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  • disrepair

What’s so illegal about a bed in a shed?

Beds in sheds are sub-par housing (sheds, garages, shelters) prevalent in London, thanks to the desperate shortage of decent housing. Often they’re unlawfully small, mismanaged, overcrowded, suffering from disrepair and…

April 23, 2018
Opinion

WHEN MURDER INVESTIGATIONS GO WRONG – A Defence Lawyer’s perspective – part 1

The unprecedented number of murders in London have led to much comment about the cause of such violence on our street (see Caroline Liggins comment). However, we should also consider...

April 17, 2018

Raj Chada

Opinion

Fixed Fee Future: The fate of disrepair claims

With the use of private rented accommodation continuing to rise yearly, it is a concern as to whether landlords are maintaining accommodation to a habitable standard as the law requires....

April 16, 2018
Opinion

Punishing young offenders – where did it go wrong?

What is really going on out there with young people? Why is there such violence and resulting deaths? I attended the Youth Court some months ago with a young client...

April 16, 2018

Caroline Liggins

Opinion

Are you safe in the private health care sector?

The Care Quality Commission have just released their latest inspection report on the state of care in independent acute hospitals. The fact that the Care Quality Commission is tasked with…

April 13, 2018
Blog

A “non party” who assists in the breach of the terms of a freezing order can be liable for conspiracy

Background and the Ablyazov litigation The case is rooted in the Ablyazov litigation that took place between 2009 and 2012. From 2005 until 2009, Mr Ablyzov was the chairman and...

April 13, 2018
Blog
  • legal-help
  • representation

Bringing claims on behalf of minor claimants

Litigation Friend Infants cannot legally pursue a claim themselves as they lack the necessary legal capacity. Instead, a litigation friend needs to be appointed to represent the injured child and...

April 12, 2018
Opinion

Potholes: the beast of roads

Last month, we had severe travel disruption caused by treacherous icy and snowy road conditions. This month, we are relieved with spring finally making its appearance, however, road users are...

April 12, 2018
Opinion

The Indefinite Wait for a Fairer and More Generous Legal Aid System

“The Government should introduce a significantly simpler and more generous scheme for legal aid.” Among the observations and recommendations in the Bach Commission’s ‘The right to justice’ report published last...

April 12, 2018
Opinion

Could the Spring Statement of 2018 hint towards a brighter future for NHS funding?

Philip Hammond has signalled that there may be ‘headroom’ for NHS spending later this year after public finance figures suggest that his targets are realistic and likely to be achieved....

April 12, 2018
Opinion

Discount rate in personal injury claims. All change!

Compensation is to put an injured person back in the position he/she would have been had the accident not occurred. For persons who have suffered life-changing injuries, there can many...

April 11, 2018
Opinion

Obesity – A Growing Problem

It was reported that obesity-related admissions to hospitals has doubled in four years in England. This should be of little surprise as obesity within the general population has been increasing...

April 11, 2018

Agata Usewicz

Opinion

Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police

This landmark judgment has been called “the most important police law case in this generation”. For years, the police have been afforded an immunity that severely limits the circumstances in…

April 6, 2018
Opinion

Time To Go It Alone? Do You Know Your Apples From Your Oranges?

As a Claimant, are you happy to be what is known as a litigant in person and proceed with a personal injury claim without legal representation? The Government’s Proposals The…

April 5, 2018

Louise Jukes

Blog

Don’t look back in anger. Where there is life there is hope!

Manchester Arena Bomb survivor, Martin Hibbert tells the world “you can take away my legs but you are not going to take away my life”. Martin is a testament to…

April 5, 2018

Riffat Yaqub

Blog
  • wills-disputes

When Is Influence ‘Undue’?

There are various methods of challenging the validity of a Will, one of which is to show that undue influence had been exerted on the deceased. This is by far...

April 3, 2018

Chun Wong

Opinion

The Ides of March – the future of the European Arrest Warrant one year into the transition period

It has now been almost one year to the day since 29 March 2017, when Sir Tim Barrow, the UK’s ambassador to the EU, under the gaze of a legion...

March 28, 2018
Blog

“It was with wry amusement that I read of the new-found concern for the criminal justice system from the right-wing press.”

A non-lawyer friend once enquired of me as to whether I had proclaimed the end of the criminal justice system for the fourth or fifth time that year – the...

March 21, 2018

Raj Chada

Opinion
  • leasehold-disputes

The cost of noisy neighbours

Last week we heard how Ms Fouladi was awarded over £100,000 for putting up with the noise from her upstairs neighbours especially from the children playing since 2010 when the…

March 16, 2018

Chun Wong

Opinion

Collaboration in personal injury claims – a two-way process

I recently attended a seminar about understanding Defendant Insurers in Personal Injury claims and how to work collaboratively with them to achieve better outcomes for all parties concerned. I found...

March 16, 2018

Afiya Begum

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