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Community Protection Notices – what are they?

Within the Anti-Social Behaviour and Policing Act 2014 lurk CPNs. They are concerning in the arbitrary manner they may be imposed, the consequences of breaching their terms and the room…

November 6, 2017
Opinion

The Mayor’s Housing Strategy – Will this really lead to affordable long-term housing?

Affordable housing has been an issue in London for far too long, as evidenced by 90,000 children in London residing in temporary accommodation and the outrageous homelessness epidemic. In the...

November 6, 2017
Opinion

Will the new dishonesty test see an increase in fraud convictions?

Ivey v Genting Casinos (UK) Ltd (t/a Crockfords) [2017] UKSC 67 is the most important criminal case in decades. It has shaken the criminal law world. The ruling has obliterated…

November 3, 2017
Opinion

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill An opportunity for change – contact your local MP

What has become evident following the #Grenfell tragedy earlier this year, is that although tenants may have entirely valid concerns about the safety of their properties, there are no obligations...

November 3, 2017

Sophie Bell

Blog

Remember Remember….. to be safe this 5th November

Thousands of people all across the UK are looking forward to celebrating Bonfire Night this week with friends and family. Most of us will be either using fireworks at home…

November 2, 2017

Leticia Williams

Opinion

Preventing the detention of children in police stations following charge

A concordat published yesterday by the Home Office and signed by police forces and local authorities identifies that although the bar to justify detention of children after charge is currently…

October 31, 2017

Caroline Liggins

Opinion

NHS Safety

Hospitals are failing to tackle “significant safety problems” which can cause death or disability, the NHS medical director Prof Sir Bruce Keogh has said in a revealing interview with Telegraph...

October 31, 2017

Emma Wray

Opinion

Usain Bolt and the New Divorce Form: Ending Well in a Culture of Winning and Losing

At the Olympic Stadium in August this year, Usain Bolt lined up for a 100m race that was to bring the curtain down on his incredible career. After all he...

October 31, 2017
Blog

Top tips on how to avoid a Fright Night this Halloween!

With the ever-increasing popularity of Halloween, the importance of highlighting the key dangers associated with the holiday is as crucial as ever.

October 30, 2017
Opinion

More reason to worry about living with damp: Dampness and Mould Hypersensitivity Syndrome (DMHS)

Anybody who has had to live with chronic damp problems will know how upsetting it can be. Dampness, like the fungal growths it encourages, behaves in peculiar and insidious ways.…

October 27, 2017
Opinion

The use of asbestos – deadly white lies

There were 2542 recorded deaths in the UK from mesothelioma in 2015. The increase is largely due to an increase in deaths among those aged 75 or above. This is...

October 27, 2017

Andrew James

Opinion

Bach commission calls for the abolition of the Legal Aid Agency and a new right to justice

In a long-awaited report examining access to justice and legal aid, the Bach Commission led by the former Justice Minister and Labour Peer Lord Bach has called for major reform...

October 25, 2017
Opinion

“A rate rise this year” and the impact on divorce

Reading the Economist I noted the headline “A rate rise this year?” Upon reading the article the Monetary Policy Committee felt that the “moment was approaching” for such a rise....

October 24, 2017
Opinion

Rehabilitation for personal injury victims – forty years on

Back when the firm was first opened in 1977, there was very little by way of rehabilitation offered to clients who had sustained injuries through no fault of their own....

October 23, 2017

Louise Jukes

Opinion

Personal injury … “nothing but the TRUTH”

It is becoming increasingly common for a defendant to plead fundamental dishonesty against a claimant. A claimant as part of his or her case may think a small white lie…

October 23, 2017

Usheena Patel

Opinion

Whose ‘file’ is it anyway?

When I get approached by clients who wish to bring a claim for professional negligence against their solicitors, the first thing I advise them is to get hold off their…

October 23, 2017

Chun Wong

Opinion

The formalities of making a will – is a change of law on the horizon?

The BBC recently reported on a rather bizarre story coming out of Australia. A court decided that an unsent text message found within a deceased man’s mobile phone was enough...

October 19, 2017
Opinion

Policing and Crime Act 2017 – Six Months On Is Police Bail Any Better?

In a blog written by a colleague (Jennifer Siddorn posted on 17th March 2017) the proposed new provisions for police bail were heralded by the government as “the end to...

October 19, 2017

Kerry Spence

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Supreme Court rejects judicial review application in Belfast ‘supergrass’ case

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for judicial review by an acquitted defendant in a trial brought about as a result of two brothers, former Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)...

October 19, 2017

Raj Chada

Opinion

Service of a Claim Form – Tension between the Civil Procedure Rules?

I have previously discussed the importance of bringing a claim for personal injury within the time limits prescribed under Section 11(4) of the Limitation Act 1980. An issue of equal…

October 17, 2017

Afiya Begum

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