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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
Blog

Statutory Demands gets an uplift from 6th April 2017

What is statutory demand? A statutory demand is a formal demand (on a set form) for an unpaid debt from an individual or a company, where the sum owed is...

April 18, 2017

Chun Wong

Opinion

Prison Mother & Baby Units: new research project explores a crucial and under-studied area.

At an International Women’s Day event at Garden Court Chambers last month, barrister Maya Sikand launched her research paper, ‘Lost Spaces: Is the current procedure for women prisoners to gain...

April 12, 2017
Blog

Insights into legal aid practice can inspire new generations to join the profession and fight for those in need

On 1 March 2017, Hodge Jones & Allen (HJA) hosted an evening for over 80 aspiring young lawyers in which they were given a look at the reality of life...

April 10, 2017
Opinion

Brexit: the big divorce’s effect on divorce law

However you voted you are probably tired of hearing how Brexit will bring riches or Armageddon. This blog does not aspire to deal with the doom and gloom but will...

April 7, 2017
Blog

Don’t get caught out by the Limitation Act. Time limits on claims are critical!

I currently represent a client who suffered injuries as a result of long standing damp and mould in her property, which she moved into in 2009. My client suffered respiratory...

April 7, 2017

Afiya Begum

Opinion

Benefit Cuts: A Universal Discredit

This month brings another round of benefit cuts, another tax year - a new challenge for so many people. Each year that we have seen recently the situation becomes harsher....

April 7, 2017
Opinion

Probate Court Fees – A Reprieve?

The proposed increase in probate court fees may now be delayed, if not abandoned, after stumbling at their final hurdle. The parliamentary committee on statutory instruments have said that the...

April 7, 2017

Nicola Waldman

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