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Landmark inheritance case set for the Supreme Court
Next week, for the first time, the Supreme Court will hear a case under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (‘the 1975 Act’). The case relates to…
Questions about cause of death – gaining answers from an inquest
Losing a loved one is a very difficult and traumatic. In some cases, where the cause of death is uncertain or unnatural, an inquest must be held. What is an...
December 8, 2016
Opinion
Every part of the criminal justice system needs to change – and that includes defence lawyers
The emerging findings from David Lammy MP’s review should make all of us who work in the criminal justice system pause to reflect. It is not that the statistics are...
Harassment and unlawful evictions… a solicitor’s view
It is an offence for a landlord to engage in behaviour or an activity, or encourage others to do so which could force a tenant to leave a property or...
December 6, 2016
Blog
Locating an abducted child
It is frequently the case that where a child has been abducted into the jurisdiction of England and Wales from a country that is a signatory to the Hague Convention...
November 30, 2016
Opinion
Treatment of prisoners serving unjust IPP sentences in need of urgent review
Last week the Chief Inspector of Prisons, Peter Clarke, called on Justice Secretary Liz Truss to "get a grip" on the backlog of prison inmates being held beyond their sentence,...
Surely it’s time for the introduction of non-fault based divorces!
This week has been dubbed ‘Good Divorce Week 2016’ by Resolution, an organisation of approximately 6,500 family lawyers and other professionals in England and Wales who believe in a constructive,...
November 28, 2016
Opinion
Does race discrimination still exist in housing?
The Human City Institute published a report Forty Years of Struggle: A Window on Race and Housing, Disadvantage and Exclusion on 20th October 2016. The report highlights that legislative changes...
November 25, 2016
Opinion
Digitalisation of the family courts for financial cases
It is widely acknowledged and as set out in Hodge Jones & Allen's Unjust Kingdom report (2015) that "the justice system requires faster modernisation". One way of achieving of this...
November 21, 2016
Opinion
Government inquiry into the funding crisis in adult social care
Local Authorities have a statutory duty to assist people who by reason of age, illness or disability are in need of care. This is generally known as adult social care...
November 21, 2016
Blog
Duty of Candour fails again
News that an inquest into the death of a newborn baby has been adjourned after a midwife stated that evidence had been removed from her witness statement by an NHS...
High court allows a request for a body to be frozen after death.
The High Court has just decided that the body of teenage girl who died of cancer should be cryogenically frozen - the first case to deal with the subject of...
November 18, 2016
Opinion
Should insurance companies be allowed to access people’s social media profiles?
In the last week, Facebook has blocked the motor insurer Admiral from accessing users profiles in order to help set car insurance premiums via a new app. Admiral had planned...
On 7 November 2016 a new benefit cap began rolling out across the country, and will affect all areas by 23 January 2017. The new benefit cap is an extension…
November 18, 2016
Blog
The “secretive” Court of Protection
The Court of Protection (COP) is relatively new to the legal system and was established via the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and started operating in October 2007. The COP specialises...
November 17, 2016
Blog
Dealing with dampness caused by condensation
As the weather turns colder and the days become darker and damper, many people are dreading the return of damp and mould to their homes. Condensation dampness is a menace…
Homelessness – sleeping out to raise funds for webber street day centre
As housing lawyers, we have daily contact with clients facing the threat – or reality – of homelessness and we do all we can using the power of the law...
November 14, 2016
Opinion
The bedroom tax: discrimination or simply discriminatory effects?
On 9 November 2016 the Supreme Court handed down a significant judgment on several joined cases centring on the much disputed bedroom tax.
November 11, 2016
Blog
Today is Equal Pay Day
Today (10 November 2016) is equal pay day. If you are a women, today is the day that you effectively stop earning relative to men. Due to the 18% differential...
November 10, 2016
Blog
On Divorce: What do you actually “need”?
Financial “Needs” are always considered before a court makes a financial order to resolve the distribution of money of a marriage. WHAT IS A FINANCIAL ORDER?
