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law on the phone
we know we are
an internet-based business, but sometimes you just have to talk to
someone who knows what they are talking about. if that applies to you
then check out our law on the phone page, where you can get links to
telephone advice for motoring, wills & probate, employment, family &
divorce, and even horse issues.....
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injured in an accident
you don't need to sign up with one
of the many "claims management" firms and talk to a form-filling claims
handler. If you call our freephone number
0800 694 0190
you will be speaking direct to an expert
law firm who know what they are talking
about and they can give you sound advice there and then for
nothing.....
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need more info
check out our Law
Shop, where you will find links to loads of great books on all sorts of
legal topics - from troublesome neighbours to DIY conveyancing and cohabitees
to dealing with death.....
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"A
clear and accessible site with top-quality legal information for
free"
Internet Magazine
"One of the UK's best online legal resources".
BBC Radio
".......a wealth of links intended to help ordinary people
establish their rights"
The Independent
"Thank you very much for your
help. Your site is one of the best I've ever seen"
One of our readers
(see our Press Reviews for more details)
LAW on the WEB is a free legal
information, legal advice, and gateway site for individuals and small businesses - devised, built and maintained by a
solicitor
formerly in private practice in the UK. We hope you find the site useful and easy to use. We
are constantly updating and adding legal advice and information, so why not bookmark this
page and return if and when you need us, and don't forget to tell your friends
we're here.
Last modified:
13 March 2008
Stuff
and nonsense........
Readers (25 January 2008)
As we complete our 9th year in business on the net we are pleased
to say that last year (2007) we helped more people than ever before.
648,512 unique individuals visited the site last year, which was 30%
up on the year before when we fell just short of half a million
readers. We'd like to thank everyone who uses the site, uses the
solicitors that we work with, and tells others about us.
Complaints (24 July 2007)
As we deal with personal injury and medical negligence claims (see
here)
we are regulated by the Ministry of Justice in respect of
regulated claims management activities. Our registration is recorded
on their website at
www.claimsregulation.gov.uk. Should you wish to make a complaint
about our claims management service then please
click here for full details of our
complaints procedure.
Lasting Power of Attorney(14 July 2007)
From October this year Enduring Power of Attornies (EPAs) will be a
thing of the past. Find out about their replacements LPAs, and how
they can also help if you want to give directions for medical
treatment - LPA
information
Need a divorce solicitor? (9 July 2007)
Check out our panel of specialist
divorce and family law solicitors, who are experts in this
particular field of law. It may be that you just need an answer to a
question that you cannot resolve for yourself, or you just need to be
reassured that you are doing the right thing. If so then you can speak
with one of our panel on the telephone for a one-off fixed fee of £40.
Its simple to sort out - see our divorce
pages here.
Accident in your car (3 June 2007)
If you have been injured on the road in an accident in your car, then
do not be persuaded to employ any old solicitor that your insurers put
you in touch with. Use a specialist. For more information see our
sisters site www.caniclaim.com.
More Email problems (21 May 2007)
Sorry to say that we are having more problems with our emails due
to a "major hardware failure" at the weekend at our ISP. They are
doing all they can to get things back up and running smoothly, but it
may take some time. Apologies if your emails get bounced back to you
or there is a delay in our responding to you. It is very frustrating
sitting here and not getting any email.
Mobile phone law
change
(27 February 2007)
From today if you are caught using your handheld mobile phone
while driving your car then you are liable to get 3 points and a £60
fine. It may not seem like much but with more speed cameras and
traffic light cameras than ever, keeping points off your licence and
your insurance premiums down, and even keeping hold of your licence
itself is more difficult than ever. If you find yourself in trouble
check out our Road Law pages with solicitors
who can help out of you need them.
Accident at Work
(15 December 2006)
If you have been injured in an accident at work visit our sister site
at www.caniclaim.com/atwork.htm for information on how to claim for
your injuries using our specialist solicitors. There are no catches
and no fees, just good commonsense advice for free.
The Tax Bookshop
(2 February 2006)
OK its not the sexiest subject in the world, and so its also
probably not the
sexiest bookshop in the world, but if you'd like to pay less
tax (err...let me think....) then take a look at some of the
sensible, practical and easy-to-read self-help tax books available in
our new
Tax Bookshop. You can buy the hard copy or download the e-book
onto your laptop to read on the train, at work or on the beach!
Severing a Joint
Tenancy
(11 November 2005)
We have drafted a notice severing a joint tenancy; the letter to send
it with and instructions on how to use them. They are available
here.
Hedges
(1 June 2005)
We get a lot of questions about hedges, fences, borders, right to
light and general neighbour problems. As from today you can now ask
your local authority to get involved if you want you neighbour to keep
the size of their hedge (any evergreen hedge) below 2 metres, but you
will have to pay them for the privilege. Will this resolve the
problems of massive hedges? Probably only in the most extreme of
cases, but we will wait and see.
Conveyancing Quote
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What's on
the site
a full alphabetical rundown
Accidents & Medical Negligence
Here we give you lots of useful, free and independent
information about every aspect of pursuing a claim, together with a free online
claim assessment system from specialist personal injury and medical negligence
solicitors.
Divorce & Family
A rapidly expanding section of the site relating to divorce and the
break-up of married and unmarried couples, including a fixed fee
telephone advice service from our specialist Family Law Panel solicitors
DIY
Law
Our section
where you can find all those helpful sites that allow you to do it yourself -
from divorce to change of name, and unfair dismissal claim to getting your money
out of a reluctant payer - if you have the time and the inclination.
Employment
Another area where we can offer specialist telephone advice for a fixed
fee, plus oodles of information about unfair dismissal, redundancy and
all things related to the law in the workplace
Law on the Phone
A new area that brings together all the fixed fee telephone advice services that
we can offer through our panel of specialist law firms. They can advise on legal
issues that relate to
- Divorce and Family matters
- Employment issues
- Equine and Horse problems
- Motoring
- Wills & Probate
Law
Online
Interested in trying to deal with your legal problem over the web, or just
looking for an online quote for your house sale or purchase, then follow this
link to our Law Online area.
Law
Student
A new area on the site on which
we are currently working, but where we have started to paste some useful bits
and pieces. Law student or just thinking about becoming one then give us your views on what you'd like to see in this
new section.
Legal Advice &
Information by telephone and on the Web
Links to four specific services that can offer you advice and
information from solicitors over the telephone and via the Web.
Legal
Basics
Some basic legal information for you and your family
Current areas covered are
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Change
of Name - it is not as difficult to do as you may have thought
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Living
Together - what are your legal rights if it all goes wrong and you are
not married?
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Business law
- information for those just starting out in business, plus tax advice,
online employment contracts and potential cost-saving services
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Road Traffic
law & Crime - includes
Drink Driving - The Facts!, plus a table of the most common Road Traffic
Offences and likely penalties and what to do if you get a Notice of Intended
Prosecution
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Employment
law
- includes the full list of Employment Tribunal offices in
England & Wales, Redundancy info, Maternity Rights, plus Unfair
Dismissal
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Family
law - includes divorce procedure and some advice for unmarried
couples
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Personal Injury
& Medical Negligence law - includes No Win No Fee explained
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Property law -
includes "Just what do solicitors do?"
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Tax
- Inheritance Tax, Self Assessment, Company Cars and more
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Wills
& Probate law
- includes info
on why to make a Will and what will happen if you don't
Legal
Fun
The lighter side of
the law. Had a bad day? Try the LAW
on the WEB antidote, with
our selection of funny legal stories and jokes, plus cartoons
Legal
News
Find out what legal stories are making the
news. Catch up on daily updated
legal headlines.
Links
Here are some links to some more of the best and most useful
law-related sites which we have found since we first appeared on the Web
back in 1999.
The
Law Shop
The online legal bookstore where
you'll find lots of books that can help and may even entertain. Sometimes you
can't beat words on paper - trying taking your laptop in the bath?
Mediation
Because there has to be a better, quicker, cheaper way to resolve
disputes than by going through the long-winded court system. We explain
what its all about.
Motoring Law
Now the biggest and most-used area of the site, which includes online
help and guidance; Road Reckoner to assess what penalty you might face
if convicted; fixed fee telephone advice and a unique fixed fee personal
advice and representation scheme
The Press
Some of the nice things people
have said about us over the past couple of years.
Us
Just in case you want to find out who is behind this site
we have given a few details here.
Webster
In December 2000 we got together with the Guide Dogs for
the Blind Association to sponsor a guide dog through his training. We picked
Webster and you can follow his progress through puppy walking and training to
fully-fledged guide dog.
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