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Does it matter how you own a property?

For all those people who own or are looking to buy a property with someone else, you need to be clear how you hold the property and the differences because...

February 13, 2018

Chun Wong

Opinion

Take Measures to Avoid a Bad Romance

Valentine’s Day or in the alternative the trendier Gal-entines and Pal-entines Day is upon us once again. What could possibly go wrong on one of the most romance filled days…

February 13, 2018

Usheena Patel

Opinion

The Cycle Helmet Debate

In the UK, unless you are taking part in certain sports competitions, wearing a cycle helmet is not compulsory. The debate as to whether cycle helmets should be made a…

February 7, 2018

Emma Hall

Opinion

One step closer: the Homes (Fitness For Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill

In our November blog we campaigned for constituents to contact their MPs’ in order to support the revived Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill, a...

February 7, 2018

Edward Sharp

Opinion

Taking the complexities out of inheritance tax – Surely it’s time for change?

The Chancellor has written to the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) asking them to review and simplify the inheritance tax (IHT) regime noting that it and the ‘system within which...

February 6, 2018

Nicola Waldman

Opinion

‘Advise, resolve, learn’

The new mantra of NHS Resolution (formerly known as the NHS litigation authority) is catchy but perhaps the word learn would be better placed at the front of the list....

February 5, 2018

Emma Wray

Opinion

Street Homelessness Levels Continue to Soar

The Guardian writes that in England rough sleeping “has increased for the seventh consecutive year”. This article goes on to list several shocking statistics. For those who work in housing...

February 5, 2018
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Accidents at work – Estimated cost of £14.9 billion!

According to the Health and Safety Executive, the cost of work place injury and illness in 2015/16 was £14.9 billion. It states: “Latest estimates show that annually between 2014/15 and…

February 2, 2018

Louise Jukes

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Asbestos – is it the responsibility of your Landlord?

Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals and was commonly used in buildings. Asbestos fibres were woven into fabrics or mixed in cement, plastic and other materials...

February 2, 2018
Opinion

Hiding homeless people away is not a solution to tackle homelessness

National Audit Office (NAO) report released in September 2017, shows there is a sharp rise in homelessness over the last 5 years resulting in a cost of approximately £1 billion...

February 2, 2018
Opinion

The effect of the CPRs on alcohol related driving matters

We were recently reminded of the more rigorous regime of case management courtesy of the CPRs in connection with drink drive and failing to provide a specimen cases when faced...

February 2, 2018
Blog

New year, new you? Don’t let an accident at the gym leave you in worse shape than when you started

January is slowly drawing to a close, and in the month of good intentions many of us have hit the gym, resolving to get fit. Gym memberships are at their…

January 29, 2018
Opinion

Whose tenancy is it anyway?

Last night on Eastenders we saw the inevitable break up of Martin and Stacey’s relationship which had been brewing since Christmas when she cheated on her husband. A violent showdown...

January 23, 2018

Chun Wong

Opinion

Beware new build leases and the ground rent clause

If you have recently purchased a new-build leasehold residential property, you may have a professional negligence claim against your conveyancing solicitor if they failed to properly advise you on potentially...

January 19, 2018

Brenel Menezes

Blog

Running to keep fit – how to stay safe

We are now reaching the time of year when many New Year’s resolutions have long since been abandoned however, there are those who have managed to stick to it. According...

January 19, 2018

Sarah Townsend

Blog

A Divorcee’s Guide to State Pension Reform

Some research recently found that 71% of couples don’t discuss pensions at all during divorce settlements. The same report also states that despite an average married couple’s retirement pot totalling...

January 19, 2018
Opinion

Are appeals more appealing?

When I first started in private practice over 10 years ago, appeals were rare creatures but in recent years I have noted a spike in the number of cases which...

January 17, 2018

Chun Wong

Blog

Football – from joy to arrest in a matter of moments

As an ardent football supporter I thought I would share some legal advice to football fans. The late, great Brian Clough once said “it only takes a second to score…

January 17, 2018
Blog

The process of divorce – working towards settlement and the true cost to individuals

Some lay individuals assume that the divorce process is expensive; some have never embarked on a divorce nor do they know anyone that has gone through a divorce. They just...

January 16, 2018
Opinion
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Low-value shoplifting: the hybrid offence

Low-value shoplifting inhabits a procedurally unique and potentially ambiguous position in our criminal justice system. Pursuant to section 176 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, which inserts…

January 12, 2018
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