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Keep up to date with changes in the law, notable cases and examples of how we have helped our clients.

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 ...

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20.04.2017

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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 ...

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30.03.2017

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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 ...

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04.03.2017

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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 ...

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04.03.2017

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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 ...

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24.02.2017

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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, ...

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16.02.2017

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 ...

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15.02.2017

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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 ...

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01.01.2017