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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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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

Opinion

True cost of asbestos in schools

More than 224 teachers have died of mesothelioma in the period between 2003 and 2012. We are now also seeing an increasing number of younger people diagnosed with mesothelioma and...

August 17, 2016

Andrew James

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Tips on preventing accidents

Wednesday, 17th August 2016 is Injury Prevention Day. During the summer months many more families will be heading out to the countryside to make the most of the sunshine and...

August 17, 2016

Karen Mann

Opinion

Right to buy a future?

From this summer social housing tenants in Scotland no longer have the right to buy their homes. The question now is whether the rest of the UK should follow Scotland’s...

August 16, 2016
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Was the Duke of Westminster’s estate really exempt from inheritance tax?

The 6th Duke of Westminster died on 9 August leaving an estate worth over £9 billion. He owned 190 acres of property in Belgravia and Mayfair and substantial property portfolios...

August 16, 2016
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Why is sexual harassment still so rife?

Recent research, conducted by the Trades Union Congress and the Everyday Sexism Project, found that a staggering 52% of women had experienced sexual harassment at work. This included groping, sexual...

August 12, 2016
Opinion

Personal injury rehabilitation – latest developments and best practice

I recently read an article on the Science Daily website about an exciting new development from America. Apparently Berkeley at the University of California have developed a wireless, implantable sensor,...

August 11, 2016

Louise Jukes

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Stay safe during national road victims month

It may come as a surprise but more people are killed on UK roads in August than any other month of the year. August marks National Road Victims Month, which...

August 10, 2016
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How to deal with workplace discrimination

Following the media furore surrounding comments made by Saatchi & Saatchi’s Executive Chairman, Kevin Roberts, it’s important for HR to deal with potentially brand-damaging situations early on. Homa Wilson, Senior...

August 10, 2016
Opinion

Removing all trace

The government proposal to delete records of companies after 6 years makes little sense to anyone trying to pursue industrial disease litigation. The DWP figures for mesothelioma victims for 2015/2016...

August 9, 2016

Andrew James

Opinion

Travelling abroad with a disability

I broke my ankle about a week before I was due to go on holiday. Whilst I don't begin to compare my injury with the disabilities that some of my...

August 5, 2016
Opinion

Tribunal fees, ACAS and time limits – what about justice?

In July 2013 the Government introduced employment tribunal fees. Since then, there has been a significant drop in the number of cases being brought in the employment tribunal of around...

August 5, 2016
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