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Applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) What is the CICA Scheme? The CICA Scheme allows financial awards to be made to victims of...

Divorcees Need Better Understanding of Pension Issues In the UK today 66% of divorced women rely on state pensions following retirement. A recent study commissioned...

 Domestic violence is a pattern of behaviour which involves violence or other abuse by one person against another in a domestic context, such as in...

As more couples choose to live together (one in four people live with someone to whom they are not legally married) the arrangement of personal...

With the number of divorce cases increasing each year in the UK, more and more couples are considering entering into a Prenuptial Agreement before they...

What is a Civil Partnership? Under the Civil Partnership Act 2005 (CPA) which came into force on 5 December 2005,registered same-sex couples will have legal...

Your employer has a duty to remove or minimise risks and hazards which could potentially cause injury in the workplace. Various legislation and regulations impose...

What is the difference between a Chattel and Fixture? The technical legal position revolves around the terms ‘chattels’ and ‘fixtures’.  Chattels are items of personal...

Presentation for Workers’ Memorial Day, 28 April 2011, by Julie Winn, Partner and Chair of the Joint Union Asbestos Campaign. International Workers Memorial Day is...