Royal Wedding Beneficiaries Named.

Monday 22nd April 2024

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle choose Scotty’s Little Soldiers as Royal Wedding Beneficiaries.
Scotty’s Little Soldiers is a charity dedicated to supporting bereaved British Forces Children and young people and a charity that we here at Mercantile Claims are also supporter’s of.
Founded by war widow Nikki Scott in 2010, Scotty’s Little Soldiers supports […]

Quarterly Prize Draw Winner – 3rd Quarter

Monday 22nd April 2024

At Mercantile Claims we are always looking for feedback from our clients to make sure they receive the level of customer service that they deserve. We aim to give all our clients the highest level of service possible.
To achieve this, we ask our clients to fill in our testimonial form and answer […]

Ryanair Cancellations – How much compensation can you claim?

Monday 22nd April 2024

Ryanair is facing legal action after being accused of intimidating passengers attempting to claim hundreds of pounds worth of flight delay compensation from the airline.
This comes after the Irish carrier was asked for an apology and damages, after the airline sent letters to its customers who had attempted to obtain compensation due […]

Mastercard £14bn Action Rumbles On With Appeal

Sunday 21st April 2024

A record-breaking £14bn collective action against Mastercard is set to rumble on after the former financial ombudsman who brought the case on behalf of 46 million consumers seeks to appeal last month’s Competition Appeal Tribunal ruling.
Law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, which represents Walter Merricks CBE, announced today it has applied […]

Are you paying too much for your hotel booking?

Saturday 20th April 2024

Six of the biggest hotel booking websites have agreed to make changes designed to end misleading sales tactics.
It follows an investigation from the Competition Watchdog, and from September firms including Expedia, Hotels.com and Bookers will have to be clear about which hotels have paid them for higher rankings on their sites, in […]

Marriott International Relaunches Loyalty programmes

Saturday 20th April 2024

Marriott International has launched its new loyalty programme named ‘Marriott Bonvoy’ which brings together its existing loyalty programmes Marriott Rewards, The Ritz Carlton Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Marriott International say their new loyalty programme is built on the belief that travel ‘enriches’ all and the world. Marriott Bonvoy will be launched on […]

Courts Shut Down Timeshare Scammers

Saturday 20th April 2024

Two rogue timeshare claims companies run by the same person, have been shut down by the courts for failing to deliver advertised services.
Meredith Pritchard Claims Consultants Ltd and First Law Solutions have been wound up in the public interest at the High Court in Manchester. The Official Receiver has been appointed liquidator […]

Patisserie Valerie Forced To Close 70 Stores

Saturday 20th April 2024

Three thousand jobs hang in the balance as troubled chain Patisserie Valerie collapsed into administration. The company has been struggling for survival since October, when a massive accounting fraud was uncovered leaving it with a multi-million pound debt.
Some 70 stores have already been told that they are closing more or less immediately, […]

Diamond Resorts In Lawsuit Over Points System

Saturday 20th April 2024

A group of Timeshare Owners have filed a joint class action suit against Diamond Resorts. The lawsuit claims that Diamond sold unregistered investment contracts to consumers during high-pressure sales pitches, this is a violation of the U.S. Securities Act of 1993.
The class action is lead by Kaarina Pakka and includes people who […]

Money Launderers Jailed Over £67,000 Phone Banking Fraud

Saturday 20th April 2024

A student has been jailed and four others have been sentenced over a £67,000 phone fraud. The judge in the case said the defendants acted as money launderers for a gang who defrauded a care home owner out of her entire life savings and destroyed her life.
The scam caused the victims business […]