You and the Law

We went on holiday with my mother. She ended up having to have a pacemaker fitted at a cost of £15,000. The travel insurance company now says it won’t pay for this, and I’m not sure what our position is.

After we sold our business my husband and I attempted to bring in the money we were still owed. It took five years to bring one particular debtor to court, where the judge found in our favour and ordered him to pay our costs.

My son sold his car to a friend six months ago, leaving him to complete the
V5 registration document, which he hasn’t done. Consequently we have received parking fines totalling nearly £300.

I was employed as a cleaner for just under a year. I was under threat of redundancy, so I found another job and gave my notice in. I took the three weeks’ holiday that were owed me just before I left, but a week before my holidays they reduced my hours from 20 a week to 15.

My husband and I own our house as tenants in common. In his Will he has left me a lifetime interest in his half of the property. If he were to die and I wanted to move somewhere smaller, would I be able to sell the house?

My daughter has worked at a private nursery for over 12 months. About a fortnight ago she had to take two days off sick. She phoned in before 9am on the first day, but when she received her wages the following week she was informed she wouldn’t be paid for the two days she was off.