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Claiming compensation for a gym injury

Jalal  Mirza-Baig
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Keeping fit in the gym is good for both the body and the mind, and around 10 million people in the UK currently hold a gym membership, according to recent research . But a gym, with its weighty specialist equipment and their plethora of moving parts, is...

IHT disputes following the death of a cohabitee

Kenneth Amakye
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Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as common law marriage and if you are not married and your live-in partner dies, you have no automatic legal right to inherit all of your loved one’s estate unless they made this clear in their will. ...

Tackling tenant harassment: what are your options?

Jalal  Mirza-Baig
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Tackling tenant harassment: what are your options? Harassment can take many forms but, depressingly, it is commonly experienced by tenants, whether at the hands of their landlord, their agents or by workmen who come around to make repairs. Recognising...

Claiming compensation for your child following a serious injury

Jalal  Mirza-Baig
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When a child is involved in an accident, the injuries they suffer can be severe and possibly life changing. As a parent all you want in this situation is to make them better, but this can be hard if the treatment they need is not readily available or if your...

Compensation for injury in a cycling accident

Jalal  Mirza-Baig
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The number of cycling accidents has risen significantly since the lockdowns, with car insurer More Than reporting that claims by vulnerable road users are up by 10 per cent. With gyms closed, restrictions on group sports and people working from home, it was...

New rules for whiplash and other minor road accident injury claims

Kenneth Amakye
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If you have been injured in a road traffic accident that was not your fault, then you may be entitled to compensation. To secure this, it is usual to employ the services of an experienced personal injury lawyer who will lodge a properly assessed and...

Compensation for injury or illness while working in healthcare

Kenneth Amakye
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According to the Health and Safety Executive there are 1.6 million workers in Great Britain suffering from work-related ill health. The two main causes are stress and musculoskeletal problems, both of which commonly affect people working in healthcare. ...

Can I challenge a will that fails to make reasonable provision for me?

Selwan Yousif
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It tends to be only in Hollywood movies that a will is read aloud, usually for dramatic effect where the contents of the will are unexpected and lead to the sort of tensions which create a good plot. For example, in the 2019 film ‘Knives Out’ the...

Your rights when a house share goes wrong

Selwan Yousif
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With an increasing number of people struggling to get on the property ladder, it is not surprising that there has been a corresponding rise in the number of properties being bought by friends who have pooled their resources, or by parents who have agreed to...

Accountant Who Forged His Mother's Will Jailed

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As any lawyer will tell you, the consequences of lying under oath in court can be very serious indeed. In one case, an accountant who forged his dead mother’s will in an attempt to get his hands on her stake in the family’s £160 million...

Insurance Reforms

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Are insurance companies really working for the dark side? The government has stated that it intends to introduce whiplash reforms in April 2019.  The Ministry of Justice has consulted numerous associations including the Motor Accident Solicitor Society...