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No Universal Credit for Christmas

The purpose of the government’s flagship policy of Universal Credit is to combine a range of working-age benefits into a single payment. The theory was that it would simplify the...

December 18, 2017
Blog

White Christmas? Don't have a slippery one

We have already experienced snowfall in the UK and my colleague, Lauren Hannath has commented how hazardous weather conditions of ice, snow and heavy rain greatly increase the risk to...

December 18, 2017

Afiya Begum

Opinion

Despite my natural scepticism, I found myself genuinely impressed by the Lammy Review.”

The Lammy Review was finally published on 8 September 2017. Despite my natural scepticism, I found myself genuinely impressed. But will it be acted on? And will it make a difference? That over 40…

December 15, 2017

Raj Chada

Opinion

Disrepair but no disrepair claim? Tenants’ Rights under the Environmental Protection Act

Sadly, many tenants find themselves living in unsatisfactory living conditions which are having or could have an impact on the health and safety of their families. However, not all are...

December 14, 2017
Blog

Private Renting, Disrepair and an Unsatisfactory Landlord

Around 5 million households in Britain are in private rented accommodation and a quarter of these households are families with children. It has been reported that this number is set...

December 14, 2017
Opinion

Children held unlawfully in police cells – an institutional and systematic problem

A recent report relating to inspections of police custody has found that too many children who were charged and refused bail remained in custody overnight. Some of these children were...

December 14, 2017
Opinion

Access to justice is slow going

The Law Gazette confirmed yesterday what all practitioners have felt for a while now – claims are taking longer. Apparently we have hit a 10 year high – 560 claims...

December 13, 2017

Chun Wong

Blog

Legal Expense Insurance Policy: choosing your solicitor gets one step easier

I have previously blogged on the growing importance of having Legal Expense Insurance to fund litigation matters given the limitations of alternative funding arrangements. A big stumbling block though was...

December 12, 2017

Chun Wong

Opinion

Truth beneath the Cape

On 5 December 2017 the High Court ruled in Dring v Cape Distribution and others [2017] EWHC 2103 (QB) that historic documents held by the asbestos company Cape and disclosed...

December 11, 2017

Andrew James

Opinion

Living Wills – who knew?

This week, a significant award was made to the family of an 81 year old woman who was kept alive by a hospital, against her will. This case highlights the...

December 8, 2017

Nicola Waldman

Opinion
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Bereavement Damages – The price of a life

Losing a loved one is one of the hardest things most people will ever have to go through. But losing someone due to the fault of someone else can make...

December 8, 2017
Opinion

Beauty and the Beast at Christmas

Everyone loves a good Christmas and New Year party. A big part of the build up to these events is going shopping for outfits and getting ready for a big...

December 7, 2017

Usheena Patel

Blog

Waiver of privilege even where there is a lack of advice

Legal privilege is a fundamental base of our English legal system upon which the administration of justice is built. In Ventouris v Mountain, The Italia Express (1991) 1WLR 607, Lord...

December 6, 2017

Chun Wong

Blog

Brain Injury: Football. Not on my Head!!

It was great to see Alan Shearer back in action when he took part in the BBC documentary Alan Shearer: Dementia, Football and Me. Shearer took part in an assessment...

December 5, 2017

Anne Sanders

Opinion

#SocialHousing – the reality of what’s to come

The previous #SocialHousing position If we turn back time and go back a decade or so, we would consider #SocialHousing to be an opportunity for those who had low income...

December 4, 2017
Opinion

Investigating perinatal deaths, a new approach?

The clinical negligence team at Hodge Jones & Allen is frequently contacted by relatives of patients who have died who find their grief compounded by a lack of transparency in...

November 28, 2017

Emma Wray

Blog

The Dos and Don’ts of cohabitation

Living together, without getting married, is the fastest growing type of family in the UK. Currently, however, the law offers little protection for couples who cohabit with many falling into...

November 27, 2017
Opinion

That which divides us – racial disparity in housing

On 10 October 2017, the government published its Race Disparity Audit, a 60-page long report on the impact of race and ethnicity on outcomes across several different sectors, promised by...

November 27, 2017
Opinion

Justice committee calls for changes to childhood criminal records disclosure

The cost to the taxpayer of reoffending is estimated at between £9.5 billion and £13 billion annually, with half of all crime committed by people already in the criminal justice...

November 24, 2017
Opinion
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The duty to mitigate losses when claiming personal injury

If a person was involved in an accident, for which they are not to blame, and sustained an injury as a direct result of that accident then they may decide...

November 22, 2017
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