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View from a costs lawyer on the introduction of fixed costs in clinical negligence cases

Whether the figure is £100,000 or £250,000 damages, the introduction of fixed costs in medical negligence cases is premature and unreasonable. Premature: One of the major changes to costs since…

October 8, 2015
Blog

Builders Beware!

If I were to carry out a survey to ask members of the public which professions they believed to be the deadliest then I should imagine that I would receive…

October 6, 2015
Opinion

Two days in the life of a Criminal Defence Lawyer

Day 1 9 am – Attendance at a prison in London. Client facing a fairly serious fraud charge has been in custody since May. Client naturally upset because of lack…

October 6, 2015

Raj Chada

Opinion

The fall and fall of the lawyer

5th October 2005 – a momentous date in my life; the pinnacle of years of studying hard, getting into a prestigious university, an intensive costly and supposedly ‘practical’ course, the…

October 5, 2015

Chun Wong

Blog

Top Ten Tips for potential trainee solicitor interviewees

I’ve been interviewing potential trainee solicitors this week which is always fun and interesting – looking at what the future has in store for the next generation. Do try and…

October 2, 2015
Opinion

Court rules out enforced amputation despite lack of capacity in mentally ill gentleman

It is not easy to rebut the strong presumption in favour of the preservation of life but that is exactly what Mr Justice Peter Jackson has done in the Court…

October 1, 2015

Emma Wray

Opinion

Government must rethink second round of court fee hikes

Earlier this month, the Government closed its consultation into a second hike in court fees. The plan, to double the upper limit payable in court fees from £10,000 to £20,000,…

September 30, 2015
Blog

Going, Going…Gone! The Crisis in Grass Roots Justice

There have been barriers to access to justice for decades. Since Legal Aid has eroded, and private legal fees increased steadily, financial barricades to justice have been building for many…

September 30, 2015
Opinion

Court fees and the resignation of magistrate Nigel Allcoat

This week Mr. Allcoat, a magistrate of 15 years’ experience has resigned after being suspended by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The reason for his suspension was he took money…

September 30, 2015

Sean Caulfield

Opinion

VW Admits Cheating on Emissions Tests

VW has admitted installing software in millions of its vehicles designed to give misleading emissions data when the vehicle is tested. This dramatic news will inevitably lead to much litigation…

September 28, 2015

Patrick Allen

Opinion

Foster carers needed now more than ever

Figures obtained by the charity Action for Children suggest that almost one in four UK children in foster care have experienced two or more placements in the year up to…

September 25, 2015
Blog

The dire state of Housing in London: The suitability/availability of Social Housing

On 15 September the Guardian reported the case of Mostafa Aliverdipour, a social housing tenant who is being evicted from his home so that developers can build a complex of…

September 24, 2015
Opinion

Tim Farron on the Housing Crisis

The new Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron has today declared at his party conference that housing is “the biggest single issue that politicians don’t talk about.” According to the BBC,…

September 23, 2015
Blog

Shock news: Court punishes abuser

A modest media storm this week over the decision by the Court of Appeal that a judge was right to have increased the sentence of a man for sexual offences…

September 23, 2015
Blog

London Hospital Trust Tops Complaints League Table

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has released a report detailing the number of complaints about NHS trusts it received in 2014-2015. London North West Healthcare NHS Trust has the…

September 22, 2015

Agata Usewicz

Opinion

Enfranchisement – getting the Initial Notice right

The Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (as amended by the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002) (“the Act”) allows the right tenants to force the sale of…

September 21, 2015

Chun Wong

Blog

Government will face raft of human rights claims if they fail to tackle environmental pollution

Each year in London almost 9,500 people die from breathing in the City’s polluted air, according to a recent study carried out by Kings College London. It is thought that…

September 17, 2015

Jocelyn Cockburn

Blog

Rise in Divorce Court Fees..again!

The government has announced that the Divorce Fee is set to rise later this year from the current £410 to £550, an increase of £140! Fees increased in 2013 to…

September 11, 2015
Opinion

#ActfortheAct – wholehearted support from HJA!

The fight to save the Human Rights Act has galvanised swathes of individuals and organisations across the country into action. From those in the legal profession who are at the…

September 10, 2015
Opinion

HIV Breach of Confidence, Release of Confidential Data: 56 Dean Street Clinic, London

The BBC led a report about The Dean Street Clinic in error disclosing the names of 780 patients who had attended the Clinic that is part of Chelsea & Westminster…

September 4, 2015
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