About 45% of marriages end in divorce these days with one in three children experiencing parental separation before they are 16. Not surprisingly the breakdown of a relationship can have a significant impact on the physical and mental health of all those involved. This is not necessarily limited to the couple and their children but… Read more »
Help to buy blog for week commencing 14.10.13 Following the launch this week of the second stage of the Government’s Help to Buy scheme, expert opinion is divided about the impact it will have on the housing market. Whilst critics of the scheme cite the easy availability of debt, which they say will inflate house… Read more »
News that the government has rejected plans by insurers to change the way Mesothelioma claims are handled is welcome news indeed, but the fight to achieve justice for victims is far from over. Following consultation with victims’ groups, the plans – which were proposed by the very insurers who have to pay out when a… Read more »
The Naked Rambler has lost his appeal against his conviction under section 5 of the Public Order Act (behavior likely to cause ‘harassment, alarm or distress). Notwithstanding the appellant’s article 10 right to freedom of expression a conviction under section 5 Public Order Act 1986 was proportionate when the appellant chose to walk through a… Read more »
The Equal Pay Act, 1970 came into force on 29 December 1975, following the strikes at Ford’s Dagenham site by machinists who were paid significantly less than their male colleagues for comparable work. In the Act the UK recognised and made a commitment to addressing pay inequality for women. The Act has since been replaced… Read more »
Being arrested and taken into police custody can be a terrifying experience. It invariably happens without warning and the deprivation of your liberty is something that is incomprehensible until it happens to you. Criminal law is, in many ways, indiscriminate. During the initial stages of arrest and detention, you will be given your rights and… Read more »
Following the conclusion of any proceedings the perennial problem of property always seems to raise its head. If you have been taken into custody, the police may have taken personal items from you when you reached the police station; also, items may have been seized from your house or some other building. If the police… Read more »
The government has recently announced proposals to extend the scope of parental leave. This will enable eligible mothers and their partners to share up to 52 weeks of leave to care for newborn children. Up the 39 weeks of parental leave will be paid, similar to the current maternity leave and pay provisions. Mothers will… Read more »
In the recent case of Tufail v Riaz (2013) EWCH 1829 (Fam) Mr Justice Holman, High Court Judge, has highlighted the effect of legal aid cuts on the legal system and the impact on the family court. The case concerned a contested divorce. The wife who was the Petitioner in the case was residing in… Read more »