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Divorce – Don't forget to sort out the finances

In order to save on costs, it is now more common for people to choose a cheaper route to divorce and do it themselves. The divorce process itself can be...

September 13, 2016
Opinion

Getting married? Buying a place with your boyfriend? Five estate planning issues gay couples must think about

If you are buying a new place with your boyfriend, getting married or becoming civil partners, it’s an exciting time when you will be making plans for your future life...

September 12, 2016

Nicola Waldman

Opinion

We must protect our refuges for women and children

Women’s refuges have provided invaluable protection, as well as emotional and practical support, for some of the most vulnerable clients that I have dealt with as a family solicitor. Refuges...

September 8, 2016
Opinion

The casual sexist

This summer Laura Trott won her 4th Olympic gold medal, making her one of the most successful British female Olympians. A few minutes after this amazing achievement, her fiancé, Jason...

September 8, 2016
Opinion

“I think I am going mad. My head is all over the place”

The above is a comment from one of my clients Sally following a road traffic accident. Sally was a front seat passenger of a car that was hit from behind....

September 8, 2016

Riffat Yaqub

Opinion

Mental health services a let down for people in England?

Recent reports in the media/from interested bodies have highlighted concerns about mental health provision in England. There are several articles in the media which highlight that mentally ill people no...

September 7, 2016
Opinion

A cap on care fees will never happen

You may remember that the Coalition Government introduced a cap on care home fees so that no person would ever have to pay more than £72,000 for care throughout their...

September 7, 2016
Blog

Raj Chada Column

"Chilcot lays bare a catastrophic error of judgement. That is a damning indictment in history. Whether it is an indictment for a trial is less clear.” "Let justice be done...

September 7, 2016

Raj Chada

Opinion

Jogee convicted of manslaughter at his retrial following joint enterprise appeal

The man at the centre of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling earlier this year on joint enterprise has been found guilty of manslaughter following his retrial for murder. Amen Jogee…

September 6, 2016
Opinion

Progression on prostitution laws must go further

The Home Affairs Committee report into prostitution, published in July, is to be commended for its dispassionate view on a highly emotive subject. With safety of sex workers at its...

September 6, 2016
Blog

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust Chief Executive Officer Katrina Percy resigns

The departure of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust Chief Executive Officer Katrina Percy this week heralds fresh leadership of an organisation that was subject to criticism in a Report commissioned...

September 2, 2016

Emma Wray

Blog

Adverse possession

In this uncertain time of very high property prices and a very low likelihood of getting a mortgage it is shocking to see the number of properties that sit empty....

September 1, 2016
Blog

Edward Jones – The Criminal Defence Solicitor

Whenever I watch legal TV series like The Good Wife or Suits I can’t help but wonder what life would be like had I pursued law instead of journalism. Would…

September 1, 2016
Opinion

Improving access to justice for Gypsies and Travellers is vital in the fight against discrimination

With the shocking rise in hate crime in the wake of the recent Brexit vote – including attacks on Gypsies – the launch of the Equality & Social Justice Unit…

August 31, 2016

Sasha Barton

Opinion

Real hope? Suspended possession orders after City West Housing Trust v Massey

"To live without hope is to cease to live,” wrote Dostoevsky. A Court of Appeal case in July 2016 demonstrates that discussions about hope aren’t just for the philosophy lecture...

August 26, 2016
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Living in a legal aid desert, what option do housing clients have?

Owing to drastic cuts in legal aid spending, legal aid housing providers are disappearing in large areas of England and Wales. As a result Legal Aid “deserts” have arisen. These...

August 25, 2016
Opinion

The invisible injury at work

Bruises, lacerations, burns and fractures are types of injury which come to one’s mind when thinking about an accident at work. Often it is very easy to forget that whilst...

August 23, 2016

Usheena Patel

Opinion

Ministry of Justice must act as self-harm amongst women in prison continues to rise

In July of this year, the Ministry of Justice published the Safety in Custody statistical bulletin on deaths, self-harm and assaults in prison. The figures show that between June 2015…

August 19, 2016
Opinion

Childhood obesity – has the government missed a trick?

The government has launched its plan for tackling childhood obesity which has resulted in a largely negative response from experts and campaigners who say it does not go far enough....

August 19, 2016

Agata Usewicz

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Mitigation in personal injury claims

Mitigation is the act of reducing the severity, seriousness or painfulness of something. In a personal injury claim, mitigation applies to reducing the severity of an injury as well as...

August 17, 2016

Emma Hall

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