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  • restrictive-covenants

Removing Old Restrictive Covenants From Deeds And Conveyances

Deeds or conveyances to a property or land may contain restrictive covenants which impact what the owner can do. The owner could incur the expense of seeking planning and building…

June 9, 2021
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  • wills-disputes

The Law on Testamentary Capacity After Clitheroe v Bond (2021)

A Will can be challenged and set aside if it can be shown that the deceased lacked ‘testamentary capacity’. Banks v Goodfellow (1870) The relevant legal test for establishing (testamentary)…

June 9, 2021
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  • financial-provision

Child Maintenance – What Is It & What Should I Pay/Receive?

What is child maintenance? When parents separate, the parent with whom the child does not live for the majority of the time is required to provide financial support towards the…

June 8, 2021
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  • eviction

Eviction Ban ended on 31 May 2021

While most of the country is relieved at the gradual return to normal life after the pandemic, a less welcome return is that of court bailiff evictions for renters, reinstated…

June 2, 2021
Opinion
  • hospital-negligence

How can the NHS safely clear the surgical backlog?

It is reported that around 5 million people are now waiting for routine operations and procedures in England. Nearly 388,000 people have been waiting more than a year for non-urgent…

June 2, 2021
Opinion
  • care-home

Matt Hancock’s claim that he threw “a protective ring around care homes” from the start of the outbreak

Matt Hancock stated to the nation at the 15th May 2020 No 10 press briefing, that; “I want to tell you what we’ve been doing to protect people in care…

June 1, 2021
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  • boundary-disputes

Whose Fence Is It Anyway?

Boundary disputes are common problems between neighbours which have the potential to escalate into epic proportions. One type of boundary disputes is the ownership and maintenance of garden fences. A…

May 24, 2021
Opinion
  • brain-injury

Headway’s Action for Brain Injury Week #HatsforHeadway

This week is Headway’s Brain Injury Awareness Week. 17th May to 21st May. #ActionForBrainInjuryWeek Headway are a national charity who work tirelessly and have done since 1979 supporting those who…

May 19, 2021
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  • court

Serving Legal Proceedings on a Partnership

An important part of civil proceedings is to ensure that service of claim forms have been effected correctly. Many litigators in their legal career will have been caught out on…

May 18, 2021
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  • general-crime
  • representation

Duty of Disclosure: Can The Police or Prosecution Hold Anything Back?

Proper disclosure is essential for a fair trial. The BBC have previously reported on trials collapsing as a result of the prosecution unjustly withholding disclosure. What do the police have…

May 17, 2021
Opinion
  • brain-injury

Hodge Jones & Allen is proud to support Headway’s Action for Brain Injury Week

Today is the start of Headway’s Action for Brain Injury Week, which runs from 17 -23 May. The campaign aims to increase public awareness and provide brain injury survivors and…

May 17, 2021
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  • personal-injury

What Evidence Do I Need To Prove The Value of a Personal Injury Claim?

Once your solicitor has established that the other party is at fault for your accident, the focus of your claim will shift to obtaining evidence to show that the accident…

May 13, 2021
Opinion
  • medical-negligence

Secondary Victim Claims – “Proximity in Time and Space”: Polmear and Anor v Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

The law surrounding secondary victims who have witnessed a loved one’s death and have suffered psychiatric harm has been contested in the Courts for years. The lead case on secondary…

May 13, 2021
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  • contract-disputes

Signing of a Legal Document

Legal documents generally require signatures to have binding effect. There are also rules on how and who can execute certain types of legal documents. There is no prescribed form or…

May 10, 2021
Opinion
  • divorce

The Future of Private Financial Dispute Resolution hearings: the case of AS -v- CS [2021]

Even once you have issued a financial application on divorce, it is sensible to try and reach a negotiated outcome. This often happens just before or after the second of…

May 6, 2021
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  • youth-crime

What Does It Mean To Be a Trauma-Informed Lawyer? How Can We Help?

‘… if one set out to intentionally design a system for provoking symptoms of traumatic stress disorder, it might look very much like a court of law.’ Being in the…

May 6, 2021
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  • youth-crime

What to Expect at the Youth Court For a Child or Young Person

It is natural to feel anxious or overwhelmed when appearing at the youth court, especially if it is your first time. We hope this blog will give you a good…

May 5, 2021
Opinion
  • property-disputes

Common Intention in a Commercial Context Between Non-Married Couples – Oberman v Collins

When two or more parties purchase a property jointly and there is no express declaration of trust (usually contained in the TR1 form), the usual presumption is that equity follows…

April 30, 2021
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  • brain-injury
  • serious-injury

Why you should always have a specialist Brain Injury Solicitor when making a personal injury claim

Injury to a particular part of the brain can produce impairment in the function that it controls. If the damage is limited to a small area, then it is likely...

April 30, 2021
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  • general-crime

Line of Duty – Can You Shoot Someone in Self-Defence?

For those of you not up to date with the current series of Line of Duty, beware, spoiler alert! In the penultimate episode the tension was cranked up as we…

April 30, 2021
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