Nearest Consumer Rights Law Firms & Services in Wigan
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Farnworth, Coppull, Great Sankey, Urmston, Brinscall, Hindley, Edgworth, Ormskirk, Eccleston, Prescot, Kirkby, Bury, Burscough, Widnes, Billinge, +more >>
Wigan Information:
Mining was so extensive that one town councillor remarked that "a coal mine in the backyard was not uncommon in Wigan". Three burgesses were elected to be presented to the lord of the manor who would choose one man to be mayor for a year. At the Norman Conquest, the settlement of Wigan was part of the larger parish of Wigan which, the majority of which was within the hundred of Newton. This happened after Salford was granted its Charter in 1230 and before Manchester in 1301. Coal mining ceased during the latter part of the 20th century. The Manchester Mayor and authority ranging over Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan might be answerable for an £8 billion funds together with a devolved consolidated transport finances, with a multi-yr settlement. ... [snippet] Read more here »
Consumer Disputes Information:
The Consumer Rights Act came into force on 1 October 2015. The law is now clearer and easier to understand, meaning that consumers can buy and businesses can sell to them with confidence. On the rare occasions when problems arise, disputes can now be sorted out more quickly and cheaply. Alternative Dispute Resolution, for example through an Ombudsman, offers a quicker and cheaper way of resolving disputes than going through the courts. The changes are relevant to all consumers and every business which sells directly to them. UK consumers sp Consumer protection legislation in the UK has just lately undergone an entire overhaul. The two most important changes to UK (strictly speaking English) consumer legislation over the past two years, have been cut up between EU regulation within the form of the EU Shopper Rights Directive, applied into UK legislation by the Client Contracts Rules 2013 (CCRs) and domestically instigated regulation w ... [snippet] Read more here »
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