Insurance contract law reform
Insurance contract law is archaic and widely regarded as capable of giving rise to serious injustice, particularly when applied to consumer contracts.
The English and Scottish Law Commissions are currently reviewing this area of law and in December 2009 reported with recommedations for the reform of elements of consumer insurance contract law and a draft Bill.
It is to be hoped that the Bill will be adopted and rapidly passed into law by the Government in place after the General Election.
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Financial Ombudsman Service
The Financial Ombudsman Service was created under Part XVI of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Its role is to investigate and resolve complaints against regulated financial services firms.
This website includes a guide to he work of the Financial Ombudsman Service in respect of insurance complaints.
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Tyldesley Bongs
Tyldesley is a small town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
This site records some of the history of Tyldesley. It includes the full text of Lunn's 1953 history of the town.
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Tyldesley Family History
Tracing the history of the Tyldesley Family and the criminal damage inflicted by a British Library conservator on the manuscript of the Tyldesley Diary 1712-1714.
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