It’s been reported that more than 400 people a day are filing complaints about paid-for bank accounts which may have been widely mis-sold (official figures indicate.) These “packaged” current accounts, which cost up to £300 a year for perks such as car and travel insurance policies, are attracting almost triple…

The number of buyers competing for every property which comes onto the market is on the rise, according to a recent report by Countrywide. There are nearly ten potential buyers for every property on the market, research has found, with the number chasing every home continuing to rise. There was…

A workman who fell through the roof of an industrial unit has died, it was reported today. The 42-year-old was one of two men seriously injured when they plunged 25ft from the same roof in Stockport, during separate incidents on Tuesday. They were both taken to Wythenshawe Hospital and treated…

An assault victim who suffered serious brain damage after being left for ten hours in a police cell with no medical treatment is set to receive financial support for his future care after a Yorkshire police force admitted full liability for his injuries. Dean Hutton, from South Yorkshire, was left…

A Twitter campaign against a children’s plastic surgery game that tells players that liposuction makes people ‘slim and beautiful’ forced Apple to remove the app from its platform last night. The app, which could be downloaded from Apple iTunes, instructs children as young as nine to perform plastic surgery on…

By Hannah Vachre, Solicitor, Civil Litigation Bankruptcy petitions are presented against people who are unable to repay a debt of over £750.00 when it is demanded from them. Bankruptcy petitions can be, rightly or wrongly, issued against anyone and not everyone who is subject to a bankruptcy petition deserves to…