The UK's Intent To Push Away Its Whiplash Personal Injury Reputation

Europe recognises Britain as Europe's whiplash capital because almost every road accident injury receives compensation for every minor soft tissue troubles despite some being exaggerated and fraudulent.

Soft tissue injuries, which include whiplash, have no immediate symptoms making them difficult to detect. However, it merits significant personal injury compensation because it could lead to severe disabilities without treatment.

The absence of immediate symptoms may allow fraudsters to exaggerate their claims and gain illicit compensation.

To combat this, UK chancellor George Osborne proposed the increasing of the small claims court limit and abolishing all road accident "minor" soft tissue.

With the court's ability to pay out £5000 instead of £1000, Osborne intends to minimise the costly damages of whiplash and other exaggerated personal injuries from road accidents.

Several groups, including the Select Transport Committee and the Law Society, mentioned that victims in small claims courts will be forced to represent themselves. Without sufficient legal advice, the proposal violates their right to justice.

Also, several other soft tissue incidents merit a higher value of compensation. Facial scarring from road accidents can merit more than £20,000. These include emotional and psychological damages compensation aside from personal injury recompense.

Prenuptial Agreements: Why Is It Necessary?

It's a well-known fact, or it would prove itself later on, that you and your in-laws would have trouble agreeing on some or all things. But one thing's for sure; your in-laws will fiscally help you and your spouse land a new property before your wedding, should you need one.

The only problem is, they're worried that you, should your parents not have contributed anything to help you get that property, would get a piece of that estate given the UK's divorce laws.

That's where the Prenuptial Agreement comes in.

Division of Properties

Prenuptial Agreements give you and your spouse the ability to divide assets amongst yourselves before your marriage ceremony and it often happens right after you present your partner with a ring, or vice-versa. Before you obtain a marriage license, in-laws or your parents may demand both of you to sign a prenuptial agreement.

This had led to the increase of 10 per cent among Britons asking for a prenuptial agreement.

Rightfully-Owned

It is within the right of in-laws to ask both of you to sign a prenuptial agreement. While it may leave a slightly bitter taste in the mouths of each of you after the endeavour, protecting investments is a human nature.

Your parents or your soon-to-be-in-laws just want to protect their children. I'd like you to see it in a way that they aren't wanting to make a bad start with you. But like you, they love their child as much as you do and they're doing their best to protect him or her.

Finally, They Investigate These Sharia Courts

The Tory MPs admitted it; Sharia court investigations weren't part of the plan. I can recall a few years back, these Tories wanted to make UK a financial market for the Middle East and Arabian countries by inculcating Sharialaw-based Islamic financing. While not destructive, it has alarmed me that over time, Britain turns into an Islamic nation. That's where the money is anyway.

"Sharia Councils Working In a Discriminatory and Unacceptable Way". Duh.

If that wasn't obvious, I don't know what is. While we may hate Home Secretary Theresa May for her strict immigration policies to "protect Britain" of sorts, I could say her point of view regarding these Sharia courts to be on my side.

She believes the courts are being used against women. At the very least, the courts are unfair against women.

According to Lord Bates:

"Sharia councils may be working in a discriminatory and unacceptable way.

"That is why, as part of the forthcoming counter-extremism strategy, Government will commission a full, independent investigation to assess to what extent Sharia is being applied in a manner that is unacceptable."

Shams, Discrimination and Whatnot

Meanwhile, Sharia courts said they did not discriminate against women and had molded their form of Sharia within the British legal principles because they are advisors and not courts.

British Muslim women are being duped into sham Sharia marriages. You wouldn't believe what kind of hell awaits these British converts.

No, I'm not against Islam. But Sharia is notorious for leaving women possession-less, even of their own properties, after their relationship ends.

They better sort this out real quick.

Nestle Loses European Support Over Legal Row With KitKat

The European Court of Justice was not convinced when Nestle presented evidence it could trademark the shape of the famous KitKat chocolate bar snack. Nestle showed the judges the public needed the shape to identify the famous confectionery product. Judges said Nestle couldn't prove the goods did not need to show a brand name such as KitKat to minimise confusion.

Nestle said that in the last 80 years since KitKat was introduced to the public, the four fingers were associated only with KitKat bars. Nestle sought to trademark it. But a European Court Lawyer disagreed that the trademarking did not comply with EU law.

Mischon de Reya Intellectual Property Lawyer Sally Brighton said it was not the first time Nestle had tried to trademark difficult product characteristics.

One of these was the KitKat slogan "Have a Break", which took 40 years until courts approved the slogan in 2006.

The legal row with Kitkat is a series of legal battles between Nestle and Cadbury over product trademarks. The row began when Cadbury attempted to trademark the purple colour it uses for its 

Cadbury chocolate wrappers. Nestle had overturned the trademark.

Meanwhile, Cadbury had worked hard to play down Nestle's attempt to trademark the KitKat shape.

Poland Creates New Law To Combat 'Chaotic Use Of Outdoor Advertising'

Polish Lawmakers have passed the Landscape Law to regulate the outrageous usage of outdoor advertising. The new law stipulates new criteria for banners and billboards put up in areas that may interfere with public activity. About 40 times the standard advertising fee to be set by local councils as fines against violators.

Hoarding outdoor advertising and penalising those who commission illegal distribution of learaflets would be subject to the new law.

Former president Bronislaw Komorowski in May signed the law, saying:

"We should take care of aesthetic values and spatial order. I’m very glad that a law that many Poles have been waiting for now comes into effect. According to all surveys most 

Poles are concerned and sensitive about whether they live in a nice or ugly environment."

Billboard and banner advertising provides large revenues for local governments. Most cause problems with campaign bills posted on unauthorised areas. Some trees in Poland had stuck with these advertising bills. Unauthorised postage has also been prevalent in the last few years.

Amended Foxhunting Law In Britain To Be Shot Down With SNP Support

The Scottish National Party had announced its allegiance with Labour to oppose Tory MPs' proposal to amend and 'relax' foxhunting law in the country.

In England and Wales, foxhunting is legal only if two dogs are used. Foxhunting is widely considered illegal in the country. As pro-foxhunting groups lobby for their interest, many rallied against the proposal, including several well-known celebrities.

These include Ricky Gervais, Stella McCarthy and Queen Guitarist Brian May.

In a poll by the Telegraph.co.uk, about 74 per cent of the population believe that foxhunting should not be made legal. Only about 20 per cent were in favour of the amendments.

This is also the first time Scotland will vote for an issue that does not involve the country directly.

Meanwhile, 50 Tory rebels may join SNP to stop the amendment of the foxhunting law. Protesters say that foxhunting is cruel and a sport belonging to the "dark ages."  

According to Labour Shadow Scottish Minister Ian Murray, the UK Prime Minister David Cameron is "cackhanded" in his handling of the English Votes For English Laws plan. He also stressed that while he is glad that the SNP is supportive of the compassionate issue, they need to differentiate the two issues.

Leicester City Centre Street One Of UK’s Crime Hotspots

The Leicester Mercury published that Leicester’s City Centre Street is one of the UK’s biggest homes for criminals.

Deputy Commander of City Centre Police Andy Cooper said criminals often acted at night and weekends when the area was very busy.

Cooper added "The vast majority of the assaults were minor in nature but they were obviously assaults nonetheless.

"The figure of 35 crimes is a slight increase on previous months but it is difficult to put a finger on why that should be.

"Crime rates do fluctuate and there was a bank holiday in that month, which may have had an effect."

The street located near Church Gate has three nightclubs, a bus station and a great number of takeaways that draw many customers. About 35 offences from assault to bike theft were reported in the area over the course of the month.

Cities including London, Manchester Leeds, Birmingham and Derby were ahead of Leicester when it comes to crime rates.

Church Gate workers begged to differ about the label. They noted that they see “signs of the weekend” including urine in doorways and “odd broken windows”. They said while it is considered dangerous, they “never felt it was unsafe.” 

Legal Technology is IN! If You’re Missing Out, You’re Probably Committing These Three Mistakes!

Smartphones are the longest shot technology did for the world since laptops. The Internet that allows lightning-fast information access is the other one. But no one could blame you if your computer security isn’t too good. 

Legal cases have sensitive information that hackers could siphon from your computer if you’re not too careful. So what are your best options? You’ll need to first embrace technology, then avoid these three.

1.    Data Encryption

Having your own code and codex for your computer may be expensive, but having the lock and key on your information is an investment for the future. Have specialists assist your company to make information from your servers only readable through special software specialists could develop for your firm.

 Trust us on this; you’ll be saving thousands to a million pounds too.

2.    Online All-Night

There’s a risk to running a 24-hour legal firm; online computers for the rest of the day. Aside from the firm’s electric bill skyrocketing, hackers have more opportunities to penetrate your system defences. Janitorial staff and other employees could see information that weren’t meant for them.

3.    Embracing The New Progress

Technology has made it easier for many industries to save time in doing tasks with better information sorting and presentation. Software developers such as Justis One is groundbreaking because it had added decades of scanned copies of legal cases in many different countries.

Other software may be developed for law firms and it could be quite expensive. But as always, think of the long-term profits these machines could do for you.

How Legal Is Marijuana In The United States? Here’s Five Ways It Is!

Washington and Colorado in the United Sates were the first states to make marijuana a legal drug. Well, with the changes, restrictions and other things involving pot, marijuana isn’t exactly and completely legal in the United States. However, here are five things we’re pretty sure makes it legal to own pot in the United States.

 

1.    Over 21-years-old? You Could Buy Marijuana!

If you’re over 21, you could buy marijuana legally in government-regulated pot-shops in the country.

2.    Alaska, DC and Oregon Allows Smoking

As long as you don’t smoke it in public and the government irons out the troubles, you could smoke marijuana in these places without fearing the fuzz.

3.    Public Smoking of Marijuana is Not Allowed

4.    Medical Marijuana is different from recreational marijuana.

Medical Marijuana is actually legal in 23 US states.

5.    Employers Have The Right To Fire Cannabis Users

Despite laws helping marijuana become semi-legal, employers who find their employees smoking pot inside work premises or are quite sober from marijuana usage can still fire them at will. Of course, even if employees fail at a drug test due to marijuana, they could still get fired.

Five Things Entrepreneurs Ask Lawyers [Infographic]

Lawyers don't have much time on their hands and entrepreneurs might want to save up some money before consulting. Thankfully, some lawyers came up with the idea to make things easier for entrepreneurs by making an FAQ infographic.

If you're an entrepreneur, you could probably use this one.

UK Toughens Anti-Terror Efforts Through New Law

The Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill has received Royal Assent from the Queen, now making it an Act. It would toughen powers to seize passports at the border from anybody suspected of travelling to Syria or Iraq for extremist activity.

Home Secretary Theresa May considers it an important legislation.

"This important legislation will disrupt the ability of people to travel abroad to fight and then return, enhance our ability to monitor and control the actions of those who pose a threat, and combat the underlying ideology that feeds, supports and sanctions terrorism," she said.

"The shocking attacks in Paris last month, in which 17 people lost their lives, and the many plots that the police and security and intelligence agencies continually work to disrupt, are clear evidence of the threat we face from terrorism. 



"We have a fundamental duty as a government to ensure that the people who work to keep us safe have the powers they need to do so.”

Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures will allow Home Security to relocate suspected terrorists and require them to attend meetings with probation staff as part of their case management.

The new act also introduces new temporary exclusion orders to stop anybody coming from Iraq or Syria from returning to the United Kingdom. It would also allow law enforcement agencies to identify devices responsible for sending communication on the internet or accessing an Internet communications service.

UK Government Guarantees That Fracking Rules Will Not Apply In Scotland

Exercising its new freedoms, Scotland had rejected the UK government’s plan to pass the Infrastructure Bill. The new bill allows fracking firms to facilitate drilling for shale gas underneath unsuspecting UK properties. 

The Scottish government, Labour and Green party had opposed the bill, which would also apply to residential areas.

Hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” has drillers take apart rocks using a high-pressure mixture for oil. With the new UK fracking laws, UK grounds would allow drilling firms to access difficult areas for oil and gas.

Opponents of fracking claim that the process could release potentially carcinogenic chemicals into groundwater. It could also result to increased pollution due to bad practice.

According to Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing, the move is just about right.

"This decision is a victory for common sense and shows how devolution of energy policy leads to different policy outcomes in Scotland. 

"It is a vindication of the Scottish government's continued objections to UK government plans to remove the right of Scottish householders to object to unconventional oil and gas drilling under their home. 

"We're glad the UK government has finally taken this on board - especially as 99 per cent of respondents to their own consultation also opposed the move."

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