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The Freedom to choose your own solicitor

8th May 2012 - Cohen Cramer

Are you within your rights to choose your own solicitor? When you bring a claim for personal injury, it is advisable to make sure that there is legal expenses insurance in place even if you have entered into a “no win no fee” arrangement with your solicitor. The reason for this is that in the event of court proceedings becoming necessary, your “no win no fee” agreement will only protect you from having to pay your own solicitors` costs if you do not win your case. Read More >

Posted in: Personal Injury
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Never sell your home to pay care charges!

2nd May 2012 - Cohen Cramer

“We were told by the Council we had to sell our parents’ house and then we could use the money to pay for the care. So we have.” How often does this happen? Countless times, and it need not. No-one has to sell their home to fund residential care charges. But to be fair the Council will not have said exactly that. They might have said “When you have sold the house.. Etc and that is quite different. Read More >

Posted in: Wills, Probate & Disputes
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Rioting Sentences, are they fair? - John Goodwin

11th April 2012 - Cohen Cramer

Of course they aren't! - John Goodwin gives us his opinion of the recent sentencing for those who committed minor offences during the riots. Read More >

Posted in: Crime and Fraud
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The Honours System - John Goodwin

5th April 2012 - Cohen Cramer

A client recently asked me if I believed in the honours system. I thought at first it was a strange question for a lawyer. But as lawyers we need to have views on what is happening around us and we need to know what is going on in the world. Representing people charged with fraud offences I need to understand the financial world and have an insight into human nature. Read More >

Posted in: Crime and Fraud
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Is our insurance ‘Claim Culture’ set for a change? - Emily Slater

2nd April 2012 - Cohen Cramer

I have recently renewed my car insurance... • I have not had an accident in the past 12 months • I have not moved house • I have not changed my car • I have not incurred any kind of driving penalty. In my mind nothing has changed, except my premium has gone up. Why? Read More >

Posted in: Disputes
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Should cannabis use be legal? - by John Goodwin

30th March 2012 - Cohen Cramer

The number of people using cannabis in the UK is massive. People of all ages and backgrounds enjoy this drug. “Cannabis grows”, properties used for its growth, are all over the place from the leafy suburbs to light industrial units. And yet it remains illegal.... Read More >

Posted in: Crime and Fraud
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