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New youth sentencing guideline begs more questions than answers

The new sentencing guideline for young people published recently and due to come into effect on 1 June, introduces a shorter sentence for children who plead guilty earlier in criminal…

May 4, 2017

Caroline Liggins

Opinion

“Sentencing now is a mechanical numbers game, with a much reduced role for judicial discretion and personal circumstances.”

The Age of Unreason is upon us. Brexit and the popularity of Trump and May are simply symptoms of a malaise that I struggle to understand yet fear greatly: Thatcherism…

May 4, 2017

Raj Chada

Opinion

What would Labour’s “Consumer Rights Revolution” mean for the private renter?

On Monday Labour announced that if returned to Government, they would challenge rogue landlords in one of many new pledges to put an end to the ‘rigged economy’. In the…

May 4, 2017

Sophie Bell

Blog

How To Make An Amputation Claim

Compensation is only one aspect of claim for a loss of a limb or limbs. Early focus for families and my clients will obviously be on ensuring the amputee receives...

May 4, 2017

Riffat Yaqub

Opinion

Spotlight: the legal aid lawyer

Having trained for two years at Hodge Jones & Allen, I stayed on upon qualifying in 2013, fully committed to a career as a legal aid lawyer. That year, the…

May 3, 2017
Opinion

Tying yourself in a knot(weed): Waistell v Network Rail Infrastructure Limited

A county court judge, Recorder Grubb, gave a judgment (Waistell v Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (2017) (County Court) (unreported)) in what is thought to be the first decided claim for…

May 3, 2017
Blog

Inheritance tax – what you need to know

As with the making of a Will and other estate planning considerations, time spent understanding your estate’s tax liabilities and planning for them will give you peace of mind, writes…

May 3, 2017

Nicola Waldman

Opinion

Joint Committee on Human Rights calls for national oversight body to prevent prison deaths

Following a call by Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights for a national oversight mechanism to ensure that lessons are learned from deaths in prisons, Clair Hilder reflects on the...

May 3, 2017
Opinion

The problem of doubling ground rent in Taylor Wimpey new homes

It was widely reported last week that Taylor Wimpey has set aside £130million to correct the rent review terms of the good rent in some of their new build leasehold...

May 2, 2017

Chun Wong

Opinion

Life after amputation

# LimbPower # Billy Monger, the 17 year old Formula 4 racing driver who has had both his lower legs amputated following the horrific crash at Donnington Park, is already…

April 28, 2017

Riffat Yaqub

Opinion

Homelessness Reduction Bill – Addressing “threatened with homelessness”

The Homelessness Reduction Bill receives Royal Assent today following its passage through the Houses of Commons and Lords. The Bill is a step forward at a time when homelessness is...

April 28, 2017
Blog

Workers' Memorial Day, 28.4.2017 – reflecting on the ongoing impact of asbestos

As lawyers specialising in asbestos disease claims, we are only too aware of the terrible toll of this potentially deadly mineral on the lives of workers in the UK. HSE…

April 28, 2017

Isobel Lovett

Opinion

World Day for Health and Safety at Work 2017 – Moving towards a Safer Future

Today is World Day for Health and Safety at Work 2017. It is perhaps not as well-known as International Star Wars Day on May 4 or International Yoga day on...

April 28, 2017
Opinion

Fact and figures – an alarming (lack of) information about homelessness decisions in England

On 5 April 2017 Cornerstone Barristers hosted the inaugural Bryan McGuire Memorial Lecture on homelessness. The lecture was delivered by His Honour Judge Jan Luba QC. The focus of the...

April 26, 2017
Opinion

National Stalking Awareness Week

This week (24-28 April 2017) is National Stalking Awareness Week which aims to highlight the problems victims of stalkers encounter. There have been a number of high profiles incidents involving...

April 26, 2017
Blog

Vibrator manufacturer in breach of UK data protection laws?

Breach of confidentiality and data protection has become more and more prevalent in the UK as the public become more educated about their rights. We have certainly seen an increasing...

April 21, 2017

Chun Wong

Opinion

Getting legal aid for Contempt of Court Cases

Getting legal aid for contempt of court cases Today there have been a number of news reports (Law Gazette and Metro) about the case of Marie Baker, who was given…

April 21, 2017
Opinion

The law on assisted dying – Is it really “my right” to choose?

Mr Conway, a 67 year old man, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, a degenerative and terminal illness, in 2014. His wish, while he retains capacity to make such choices,...

April 21, 2017
Blog

New housing advice route for Haringey residents

The Housing department at Hodge Jones & Allen has, this spring, established a new partnership with the nearby University College London Centre for Access to Justice to advise Haringey residents...

April 21, 2017
Opinion

Severe cuts in payments to bereaved families.

When my father died in the 1970s leaving a widow and three teenage children, my mother was entitled to a Widow’s Pension which was the equivalent to a State Pension...

April 18, 2017
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