Shropshire Divorce Solicitor leading the Family Law team at Martin Kaye Solicitors in Telford warns divorcing couples after a husband leads a divorce “pay fight”.

The Telford Solicitor said that “well-publicized divorce cases have led to several wives becoming millionaires in their own right. But now, it seems some of the husbands are planning to take action and many others could follow suit.”

It has been announced that Alan Miller, who was instructed to pay his wife £5 million – even though they had only been married for 18 months – has decided to challenge the ruling in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

”His original case and its result set the standard for this kind of case, and it has had far-reaching effects in divorce courts all over the UK,”.

The Court decided no matter how long a couple had been married, the starting point for dividing the assets should be a 50-50 split. And although they said Mrs Miller did not ‘need’ 50% of the assets, they decided that was irrelevant, and that the assets should be divided equally. Mr Miller claimed that the law was now “confused and unpredictable” as family court judges were given too much discretion. He also claims the payout to his former wife had breached his human rights and is challenging the decision.

”The same rules were applied to the case of Mr and Mrs Charman, and paved the way for her £48 million payout, despite the fact that Mrs Charman had run the home and it was Mr Charman who had built up the major share of their assets.”

”Family Law teams such as ours will be following this appeal with great interest, as the European Court’s decision could have massive implications for day-to-day divorce hearings. District Judges work very hard to reach sensible decisions based on what is fair and reasonable, and they will no doubt be pleased to receive clearer guidance on the approach they should be taking.”

Couples considering divorce are strongly advised to seek legal advice from a specialist divorce solicitor.

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For lawyers, solicitors and legal professionals the date of October 1st is perhaps more memorable than for most as it’s the date in which their Solicitors Insurance and Professional Indemnity Insurance is due for renewal.

And as people in the legal trade are extremely busy people one of the UK’s Leading Solicitor Insurance Brokers have produced 4 Secrets for firms looking for Solicitors Insurance. Secrets that when used can save solicitors and lawyers time and money on their Solicitor Professional Indemnity Insurance.

This article looks at Secret number 2 which is based around making sure you use a specialist or expert to sort out your firms insurance. Here goes:

Secret number 2 to getting the best deal on your Solicitor Insurance really is common sense but you’d be amazed how many law firms and solicitors fail to make sure it happens as they are just focusing on the price. The second secret for a happier October 1st is therefore make sure you use an insurance broker or insurance company who understands the Solicitor Insurance market and who understands your needs.

You can establish this in a number of different ways including:

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Find the answer to these types of question and the chances are the insurance provider you choose for this years Solicitor Insurance may well be able to save you time, save you money and make sure you and your firm gets the Solicitor Professional Indemnity Insurance protection you need.

The reputation of personal injury solicitors has once more been blighted by the recent case of the two solicitors who managed to make £30.2m from sick miners. With the firm’s partners being struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, it is inevitable that the reputation of their profession will suffer.

The solicitors firm in question handled 10,000 miners’ claims under a government compensation scheme for sick miners. However, the pair were found to be charging conditional fees on top of those provided from the scheme, resulting in grostesque profits which earned one of the solicitor’s the title of Britain’s richest lawyer in 2008.

The two solicitors successfully exploited thousands of miners, the government’s scheme and a legal system which honors legitimate compensation claims, all for personal gain. The damage done to the reputation of personal injury solicitors by these two will be only further compounded by a Solicitors’ Regulation Authority investigation (SRA) into 40 other law firms who handled miners’ claims.

However, the disciplinary actions of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal gives a clear message to personal injury solicitors or individuals tempted to exploit the justice system’s allowance for compensation claims. The strong judgement of the tribunal, which found the pair guilty of eight out of the 11 allegations lobbied against them, suggests a zero tolerance stance towards those tempted to dishonestly profit from the misfortunes of others.

The readiness of the tribunal to exclude the two solicitors from their profession, alongside the other solicitors who corruptly profited from the miners’ compensation claims, demonstrates active regulation of the legal practise which should go someway towards restoring faith. Individuals wishing to make a compensation claim should not need to worry about the honesty of their legal representative; it should come as standard.

However, cases such as that of these two partners does little to instil confidence, and the actions of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal come far too late to be of real comfort to the miners who were subject to the malpractises of the pair.

Nonetheless, the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal has demonstrated that dishonesty in their profession will not be tolerated. And despite the negative press, it is still possible to find an honest personal injury solicitor to handle compensation claims. While the case involving the two solictors highlights that corruption still plagues the personal injury claims field, there remains a large quantity of personal injury solicitors who serve a valuable role.

Personal injury claims are filed when somebody gets injured due to negligence of some individual or authority. Most of the personal injury claims involve personal injuries suffered due to auto accidents, medical malpractice or any other. It is important to understand here that personal injury compensation can only be filed if it has resulted from negligence or deliberate actions of some individual/authority.

Your personal injury solicitor can help you receive justice and compensation for your injuries. They seek to retrieve justice for you in the form of compensation based on any minor to major injury where the fault lies in the negligence of another person/organization/business. Most of the personal injury solicitors provide free legal consultation and will represent your case without charging any fee. Following a no-win no-fee marketing strategy, they need to be very careful which cases they take on. If they fail to win your case, then the entire expense will fall on them, and if they succeed, they will receive a percentage of compensation amounts.

Most of the personal injury solicitors provide legal consultation related to various car accidents involving car, motorcycle and truck accidents. They also provide medical malpractice legal consultation involving birth injuries, wrong diagnosis, surgical errors and various other medical malpractice cases.

If you get injured due to negligence of some individual or authority, then you must get in touch with your personal injury solicitor who will help you receive justice and compensation for your injuries. There are several legal issues involved while filing personal injury compensation. You can steer clear off any such legal issues by hiring an experienced personal injury solicitor.