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A man wrongfully arrested whilst shopping in Waitrose has potential case against the police or the supermarket

The Guardian newspaper recently published an article about a man who was wrongfully arrested whilst shopping in Waitrose in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. A legal commentator quoted in the piece suggested the...

February 16, 2017

Cormac McDonough

Blog

How to get the best rehabilitation

If you have been injured in an accident which has resulted in life changing injuries such as a brain injury you may be able to make a claim for compensation....

February 15, 2017

Anne Sanders

Opinion

Funding treatment for mesothelioma through litigation

The immune system protects us from disease. Normally the immune system detects and destroys mutated cells such as cancer but, sometimes the cells can escape detection and develop into tumours....

February 15, 2017
Blog

Divorce: What a difference “delay” makes

It isn’t always obvious, but when divorcing “delay” in resolving the finances of the marriage into a final court order, may create unexpected difficulties. Sometimes people divorce and think they...

February 13, 2017
Blog

An initial response to the Government's White Paper on Housing

There can be little doubt in anyone’s mind that the UK is in the midst of a severe housing crisis and so the Government’s White Paper on Housing, which has...

February 9, 2017
Opinion

Improvement needed at West London Mental Health NHS Trust

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published its findings following an inspection of West London Mental Health NHS Trust in November 2016. It found that 9 out of the...

February 9, 2017

Agata Usewicz

Blog

Lasting powers of attorney – it is easy to make a mistake

The Office of the Public Guardian have published a blog citing common mistakes in Lasting Powers of attorney (LPA’s): Using the wrong form i.e. using a health and welfare form…

February 9, 2017

Nicola Waldman

Opinion

Getting to the heart of knife crime in the UK

Last night three prisoners were stabbed in Pentonville, one fatally, a tragic reminder that something must be done to address the prevalence of knife crime in the UK. That said,...

February 8, 2017
Opinion

Homeless shelters – an essential resource in 21st century Britain?

Following the recent news that the numbers of rough sleepers on the streets of England has increased by 16% in the last year alone, my evening spent volunteering at a...

February 6, 2017
Opinion

Executives with sleepless nights – a fear of being rolled over

Legal commentators have rightly hailed the announcement of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement between the Serious Fraud Office and Rolls Royce as a huge victory for SFO. It signals the arrival...

February 3, 2017

Raj Chada

Opinion

Promoting patient safety: NHS complaints and whistleblowers

The Health Select Committee’s recent inquiry into the handling of complaints from patients and the public, and concerns raised by staff, concludes that while patient safety and the treatment of...

February 3, 2017

Emma Wray

Opinion

More openness and honesty?

An article in the I reveals how the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) apparently spent almost a quarter of a million pounds redacting information about patient safety campaigner Mr James...

February 3, 2017

Emma Wray

Opinion

Avoiding an appearance on ‘The Sheriffs are Coming’ and the like

This week I return to work from maternity leave and in addition to the bonus of engagement of my brain and having adult conversation, I welcome the escape from daytime...

February 1, 2017

Chun Wong

Opinion

Location, location, location. Has Westminster delivered the knockout blow?

So the saga continues. Westminster has finally broken its silence after what seemed to be, on its part, a longstanding stoic resignation after the Supreme Court judgment in Nzolameso in…

February 1, 2017
Opinion

New rules on transgender prisoners give a glimmer of hope after tragic deaths

The recent Prison Service Instruction (PSI) governing the care and management of transgender offenders (PSI 17/2016), provides some much-needed updates to the guidelines governing the treatment of transgender persons in...

January 31, 2017
Opinion

Are Legal Aid cuts against our human rights?

It’s been approximately four years since the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) came into force. The Act essentially wiped out legal aid for debt, immigration...

January 30, 2017
Opinion

Are tribunal fees preventing access to justice for those that need it most?

There is no question that the introduction of employment tribunal fees in July 2013 has dramatically reduced the number of claims brought each year. A House of Commons Justice Committee...

January 30, 2017
Opinion

Trump card in compliance

Are we about to undergo a fundamental sea change in how to approach anti corrupt practices with arrival of President Trump? As indicated in Bribery: A Compliance Handbook the inspiration...

January 20, 2017

Raj Chada

Opinion

Reflections on the Black Lives Matter case – the right to free speech needs to be refreshed

HJA represented all 9 clients in the Black Lives Matter case that finished at Wilesden Magistrates Court on Thursday 19 January 2017. All of our clients were convicted of obstructing...

January 20, 2017

Raj Chada

Opinion

Road safety for cyclists – recent developments

Many cyclists suffer catastrophic injury or death in accidents involving HGVs each year. In London alone, 7 of the 9 cyclists killed in 2015 were hit by HGVs. When cyclists...

January 19, 2017
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