The number of people writing wills has increased in recent years – with 48 percent of adult respondents to a survey saying they have written a will, which is good news. The survey, carried out in 2014 by Lightspeed Research for the charity Will Aid, surveyed some 2,250 people aged 25 to 84 and from […]
In the past twelve months, zero hour contracts have been receiving a lot of attention in the media relating to claims that they are unfair on employees. Providing no guaranteed hours or income, it is claimed that those working within zero hour contracts are not able to plan or progress towards their future. Government has […]
The recent annual report of the NHS Litigation Authority has targeted the rising costs of clinical negligence claims. According to the report, 1% of the annual NHS budget was spent on claimant legal costs. The amount of damages and costs are rising, but so too are the number of accidents, and the Association of Personal […]
A referendum on the so-called ‘Brexit’, the UK leaving the EU is looming. It’s clear that should Britain decide to leave the union there will be some pretty significant changes. Whether these changes will be for better or for worse is open to debate, but it is certain that for the many EU nationals living […]
Our work at Finders International means we often work to trace the rightful heirs to the estates of those who have died alone and intestate. Dying alone is an increasing phenomenon, and Bridget Jones put it astutely – voicing a horror of dying alone, only to be found three weeks later half-eaten by an Alsatian. […]
Probate is the process required to get the court’s permission to deal with a dead person’s estate – collecting up assets, paying off any debts and distributing assets to the rightful heirs. If the person who has died has left a valid will, the will usually names the executors (i.e. those responsible for dealing with […]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports a reduction in the number of marriages ending in divorce (from 45 per cent in 2010 to 42 per cent in 2012). However, this still suggests that many of those marrying today may one day find themselves heading to the divorce courts rather than living happily ever after. […]
Almost every element of the divorce process is either complex or painful and reaching a financial settlement can be one of the most difficult tasks. There are a number of things that you can do, however, to make a settlement easier to achieve and to minimise the emotional impact on all concerned. Listen to divorce […]
The most recent statistics released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), reported that 23.5 million work days were lost in 2013/14 due to work-related ill health. In that same period, an additional 4.7 million days were lost due to workplace injuries. What’s most interesting though, is the list of jobs that the organisation reported […]
This week the Personal Injury Solicitors Stockport website underwent a design re-vamp and re-launch. For the last few years the website had not been updated to reflect the new management and new services on offer, but that’s all now addressed with the re-launch. The new website design has been completely re-vamped to include a more […]
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