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Women’s Aid charity calls for lessons on controlling behaviour for Love Island producers
The 2022 season of Love Island has sparked conversations and complaints on the subject of controlling, abusive and misogynistic behaviour. After being tagged in so many social posts about the show by viewers, the charity Women’s Aid criticised producers for ...
Read more21.09.2022
Think twice before using social media during a family dispute
It is forecast that, by the end of this year, 90 per cent of the UK adult population will use a social media account at least once a month. This is a remarkable statistic, but perhaps even more remarkable is ...
Read more15.09.2022
8 top tips for making a complaint about housing to the Local Government Ombudsman
Housing Partner Lou Crisfield has recently achieved a great outcome for a client after helping her to complain to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO): Ms Y had approached the London Borough of Croydon for assistance when homeless. ...
Read more08.09.2022
17,000 air miles add up for the return of abducted children
At a time when we are concerned about the effects of air travel on global warming, and the impact of the war in Ukraine on fuel prices, it may seem inappropriate to mention air miles. But there is one set ...
Read more05.09.2022
Congratulations to our newly qualified solicitors Hira Rauf and Sara Nicolaou!
Miles & Partners is delighted to announce that on 1 September 2022 two of our trainees, Hira Rauf and Sara Nicolaou, qualified as solicitors, passing their final exams with flying colours. Over the course of their rigorous training contracts with ...
Read more01.09.2022
BBC highlights continued illegal use of unregulated placements for children in care
Almost one year on from a ban on unregulated placements of children under the age of 16 coming into force in September 2021, a BBC News investigation has highlighted that these types of placements are still being widely used for ...
Read more25.08.2022
Getting a divorce in England or Wales in 2022
Since 6 April 2022, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 completely changed the English & Welsh divorce process with the new concept of a ‘no fault’ divorce being introduced. The clue is in the name in that ‘no fault’ ...
Read more17.08.2022
How to spot tech abuse within a relationship
With technology advancing, so is the potential for it to be used in domestic abuse as a form of controlling and emotionally abusive behaviour. Commonly, tech abuse includes abusive text messages or calls and demanding access to devices, such as ...
Read more12.08.2022
Enforcing child contact arrangements
Following the breakdown of a relationship, most parents can reach an agreement amicably regarding the arrangements for children. Ensuring practical working arrangement requires both parents to behave sensibly and in the best interests of each child. Unfortunately, as any family ...
Read more08.08.2022