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David Jockelson at the House of Commons
David Jockelson attended the House of Commons as part of a roundtable conference of many advice agencies with leading MPs including front bench opposition and a senior LibDem figure. David briefed MPs on the impact of the planned Green Paper ...
Read more18.03.2011
Forced marriage – issues and remedies
Forced Marriage has been an issue in our society for generations but it is only in recent years that it has captured the attention of the wider public and our legislators resulting in the introduction of the Forced Marriage (Civil ...
Read more18.01.2011
Nuisance landlord held liable
Brumby v Octavia Hill Housing and Care [2010] EWHC 1793 (QB) Ms Brumby, an assured tenant of Octavia Hill Housing Trust, had an unusual claim against her landlord for nuisance. The final outcome of this case will have repercussions for ...
Read more16.07.2010
Tower Hamlets LALY hat trick
Three local Tower Hamlets lawyers made history when they won three out of ten awards in the prestigious nationwide search for the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year. Kathy Meade from Tower Hamlets Law Centre won the title for Social ...
Read more02.06.2010
David Jockelson named Family Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year at the LALY Awards 2010
Lawyers from all over the country gathered at Shakespeare’s Globe on the South bank of the River Thames last Wednesday night to attend a presentation ceremony to celebrate the achievements of lawyers committed to Legal Aid Work. The event was ...
Read more01.06.2010
Appoint guardians earlier, please!
Solicitors at Miles & Partners acting in cases relating to children are asking judges to put pressure on CAFCASS to appoint Childrens Guardians earlier. The current shortage of Guardians in care cases is causing serious concern amongst lawyers who represent the children who are ...
Read more25.03.2010
Community Treatment Orders – for whose benefit?
The introduction of the Mental Health Act 2007 in November 2008, brought about significant changes to the Mental Health Act 1983. Of those changes, the key and arguably most significant change was to the provision of mental health treatment in ...
Read more26.10.2009
Marital agreement reform in Radmacher v Granatino [2009]
The appeal of Radmacher v Granatino dramatically reduced the husband’s award to place him in circumstances more in line with the pre-nup that he signed. It is certainly worth noting the judicial perspective of the parties as ‘autonomous adults’ who ...
Read more01.10.2009
Confiscation orders after T v B Revenue & Customs Prosecutions Office [2008]
What are the considerations if the Revenue and Customs has an interest in the assets in your case? Let us look at two recent cases where a distribution or award of the assets was not possible due to confiscation and ...
Read more27.07.2009