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It must be true, I read it in the paper…

Newspaper front pages are filled with the news that bisphosponates are being denied to breast cancer patients because of confusion over who will fund the treatment, but when i editor...

September 23, 2016

Emma Wray

Blog

Adverts that promise you can avoid care home fees are seriously misleading

Many people are concerned that the cost of their future care home fees will reduce their childrens’ inheritance. So they are interested in finding ways to avoid having to pay...

September 22, 2016
Opinion

‘Pay to stay’ trap will force working families out of council homes

An increase in rent prices has been a consistent issue over the years, with average rent prices rising significantly over time. Although these increases have caused problems for private tenants...

September 22, 2016
Opinion

The use of strip searches as part of stop and search requires urgent review

Being strip searched by police officers can be a humiliating and degrading experience for those subjected to it, yet many police forces do not have policies on when the practice...

September 22, 2016
Blog

Access to justice for ‘minor’ whiplash claims is disappearing

In the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement 2015, he announced the end of the right to compensation for ‘minor’ whiplash claims. According to the government, this has been decided to reduce the...

September 21, 2016

Leticia Williams

Blog

Compulsory purchase order on Aylesbury estate in Southwark blocked by Government

Many people may object to losing their homes as a consequence of development, but there is generally a presumption that Parliament accepts redevelopment as being for the public benefit. Challenges...

September 21, 2016

Jayesh Kunwardia

Blog

When sorry seems to be the hardest word?

Under the principles of openness and transparency supposedly incorporated into NHS culture, an early admission of legal liability when things have gone badly wrong is always welcome, but what is...

September 16, 2016

Emma Wray

Opinion

The NHS is imploding: Ministers must focus

No sooner have we learnt that the Brexit campaign’s promised £350m a week was a lie, a series of five-day junior doctor strikes have been announced, alongside widespread predictions of...

September 13, 2016

Nina Ali

Blog

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
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