PM Law Solicitors

18/12/24

Barclays has suffered a setback in the escalating car finance mis-selling controversy, losing a legal case that could lead to significant compensation claims against banks.

A judge rejected Barclays' appeal against a decision that found the bank had failed to treat a customer fairly during the purchase of a used car. The dispute centered on a broker-arranged loan for the vehicle.

27/11/24

Paddy McGuinness has initiated legal proceedings following allegations that he stopped at a Michelin-starred restaurant during his 300-mile Children in Need charity bike ride.

The Radio 2 presenter and former host of Question of Sport & Top Gear reportedly began the legal process on Thursday after Popbitch, an online gossip newsletter, claimed he took a helicopter from Preston to the fine-dining restaurant L'Enclume in Cartmel, Cumbria.

29/10/24

A family is entangled in an £800,000 inheritance battle after Carry Keats, an elderly woman, partially tore her will on her deathbed.

Carry Keats, 92, reportedly ripped three-quarters of the way through her will while in a Salisbury hospital in 2022. Under a Victorian law, a person can legally revoke their will by tearing it up, provided they destroy it with clear intent or instruct a solicitor to do so.

27/09/24

28/08/24

A young man who broke into a French apartment complex and was left paralysed after diving into the swimming pool is now suing the property owner for damages.

The incident occurred in 2022 when the man, then 18 years old, and a group of friends were "pool squatting" at a private residential block in Toulouse. During their unauthorised swim, a tragic accident took place when the young man attempted a dive, severely injuring his back and resulting in paralysis from the neck down.