Category Archives: Solicitors

1,500 Crimes Caught on Hospital CCTV

1500 crimes caught on hospital CCTV

Some truly shocking news has been posted by the Daily Mail Online. CCTV footage from just one ward at Muckamore Abbey Hospital psychiatric unit recorded more than 1,500 crimes. The crimes were committed by the ward staff over a six-month period in 2017-2018. Muckamore Abbey Hospital in County Antrim provides treatment for people with mental […]

Donation to Hoylake RNLI

Donation to Hoylake RNLI

On the 23rd August, our social media and marketing executive gave a £50 Andre’s Restaurant voucher to Harry Jones, the Mechanic/Coxswain for the Hoylake Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The voucher was a donation from Phoenix Solicitors to Hoylake RNLI, to be used as a prize for their fundraising event on 26th August. Hoylake and […]

Flight Delays And Your Right To Compensation

Flight Delays And Your Right To Compensation

Extension to the EU Regulation 261/04 and what does it mean for you There has been some big news for travellers in the recent posts on Travel Weekly and Smarter Travel. European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled on Thursday, 11th July, that European Union airlines selling tickets to locations outside the EU on non-EU […]

Legionella Outbreak At Health Spa

Legionella Outbreak At Health Spa

It seems like bacteria outbreaks are more common as of late. First the listeria outbreak, now we hear from the Daily Mil Online about a legionella outbreak and this time it is a health spa at the centre of the scandal. The Healax Salt Caves in Bournemouth, Dorset, had to be closed while workman investigate […]

What Does The Tenant Fees Act Mean To Me?

What Does The Tenant Fees Act Mean To Me?

The government has announced some good news for renting tenants. New rules were introduced, banning unnecessary and unfair fees from letting agents, as well as capping tenancy deposits. The new act prohibits letting agents and landlords from charging tenants a letting fee when they apply for a property. The letting agents and landlords are only […]

CMA Investigates Mis-selling of Leasehold Properties

CMA Investigates Mis-selling of Leasehold Properties

CMA investigates mis-selling of leasehold properties Despite the initial refusal, the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) has finally began to investigate possible mis-selling in the leasehold property market, reports The Times and The Daily Mail online. This decision was made after up to 100,000 families were left with crippling ground rents. The investigation is looking […]

Millions of UK Consumers Could Claim Compensation from Mastercard

Millions of UK Consumers Could Claim Compensation from Mastercard

Two years ago, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) rejected Walter Merricks’ claim against Mastercard. Mr Merricks, 73, has taken legal actions against Mastercard on behalf of consumers. The former financial ombudsman argues that 46 million UK consumers paid higher prices in shops between 1992 and 2008 due to the allegedly excessive interchange fees that Mastercard […]