The (Ghanaian) family ties that bind

Case report: [2018] EWHC 3625 (Fam). When considering access to justice, it is important that each member of a family which is involved in legal proceedings has proper representation. Partner Kate Hammond recently acted pro bono for a Ghanaian couple ...

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Southwark council can no longer avoid HMO rules when housing families in shared accommodation

When Ms Titiloye, a Nigerian lady with two teenage children, became destitute her family was accommodated by the London Borough of Southwark in a single room in a four bedroom flat. The living room had been converted into a bedroom ...

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Southwark council can no longer avoid HMO rules when housing families in shared accommodation

Destitute families placed in shared houses and flats by social services should see their living conditions improved following a judicial review in the High Court. The case described below will mainly affect families who, because of their immigration status, cannot ...

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Caring for the carers

There is much in the media about the London housing crisis and the need for essential frontline nursing staff. So, one might expect landlords and local authorities to keep this in mind when housing a member of the caring professions. ...

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US custody agreement opens the door for a child to remain in England

Case ref [2017] EWCA Civ 2177 In proceedings brought under the Hague Convention, Amanda Dench represented a mother who had been accused of the wrongful abduction of her son from the USA to England and who was appealing a decision ...

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London Borough of Haringey v Ahmed & Ahmed

Lou Crisfield, partner in the housing team at Miles & Partners in London, acted in the case of London Borough of Haringey v Ahmed & Ahmed (Case No: HC-2015-003163). Lou is a partner and an experienced caseworker, specialising in social ...

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Securing entitlement to succeed to a tenancy when a partner dies

Rajea Sultana ensured that a recently bereaved lady was able to stay in housing association accommodation which had been in the name of her deceased partner, by showing that she had lived with her partner as his wife and occupied ...

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London lawyers score pensions success for English client caught up in foreign divorce

In the middle of 2015 a solicitor in the family law team at Miles and Partners Solicitors in East London was asked by a client if it could help them enforce the terms of a pension sharing order they had ...

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Family saved from eviction over 8 years after possession order

When the housing team at Miles & Partners received an order giving a landlord permission to issue a warrant for the eviction of one of our clients, our swift response enabled the family to remain in their home and recover ...

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