Rail Refunds If Your Train is Delayed
We have all been there, standing on the train platform when the dreaded announcements start carrying on about how sorry they are and how many minutes it may...
They Called Off Wedding: A Case Study
Martha and Tony (not their real names) were getting married. Martha’s parents paid for the wedding, and between them spent nearly £16,000. The bride and b...
Premium Bonds: How to Get Your Money Back
About one in three people in the UK owns one or more premium bonds. Premium bonds are a government-run savings scheme that has existed for many years and pro...
Paypal and Worldpay
If you’ve purchased goods or services online before, the chances are you’re familiar with either PayPal or Worldpay. Both offer a secure method of sendin...
Pensions, Mortgages and Investment Bonds
Over recent years a lot of people have bought financial products that weren’t suited to their circumstances and didn’t know exactly what they were buying...
Loan Protection Insurance: PPI/PLP and ASU
Many millions of people in the UK have taken out a loan, mortgage or credit card in recent years. A significant proportion have been mis-sold insurance which...
Costs in Civil Litigation
Costs in civil litigation is a vast subject and has just been subjected to a year long review ordered by the government into ways in which the system can be...
Criminal Court Costs
The rules relating to entitlement to costs for defendants acquitted of criminal charges has recently changed. As of 31st October 2009, cases commencing in th...
Refunded Concert Tickets Due to Train Delay?
If you’ve bought tickets or spent money on something else that you subsequently miss out on as a result of a travel delay, you may be able to get compensat...
Faulty Goods Replaced: Do I Get a New Warranty?
When you purchase goods, you are sometimes given a guarantee or warranty which accompanies the purchase. Generally, guarantees are free whereas warranties ar...