Nelson Illegal eviction is a criminal offence under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977, and one that can result in an unlimited fine and a prison sentence of up to 2 years for a guilty...
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