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Capacity and the Internet

The internet provides us with the benefits of communication, knowledge, learning and entertainment and can provide people with a platform to express themselves. The United Nations Convention on the Rights…

June 27, 2019
Opinion

Ground Rent (Leasehold Properties) Bill

Leases usually contain an obligation on leaseholders to pay ground rents to the lessors. It is not uncommon for ground rents to be paid annually and subject to a rent...

June 27, 2019
Blog

What have the Courts said about using benefits to make up a rent shortfall?

Last week saw the Supreme Court hand down judgement in the case of Samuels v Birmingham [2019] UKSC 28. This case was about whether a local authority is entitled to...

June 17, 2019
Opinion

Doing Death Differently: A Guide to Modern Funerals

Coming to terms with the end of your life can be a challenge in itself, let alone planning your own funeral to take the pressure off anyone guessing what you…

June 13, 2019
Opinion

Annual Personal Injury Quiz Night 2019

The charities At Hodge Jones & Allen, the personal injury team hold annually quiz night to support their chosen charities. This year the team have chosen to raise money for…

June 11, 2019

Leticia Williams

Opinion

The Law of Protecting Protestors – from Tiananmen to London

In the early hours of 4 June 1989, the army in China crushed student led demonstrations that had occupied Tiananmen Square. It was a brutal crackdown of pro-democracy campaigners, who…

June 4, 2019

Raj Chada

Blog

Valid Wills: C-O-R-R-E-C-T? Find out what it needs to be…

It was originally thought that the late great singer Aretha Franklin had died without a Will following her battle with pancreatic cancer. However, it has been announced in recent news...

May 22, 2019
Opinion

#ActionforBrainInjuryWeek 2019

It is Headway’s #Action for Brain Injury Week ( 20th May 2019 to 26th May 2019)This year the focus is on fatigue.

May 21, 2019

Anne Sanders

Opinion

Supreme Court rules against single parents

The Supreme Court has announced a ruling that will affect the housing of thousands of single parents across the country, particularly in areas with higher rents. It has been found...

May 16, 2019
Opinion

Predatory Marriages: Till death do “you” part

For the most part, the motives of people entering into a marriage or civil partnership are genuine in that couples pledge vows and their love to one another, with the…

April 30, 2019
Blog

Divorce and Financial Proceedings: How Do They Work Together?

Clients seeking legal advice about a divorce will almost always want to understand how the financial dealings and divorce process will work together.Firstly, divorce and finances are two separate legal...

April 25, 2019
Blog
  • accident-abroad
  • accident-in-public-spaces

Can you make a personal injury claim if you have signed a waiver?

Sign…. Before you Jump! Waivers appear to be everywhere: trampoline parks; bouncy castles; parachute/bungee jumps; charity obstacle courses; even children’s sports days for the parents' 100m dash!; even before your...

April 25, 2019

Anne Sanders

Blog
  • defamation-and-reputation

Can I sue someone for defamation on social media?

Defamation includes both libel and slander. Libel is something that adversely affects a person's reputation in a “lasting” form of publication such as in print or online. Slander concerns something...

April 24, 2019
Opinion

Shock abolition of Section 21 Notices

The Government has announced its plans to abolish the Section 21 eviction process otherwise known as the ‘no fault eviction’. This poses the obvious question of whether in fact, Housing...

April 15, 2019
Opinion

Hodge Jones & Allen continue to act for clients arrested during the Extinction rebellion cases

Hodge Jones & Allen continue to act for a number of clients arrested during the Extinction rebellion cases. On Wednesday 10 April 2019 at City of London Magistrates, the Court...

April 11, 2019

Raj Chada

Blog

Legal Guidance for Landlords and Tenants on the Tenant Fees Act 2019

You may have heard time and time again that there is a housing shortage coupled with affordability in purchasing a property which means that it is a landlord’s market, even...

April 11, 2019

Chun Wong

Blog

What is Modern Day Slavery?

A prohibition of slavery and forced labour has been in place for many years. The European Convention of Human Rights came into force in 1950 and via Article 4 stated,…

April 9, 2019

Chloe Hartnell

Blog
  • deputyship
  • mental-capacity

A basic guide to gifting on behalf of those who may lack mental capacity

It is often a demanding and confusing time when a friend or loved one loses their mental capacity. This should help provide some basic assistance and information regarding the power...

April 9, 2019
Opinion

Establishing legal ownership by way of adverse possession- Paving the way

What is adverse possession?This is when a person who doesn’t have the ownership rights over a land acquires legal title because they have been continually living on the land (previously...

April 8, 2019

Chun Wong

Opinion

Do people snoop more on their partners because of technology and social media?

We have recently noticed an increasing trend in clients coming to us after they found evidence of cheating on their partner’s mobile phone or social media accounts. We wanted to...

April 8, 2019
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