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It’s time to trade the law courts for the netball court at Miles & Partners charity netball tournament
Calling all sports lovers, netball players and those who would never touch exercise with a barge pole! The lawyers at Miles & Partners will be donning their trainers and bibs on 19 May to host a charity netball tournament in ...
Read more20.04.2017
Miles & Partners welcomes back Kate Hammond
Miles & Partners are delighted to welcome back managing partner Kate Hammond who is returning from parental leave. Kate joined Miles & Partners in 2000 and became a partner in 2010. She returns to her role as joint head of the family law ...
Read more30.03.2017
Not eligible for legal aid in Court of Protection proceedings, what help can you get?
Legal aid is only available in limited cases to bring or respond to proceedings in the Court of Protection. It is always available to people who have been deprived of their liberty and want to challenge this, but in other ...
Read more04.03.2017
Free to leave? Can a hospital or care home deprive someone of their liberty?
On occasions, staff in a hospital or care home may believe that it is in the best interests of someone they look after to use physical restraints or medication to control their behaviour or to take steps to prevent them ...
Read more04.03.2017
London lawyers defend mother accused of female genital mutilation (FGM)
In one of the first cases in the London family courts since new laws were introduced to increase the protection afforded to potential victims of female genital mutilation (FGM), Dee Aktar, associate solicitor in the family law team at Miles & Partners ...
Read more24.02.2017
Floyd Porter appointed as chief assessor to The Law Society’s Mental Capacity Accreditation Scheme
Miles and Partners Solicitors in London are pleased to announce that Floyd Porter, Partner and Joint head of the Mental Health and Capacity department, has been appointed as Chief Assessor to the new Law Society Mental Capacity Welfare Accreditation Scheme, ...
Read more16.02.2017
Jammy hearts for justice in Devonshire Square, 23 February
The lawyers at Miles & Partners in Middlesex St, will be rolling up their sleeves and applying their skills to tarts instead of torts on 23 February when they will be hosting a cake stall in Devonshire Square. Proceeds from ...
Read more15.02.2017
New year, divorce on the horizon?
The Christmas and New Year period can be a difficult time for many people; it is an opportunity for family and friends to get together, but it can add to the pressures when a marriage is in trouble. For most family ...
Read more01.01.2017