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Many compensation claims for MRSA, dubbed the hospital ‘superbug’, are still being brought to court, even given the government’s claims that hospitals have been cleaned up and cases of MRSA have been significantly reduced in recent years.

When you think of personal injury compensation claims, you are likely to think of injuries sustained in car accidents or a slip on a wet floor. But did you know that you can claim compensation for some sports injuries?

Accidents in the workplace are all too common; whether you work in a high-risk environment or in a quiet office, some accidents are simply unavoidable.

Spanish law and accountancy firm Advoco publishes two new guides and begins a free online advice service to resolve confusion over Spanish residency requirements

Are you one of the estimated 150,000 people in the UK that suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? This is a distressing and debilitating condition which can hugely impair one’s quality of life.

SPANISH law and accountancy practice Advoco announced a major expansion recently in spite of recession and what it called the “lousy” image problem of Spanish lawyers among foreign residents.

Asthma can develop as a consequence of your working conditions; something which is known as occupational asthma

Last year, nearly 250,000 people were injured in road traffic accidents in the United Kingdom, either as a driver, passenger or pedestrian, involving all sorts of vehicles.

Personal injury claims can seem like a mountain to climb. Often you are still recovering from the injury and the last thing you feel capable of dealing with is bureaucracy, endless forms or a court case.

How do you fight a court order issued by a Hastings judge who didn’t do his homework? The court orders defendant to sell his property but makes it impossible, as the the courts details are not identical with the facts in the Spanish Land registry?

District Judge Pollard made a Court Order in the Hastings County Court, England that has proved to be near impossible to honour. Several years later the effects are still being felt by the respondent in this case in both financial and health terms.

Accidents are a sad fact of life, but if you were badly hurt or your life severely affected in any way from an accident that was not your fault, then it can be even more difficult to deal with.

Industrial disease claims make up a significant portion of the overall compensation claims placed in the UK every year.

The claim is based on the statutory application of ECJ case Law in Spain. The specific ruling is Case C-562/07, which addresses an action brought on 19 December 2007 by the EC Commissio.

For this year the Spanish tax authorities are going to focus on very specific areas for inspection. Some of them are related to international residents in Spain and are worth to consider.

How is the UK budget affecting in reality UK non domiciled individuals. There are some substantial changes but some maths will need to be done in order to identify where are the gains, if any.

An English woman was sentenced to 14 years for murdering her husband in Spain. Incredibly she barbecued his remains