A blaze in Birmingham sparked fresh concerns for local health, as concerns about asbestos in the building arose. Local authority teams were sent to the site to monitor levels of asbestos within the badly damaged roofing materials.
Locals were advised to keep windows and doors shut in the area. More than 50 fire fighters attended the [...]
Industrial claims are brought for all kinds of reasons. In the UK, exposure to asbestos accounts for the majority of deaths caused each year by industrial disease, which is sometimes referred to as occupational illness. Whilst there are many types of industrial disease claims, all require the help of a specially trained personal injury solicitor.
Professional [...]
One of the most common accident compensation claims in the workplace involves falls from heights. Any job where the employee has to scale heights has a certain intrinsic risk which is why it is vitally important for both employers and employees to minimise the risks by taking precautions as laid out by government in health [...]
A compensation claim involving Hollywood film star has demonstrated the importance of keeping your property in line with official building standards if you are having work completed in or around your business or residential property. Failure to keep to these standards could leave businesses or householders open to personal injury compensation claims if accidents occur.
Sharon [...]
If you consider some of the hazardous occupations out there, you may think that your office is a comparatively safe working environment. However, statistics show that every year, thousand of people are injured in the office and make personal injury claims as a result. With many other jobs the risks are obvious. Firemen run the [...]
Many Americans feel that Marijuana is helping fund the war on terror, but making a war on drugs and keeping Marijuana illegal has not stopped millions of Americans from smoking pot everyday. So what is the answer?
First, why is Marijuana illegal? In the 1930’s William Randolph Hearst, who had significant financial interests in the timber [...]
The name divorce has been a household word for people who need it, or just take it as fashion on self-realization for the never ending illusion for the search of Miss or Mr. Right for a mate in life. Even in the confines of the most settled or established homes the word divorce hovers as [...]
Pre-paid legal service providers are required to provide either a written
agreement of the services provided in their plans, or at least a written
communication concerning the services covered, together with the fees to
be charged for services not covered in the written agreement of membership.
However, most people gloss over terms and conditions and just sign the
agreement assuming [...]
Current info about Annulment is not always the easiest thing to locate. Fortunately, this report includes the latest Annulment info available.
Annulment is a legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void. Annulment differs from divorce where the court ends an otherwise legal marriage on a specific date.
In strict legal terminology, annulment refers only [...]
The Department of Homeland Security issued a new workplace regulation today, imposing penalties on employers who knowingly hire those who cannot legally work in the U.S.
Called the “No-Match” regulation, it gives companies 90 days to verify a hire’s identity and eligibility to work if an employee’s Social Security number doesn’t match information in the [...]
