Criminal injury compensation claims – or CICA claims – can help victims of violent crimes in the U.K. receive compensation for their injuries. This form of compensation is funded through a Government scheme that works with the Ministry of Justice to empower victims to receive fair compensation for any physical harm, personal injury or lost earnings as a result of the criminal injury. There is a strict eligibility framework in place for this type of compensation, so it is important to know if you are eligible. In this article, we are going to discuss what CICA claims are, how much…
Author: Ben Williams
The primary focus of this article is to briefly describe what is involved in using the bitcoin protocol. You may have heard about it or know someone who is working with it. Before I get into that, I would like to take a quick moment to clarify what ” bitcoin” is. In simple words: bitcoins are online virtual currencies that are transferred via peer-to Peer software applications. What is Blockchain It is essentially an online “blockchain”, a network of participants that agree to maintain a set of agreed-upon instructions. This is accomplished every time a transaction is made by the…
The excitement is mounting…well for most it is anyway. For others there’s a twinge of dread as we think of in-laws and extended family descending en mass, piles of packaging and cardboard to dispense with and our otherwise organized lives being thrown into a frenzy of pine-needle and wrapping paper strewn chaos. There is however an invaluable tool that a handful of expert festive season survivors arm themselves with to ensure a fairly breezy build-up to the big day; it’s loosely referred to as the pre-Christmas getaway (otherwise known as ‘The Great Escape’), and it’s guaranteed to give you a…
You are a sales professional and have excellent skills. You are looking for a great job or maybe just want a switch. And suddenly, you stomp upon a great opportunity. Now you are ready to apply for that job, and you are sure that your skills will help you cut out of all. But what about the very first step that you need to do? That is making a fantastic sales resume. Irrespective of how efficient you are at your job, how many skills you have, and how polished they are! Your resume always creates the first impression. In hundreds…
Black Friday is one of the most anticipated shopping events of the year. Even in 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis and with consumers concerned about jobs and personal finance, just shy of £6 billion was spent in the sales, according to a recent report by Finder. Now, with lockdowns over, businesses reopening and the economy starting to get back on track, retail analysts are predicting consumer spend in the region of £200billion on Black Friday and over the Christmas period this year.. So with consumers back in the mood to spend their money and businesses desperate to…
Homeowners who are thinking about selling their properties sometimes struggle to know what’s the best method for finding a buyer. Is the ideal option using an estate agent? Or selling the home to a quick home buyer? Maybe using an auction is the best way to sell? Everyone’s selling situation is unique, and it’s important that if you’re thinking about putting your freehold or leasehold house or flat up for sale that you be confident in the method by which you’re trying to secure a buyer. And to do that you need to know the ins and outs of each…
Stab Vests are a vital piece of equipment the world over for police forces of almost every country, allowing a level of personal safety when dealing with dangerous situations where potential criminals might be armed. It’s worth clearing up a few misconceptions before we begin talking about how stab vests actually work. No vest is 100% stab-proof. Penetration of a vest is still possible with enough force, so vests will often be referred to as ‘stab-resistant.’ That being said, all stab vests offer you potentially life-saving protection against an armed attacker. Stab resistant vests offer protection against penetration from edged…