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Service charges: what does a tenant have to pay?

The question as to exactly what a landlord can recover in respect of a service charge is often a problem for tenants who receive demands for payment that they consider…

April 2, 2015
Opinion

Balancing police duties with the right to liberty

Everyone has a right to liberty, the right not to be detained against their will. There are exceptions to this right, the most commonly used being the right of the…

March 23, 2015
Opinion

Court of Appeal to decide whether public funding should be available to bring claims for unlawful imprisonment

In what will undoubtedly be a landmark judgment, the Court of Appeal is to rule on a person’s right to hold the state to account for the deprivation of their…

March 17, 2015
Opinion

The police and the retention of personal data

On 4 March 2015 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in two linked appeals concerning the police’s retention of personal data in the case of R (Catt) v Commissioner of…

March 9, 2015
Opinion

The truth about Personal Injury law

It is all too common to hear stories of how the no win no fee system has stifled growth and innovation in the UK. ‘No win no fee’ was introduced…

March 6, 2015
Opinion

Court fee reforms: a vital battleground in the protection of fundamental rights

Getting hot and bothered about court fees is not what drives civil liberties lawyers to represent victims in human rights cases. The details of fees, from the initial payment to…

March 4, 2015
Opinion

Celebrating the Magna Carta with a Global Law Summit

Despite the criticism and despite the protests, the Government’s Global Law Summit rumbles on, marking the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta with a three day legal feast. The meeting…

February 24, 2015
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  • human-rights

Human Rights Act remains crucial in holding police to account

A recent Supreme Court decision confirms that the Human Rights Act continues to be the only legal tool to hold the police to account for failure to protect victims from…

February 18, 2015
Opinion

The right to protest in Parliament Square

This weekend the Occupy movement plans to once again demonstrate in Parliament Square under the banner “Equality and Representation”. The demonstration is part of the movement’s plan to demonstrate in…

February 11, 2015
Opinion

Protests and the misuse of bail conditions

Over the past few years civil liberties lawyers and campaign groups have seen a growing number of demonstrations where police have made mass arrests of protesters. These protesters are then…

February 4, 2015
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The flaws in the ‘Innocence Test’

It may come as a surprise to learn that someone who is convicted and jailed for a crime they did not commit, and is then acquitted based on evidence which…

February 3, 2015
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Deaths in police custody

The news reports of protests in Ferguson, Missouri following the fatal shooting by police of unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown and the “I can’t breathe” campaign, arising from the death…

January 26, 2015
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Justice First

The high-profile case involving the victims of the notorious serial rapist taxi driver, John Worboys, has not only shone a light on some of the failings of the police but…

January 15, 2015
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Farewell 2014. Hello 2015!

As this is the first blog of a new year, it is a chance to pull together some of the threads from last year and see what they might tell…

January 6, 2015
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Why the Justice Secretary should be a lawyer…

After hearing evidence from a wide range of experts, and the current Justice Secretary/Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling, the House of Lords Constitution Committee published a report last week on the…

December 16, 2014
Opinion

Recognising Human Rights Day

Every 10th December countries across the United Nations mark Human Rights Day, now in its 64th year. It was as important then, when the memories of World War II were…

December 10, 2014
Blog

Protesters – top ten things you should know about your rights

Whether you are demonstrating for a political cause or taking action because of concerns about the environment,it is important you know your rights, particularly if you are involved in protests…

December 10, 2014
Blog

How a solicitor can make a difference to the success of a client’s civil claim by acting early

The following article has been written by Sasha Barton and was originally published in Criminal Law & Justice Weekly   Criminal solicitors will regularly have cases where clients have been…

December 10, 2014
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