News
Legal disputes between parents living in different countries on the rise
9th May 2013A BBC report published last week has highlighted that the number of legal disputes between parents residing in different countries has more than doubled in the last two years. [read more]
Should squatting in commercial premises be criminalised?
9th May 2013Until 1st September 2012, squatting in any type of building was a civil offence requiring recourse to the court in order to evict unwanted residents. [read more]
Police must treat 17-year-olds in custody as children
30th April 2013High Court proceedings were brought by a young man, now 18 years of age, who at the age of 17 had been detained in custody for 12 hours and strip searched before being released on police bail. [read more]
News Archive
Litigants in person – beware costs orders in divorce cases 19th July 2012
In a recent Court of Appeal decision (Ezair –v- Ezair) a husband in a divorce case successfully appealed against a costs order which had been made against him.
Ministry of Justice confirms Employment Tribunal fees 19th July 2012
Ministry of Justice announces that Employment Tribunal fees will apply as of Summer 2013
A boost in child protection 18th July 2012
New Domestic, Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 is now fully in force
Landlords! Are your tenants in arrears? 17th July 2012
It's essential for landlords with defaulting tenants to know their rights and the help available to them in recovering possession of their property.
John Terry should remember, it's a game of two halves. 17th July 2012
After last week's media circus at Westminster Magistrates' Court, John Terry has been found not guilty of racially abusing his follow professional, Anton Ferdinand.
Tax dodger ordered to pay £469,000 13th July 2012
Property developer caught by HMRC hiding money in Swiss bank account to avoid Inheritance Tax.
Husband and wife jailed for keeping men as 'slaves' 13th July 2012
A husband and wife who treated destitute men "worse than slaves" by forcing them into servitude have been jailed for 11 years and four years respectively.
Should Tweeters be held in contempt of Court? 12th July 2012
An interesting issue has arisen as a legal interest 'sideshow' in the John Terry trial.
PIs should be licensed 11th July 2012
Commons committee recommends private investigators be licenced or regulated in light of recent phone-hacking scandal.
Medieval manuscript sells for over half a million pound 11th July 2012
A medieval pocket book written in the Welsh language which formed the country's first uniform legal system in the 14th century has been purchased by the National Library of Wales at auction.
