As a carer of someone with a long term illness or disability, it can be a real struggle to manage the day to day affairs of a loved one, but there are a number of legal issues you need to consider to ensure that both you and the person you are caring for are protected.
You will find that if the per...
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With the fluctuations in the economy and trying to balance a budget, ensuring our finances are in order is of critical importance. In fact when the emotional heartbreak in a divorce takes its toll too many of us are tempted to bury our heads in the sand especially when it comes to resolving spousal...
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There are many reasons why you may want to move on a sell your business. You may be nearing retirement, with no one else lined up to take over or you may want to streamline your operations and sell off part of your current business. Whatever the reasons behind it, you have some considerations to mak...
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Your employer is obliged by law to keep you safe whilst you are at work. Equally, you are expected to follow the rules, policies and procedures put in place by your employer to ensure that you are kept safe at work.
Thankfully most of the time we do work safely, however sometimes accidents do happe...
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Choosing a builder to carry out work on your home can be a difficult process. Most builders or tradesmen will tell you that they will do a great job for you but sometimes the reality does not always match your expectations or their promises.
You may be surprised to find that there are steps you can...
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Not many people realise that you can change your name without following any sort of legal process. So if you decide, like someone in the US to change your name to Optimus Prime (a robot character from Transformers) there is not a lot stopping you, however you may and most certainly will come across...
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The Court of Protection is the name of a special court that has become well known to the general public since The Mental Capacity Act 2005 was brought into force.
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 says that anyone who lacks capacity under the definition of the Act, must have representation appointed by...
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Losing someone you love in an accident is devastating for you and for your family. There will be the emotional impact to contend with, but alongside that, you will have the stress and worry about how you and your family will cope financially.
Depending on the circumstances of the accident, particul...
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If you die without leaving a Will then your estate is divided by the law of intestacy. The intestacy law is rigid and inflexible and does not allow for anyone who is not blood-related or related by marriage, to inherit from your estate.
The intestacy law is the very reason why you should make a Wil...
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‘Right to Buy’ was a scheme originally proposed by Labour’s General Election Manifesto back in 1959, but was actually adopted by councils around the UK following its adoption by the Conservatives. Before the national implementation of 'Right To Buy' by Margaret Thatcher and her Con...
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