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21st September 2009
RBS and NatWest customers will be happy to hear that overdraft fees are to be slashed, saving many consumers hundreds of pounds per month.
It is hoped that the move will encourage other banks to follow suit and cut fees.
The taxpayer owns 70% of RBS... Read >
Author: Sam Gooch11th September 2009
In the UK the 8 largest credit card providers have been ordered to reduce their charges, for default and late payment, by between 40 and 50%. The current late payment charge by most major issuers is between £20 - £25 ($30 - $40 US) and the have been ins... Read >
02nd September 2009
Cinema has attained a central place in our daily life. We go there on weekends to watch the latest flicks. We also go there to watch any old movies being screened due to a film festival. Additionally, cinemas are also a popular spot in a neighborhood beca... Read >
Author: Michael Nielsen09th July 2009
Starting My Online Business on a Shoestring
There are a lot of reasons that starting an online business can be fun and rewarding financially as well but one of the biggest is the fact that it is so inexpensive to do. Think back to when starting a ... Read >
Author: bidstormer27th June 2009
An appeal in the House of Lords is due to begin this week that may determine the future of overdraft fees incurred by millions of customers across Britain.
The appeal, put forward by some of the UK's main banks, will be heard by five Law Lords and is i... Read >
Author: Which4u15th May 2009
It’s a well known fact that fixing a small bug or adding an enhancement can introduce regression bugs in the application. Most of us would have encountered this situation many a times. This means that there will be multiple QA cycles for a small fix whi... Read >
Author: Ebusinessware Thought Leadership06th March 2009
The appeal by eight banks against the decision of the High Court regarding whether or not the OFT have the authority to deal with the fairness of bank charges has been thrown out.
The judges also told the banks that they could not take the case to the ... Read >
Author: bankrebate04th March 2009
Good news for mesothelioma victims
A test case that could mean good news for mesothelioma victims has been fought in the courts, with the outcome being described as a "hugely important victory" by those affected by the asbestos related cancer.
The c... Read >
Author: Nick Jervis17th December 2008
Landlords who take a rental deposit should already know that since the introduction of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme in April 2007 that they are required by law to use one of the Government’s approved schemes.
One of the less well known aspects of the T... Read >
Author: Propertyhawk15th December 2008
A personal injury lawyer who has dedicated his life to campaigning for compensation for asbestos victims today claims that a new High Court Ruling indicates a landmark victory for asbestos victims.
Solicitor and personal injury expert Peter Hankins has... Read >
Author: Claudia Liza13th October 2008
In a surprise move, the media group Mediaset, owned by the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, has filed a lawsuit for five hundred million euros against the [popular online media service YouTube. In the suit filed by the company's advokat, Mediaset... Read >
Author: Remy06th October 2008
In a surprise move, the media group Mediaset, owned by the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, has filed a lawsuit for five hundred million euros against the [popular online media service YouTube. In the suit filed by the company's advokat, Mediaset... Read >
Author: Remy18th July 2008
Hundreds of workers forced to retire due to government regulations allowing employers to sack people at the age of 65 might be able to claim compensation thanks to a discrimination test case going to European Court of Justice in Luxemburg on July 2 and a ... Read >
Author: Elfy Anders15th July 2008
Claiming back your charges: Why it is important not to accept anything less than everything.
The High Court test case may have given the banks some time to get themselves organized for a potential flood of claims but consumers who already claimed compe... Read >
Author: Munish Kumar18th June 2008
Testing without knowledge of the internal workings of the item being tested. For example, when black box testing is applied to software engineering, the tester would only know the "legal" inputs and what the expected outputs should be, but not how the pro... Read >
Author: apichart05th June 2008
Bank charges are once again making the headlines with the news of a verdict on the test case launched by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) against seven major banks in July 2007.
The test case verdict went in favour of the OFT and could result in bank ... Read >
Author: pmcindoe20th May 2008
Testing without knowledge of the internal workings of the item being tested. For example, when black box testing is applied to software engineering, the tester would only know the "legal" inputs and what the expected outputs should be, but not how the pro... Read >
Author: crestech15th May 2008
Claiming back your charges: Why it is important not to accept anything less than everything.
The High Court test case may have given the banks some time to get themselves organized for a potential flood of claims but consumers who already claimed compe... Read >
Author: Munish Kumar08th May 2008
The Poppy Project, a charity that helps to prevent sex trafficking, has told MPs that Jobcentres have been advertising adult work - such as webcam stripping, lap dancing and escorting - to girls as young as 17.
Denise Marshall, director of the Poppy Pr... Read >
Author: Sara Ghloto29th April 2008
In the test case against UK banks overdraft charges, it was ruled that the OFT (Office of Fair Trading) can decide if bank overdraft charges are unfair or not and this means it's up to the OFT to decide what is a fair overdraft charge.
The banks have s... Read >
Author: SimonDuffy05th April 2008
Claiming back your charges: Why it is important not to accept anything less than everything.
The High Court test case may have given the banks some time to get themselves organized for a potential flood of claims but consumers who already claimed compe... Read >
Author: Munish Kumar03rd April 2008
Claiming back your charges: Why it is important not to accept anything less than everything.
The High Court test case may have given the banks some time to get themselves organized for a potential flood of claims but consumers who already claimed compe... Read >
Author: Munish Kumar10th August 2007
If you've been keeping an eye on the media over the last few months, especially the parts of it covering personal finance, you can't fail to have noticed the huge row over bank charges. Stories abound of customers reclaiming thousands in backdated fees fr... Read >
Author: Nicholas Hunt09th August 2007
Considering the injuries football star Michael Owen has suffered in his ten year career at the top of the profession - a long list that includes hamstring injuries, knee injuries and achilles injuries - it is a wonder he has managed to play at all. Let al... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer07th June 2007
TIPS on Online Marketing Strategy, Small Business Lead Generation
There is a lot of heated debate around at the moment about whether or not it’s worth spending money on Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), as a method of generating sales leads. We’d lik... Read >
Author: Kirrily Dear17th August 2006
By 2005, Canadian public companies were awarded CBM concessions – the first Canadian publicly traded firm to obtain not one, but two, production-sharing contracts was Pacific Asia China Energy (TSX: PCE).
This has worked out well for this young compan... Read >
Author: James Finch08th April 2006
In the UK the 8 largest credit card providers have been ordered to reduce their charges, for default and late payment, by between 40 and 50%. The current late payment charge by most major issuers is between £20 - £25 ($30 - $40 US) and the have been instr... Read >
Author: John Edmond
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