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You and Yours: Is compensation culture a myth?

01/02/2012

Is compensation culture a myth?

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No win no fee legislation and the pull of the nail bar.

No win no fee legislation, why friends buying a house together need a Declaration of Trust, the online ratings system for care homes and why nail bars are beating the recession.

This week the Lords are discussing removal of 'no win no fee legislation'. This legislation was introduced so that middle income families, small businesses and charities could still afford to take a case through the courts. Now the government wants to remove this mechanism as its worried about the perceived 'compensation culture' it says has emerged. But how will this affect people who don't have the money to pursue a claim?

The care minister Paul Burstow has said that there should be an online rating system for care homes. But how easy is it to set up a reliable and accurate system?

Declaration of Trust sometimes called Trust Deeds are becoming common as more friends buy a property together. A "deed of trust", outlines exactly what should happen if one of the owners wanted to leave or there were major changes in their lives. 

And as nail polish sales rise we ask why the nail bars are bucking the recession.

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