Fuel poverty has been in the news recently, with both the Labour and Conservative parties speaking out against rising prices. In 2011, there were estimated to be 4.5 million fuel poor households in the UK, representing 17% of the population, and this figure is expected to have risen since then. Fuel poverty is a … Continue reading
Approximately two million adults in the UK have taken out a pay day loan in the past year and demand continues to rocket, providing lenders with headline making profits. The amount of money being borrowed by cash-strapped workers is reported to have tripled over the last 18 months to an average of £660. Pay day loans aren’t illegal. … Continue reading
Week 2 on The Alan Titchmarsh Show and we’re already complaining. Faulty goods, poor service, bad food. We’ve all had reason to complain and some people seem to do it more than most, but what are our rights when we are dissatisfied? There are some things you should know and some basic rules to follow. … Continue reading
A trainee solicitor with one of the world’s top legal firms now faces the possibility of dismissal following the reporting of an online video in which he describes his role as “f***ing people over for money”. The Clifford Chance trainee, whose name has not been disclosed, was seen in a video interview with Oxford University student … Continue reading
On the evening of Thursday 10 October 2103 I’ll be chairing a panel of six esteemed lawyers, each of whom have contributed to Legal Cheek‘s popular ‘If I knew then what I know now’ series. I’ll be doing my best David Dimbleby impersonation to control the panel who will be speaking about how they made it to … Continue reading
In my first weekly appearance on The Alan Titchmarsh Show I joined journalist Fiona Foster to discuss the growing problem of cold calling, especially for the elderly and vulnerable (view below). New research Which? suggests that in June this year, an estimated 700million nuisance calls were received by people in the UK. Calls range from live … Continue reading
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