Care home boss convicted after stealing millions from pensioners
A care home boss in Southport has been convicted of multiple frauds after stealing millions of pounds from elderly residents. David Barton Senior has now been jailed for 21 years following the longest trial in the history of Liverpool Crown Court. The trial, which lasted over a year, uncovered how Mr Barton befriended wealthy pensioners […]
Care home boss convicted after stealing millions from pensioners
A care home boss in Southport has been convicted of multiple frauds after stealing millions of pounds from elderly residents. David Barton Senior has now been jailed for 21 years following the longest trial in the history of Liverpool Crown Court. The trial, which lasted over a year, uncovered how Mr Barton befriended wealthy pensioners […]
Government urged to kick-start next great pensions revolution
Collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes could signal a new era for the welfare state, and “transform the UK private pensions landscape” according to the Work and Pensions Committee’s latest report. The findings come following a ground-breaking agreement between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union earlier this year. This deal saw the two parties agree […]
The Office for Legal Complaints (OLC)
The Office for Legal Complaints (OLC), which oversees the Legal Ombudsman (LeO), has today presented its Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18 to Parliament. LeO accepted 7,527 legal complaints in the 2017-18 financial year. This rose from 7,223 in the previous year with residential conveyancing, personal injury, family law, wills and probate and litigation the most […]