28th November, 2017
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Under UK law, it is compulsory for all vehicles that are used on public roads to be insured, and third-party liability insurance, which covers accidental injury to others, is the legal minimum. There is even a compensation scheme, funded by UK insurance companies, for when the person who caused the accident was driving without valid insurance. However, in a recent case involving injury caused by a tractor being used on private land in Slovenia, the European Court of Justice ruled that the risk of injury should have been covered by...
Marriages of convenience are normally entered into in order to give one of the spouses the right to remain in the UK. At present, EU citizens normally have the right to remain in the UK. However, that right can be removed if it is shown that it has been exercised abusively – such as by entering into a marriage of convenience. In these circumstances, the deportation of both parties is the normal response. The main issue in such cases is whether the marriage was in fact a marriage of convenience, and...
Mis-selling of interest rate hedging products (IRHPs) by lenders has caused acute financial pain to a great many businesses and individuals and, as one High Court case shows, you should contact us immediately if you have the slightest suspicion that you may be among the legion of victims. In 2002 and 2004, a bank lent more than £6 million to two property companies in the same group on condition that they enter into IRHPs. Falling interest rates meant that the IRHPs represented a very bad bargain for the companies, which...