Andrew Mitchell Court Case Decision

The Andrew Mitchell court case, is a claim brought by the politician who became stuck in the middle of the “plebgate” affair, when it was alleged, amongst other things, that he had called a police officer a pleb. Andrew Mitchell has since commenced a defamation claim...

Small Claims Limit Increase

Small Claims Limit A small claim, is now considered to be anything up to £10,000. The guideline limit used to be £5,000 but it was increased on 1st April 2013, as part of a number of significant changes to the civil court system. The government is reviewing whether to...

Cash Is King

Cash is king and is still the preferred method of payment by retailers. Statistics released by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) followed an analysis of 10 billion retail payments in 2012. Those payments were 60% of all UK retail sales for that period. The results...

Late Payment Interest And Compensation

Late payment interest and compensation can be used to improve your cash flow. Earlier this year, the UK introduced new legislation to help businesses get paid quicker and improve cash flow. There was already legislation put into place in 2002 but the updated...

Is The Future Of Legal Advice Online?

Legal advice online is a dangerous thing. There are many people prepared to give their opinion of how a problem should be resolved and who is right or wrong. People can easily quote case law and statutes in blogs which are out of date or simply incorrect. If you rely...