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Laura Ashley boss loses latest round of £440m divorce battle with estranged wife
A Laura Ashley boss has lost the latest round of a court battle over money with his estranged wife. Khoo Kay Peng, a 76-year-old non-executive chairman of Laura Ashley Holdings, and Pauline Chai, a former Miss Malaysia in 1969 and now aged 68, have been embroiled in divorce court litigation for more than two years […]
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Revealed: divorce software error hits thousands of settlements
Thousands of couples who have settled their divorces in the last 20 months may have to re-open negotiations because a critical fault has been found in software used to calculate financial terms. The Ministry of Justice was urgently investigating the extent of the errors of “Form E” on its website, which have the potential to […]
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Electronic identity checks can safeguard the conveyancing industry from fraudsters
The news of a young woman being duped into handing over £1.35 million to a person purporting to be the legal owner of the property was reported in the Daily Mail last week. It serves as another stark reminder of the risk of fraud in the conveyancing sector. Money laundering schemes are continually adapting with […]
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Use a ‘high street’ Conveyancer
The Times’ Jonathan Ames considers whether online house buying has a future following the Law Society’s decision to pull the plug on Veyo, an e-conveyancing system that was officially launched less than six months ago.It has been suggested that Veyo did little to help simplify the labyrinthine process of house buying in England and Wales. […]
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Young men most susceptible to online fraud
New figures suggest young men and people under the age of 40 are most likely to be victims of online fraud. A police study indicates men aged 21 to 40 were most likely to fall victim to mass marketing scams – such as lottery and charity cons, and were also prey to banking and corporate […]
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Morrisons staff seeking payout over data leak
Thousands of Morrisons employees have issued demands for compensation over what is believed to be Britain’s biggest ever data security claim. A High Court ruling has given the workers the green light to pursue a group claim against the retailer for failing to prevent the bank, salary and National Insurance details of almost 100,000 members […]
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Online house buying proves tough to crack
The Times’ Jonathan Ames considers whether online house buying has a future following the Law Society’s decision to pull the plug on Veyo, an e-conveyancing system that was officially launched less than six months ago. It has been suggested that Veyo did little to help simplify the labyrinthine process of house buying in England and […]
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Sports Direct employment practices questioned
The Guardian claims workers at Sports Direct are receiving effective hourly rates of pay below the minimum wage. An investigation found staff undergo searches at the end of each shift, for which their time is unpaid, and also suffer harsh deductions from wage packets for clocking in just one minute late. It suggests such practices […]
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Confidence for car buyers – New Legislations
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 has recently been introduced. However, new data from the RAC shows just one in 20 (5%) motorists are aware of the new law that gives anyone buying a vehicle significantly more protection if it turns out to be faulty. The RAC believes the new law will strengthen the hand of […]
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Landmark victory for divorcees…
Landmark victory for divorcées over lying ex-husbands. Two women who say they were misled by their ex-husbands and should get more money in their divorce settlements have won their Supreme Court fight. Alison Sharland, who accepted £10m in her divorce, and Varsha Gohil, who got £270,000, say the men hid the extent of their wealth […]
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