Ambulance-chasing claims firms are preying on victims of crime, road accidents and financial mis-selling by cashing in on hundreds of millions of pounds worth of compensation, an investigation by The Independent has found.
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Supermarkets and banks would have to pass a "fit to own" test if they wanted to provide legal services, under proposals published by the Scottish Government.
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Jack Cohen of Israel (letter, 5 January) should be reassured that most people do not "support Hamas" in the way that he implies. It is more that we do not want to see a blitzkrieg unleashed on a largely innocent civilian population. Nor do most people think Israel the worst regime in the world; there are worse in Africa and Asia. What we abhor is that, rather as in apartheid South Africa, the ...
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Write off credit cards from before 2007??? Hi There have been adverts on the radio recently saying that if you have credit cards which you took out before 2007, this company will get your debts written off.
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Motorists have been warned to brace themselves for double-digit price hikes in car insurance premiums this year. Broker AA Insurance estimates premiums will rise by between 10% and 11% during 2009 as insurers struggle to keep up with the rising cost of fraud and personal injury claims.
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Car insurance premiums could soar by a record 20 per cent this year, insurers are warning, thanks to the rise in fraud and personal injury claims.
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Ministers may move to curb the spiralling fees charged by lawyers in 'no win no fee' libel cases. A Government consultation on the 'disproportionate' costs run up in some cases is on the way.
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