Author: Ayka Ali

Housing Update: ‘No handrail, no relevant defect’ by Jane Talbot

The Court of Appeal has held that the freeholder of a building was not liable under the Defective Premises Act 1972 s4 where a man had fallen down a steep staircase with no handrail.  The lack of handrail... Continue Reading

Jane Talbot explores the interplay between housing and domestic abuse in the June 2017 edition of ‘Resolution’ magazine

In the June 2017 edition of Resolution magazine, Jane Talbot (Barrister) outlines the interplay between housing and domestic abuse.  The articles examines how social landlords can advise people who are su... Continue Reading

Karamjit Singh recently appeared before the National Anti-Doping Panel in the case of UK Anti-Doping v Chinu Sandhu [2017].

Karamjit Singh recently appeared before the National Anti-Doping Panel in the case of UK Anti-Doping v Chinu Sandhu [2017]. In summary, Mr Sandhu was found to have committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (... Continue Reading

Rebecca Wade awarded a commendation for her work in Operation Griffin

Rebecca Wade was recently awarded a commendation by three Chief Constables for her work in convicting all 14 defendants involved in Operation Griffin. Operation Griffin involved a conspiracy to steal rhino... Continue Reading

Mr Jeremy Weston QC publishes an article in the BMJ Archive to provide clarity on the law regarding child FGM

Mr Jeremy Weston QC, Head of St Ives Chambers, has published an article in the Archives of Disease in Childhood (a BMJ Journal) which provides clarity for healthcare professionals, teachers and social care... Continue Reading

Section 20: ‘The Bottom-Line Legal Requirements’ by Tom Harril

Introduction A unanimous Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment in the case of London Borough of Hackney v Williams & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 26 (26 January 2017), which was an appeal on three ... Continue Reading

New Mandatory Ground for Possession due to Immigration Status and New Notice of Seeking Possession to be used from 1 December 2016 by Jane Talbot

Landlords seeking to evict tenants after 1 December 2016 (relying on any grounds) must use the new Notice Seeking Possession which has been amended to include reference to the new mandatory ground for poss... Continue Reading

Rejecting second succession based on length of occupation by Jane Talbot

A possession Order was made on 2 January 2014 in respect of a 3 bed/6-person property occupied by 2 brothers following the death of their grandfather on the basis that they did not have a right to successi... Continue Reading

Plain English: A Judge’s journey into the unknown by Jason Hadden MBE

Legal commentators are rightly excited by the judgment of Mr. Justice Peter Jackson in Lancashire County Council v M [2016] EWFC 9 and others, due to its use of plain English. The judgment is clear, concis... Continue Reading

A question of bias: from the children’s guardian? by Jason Hadden MBE

For a whole variety of reasons, it is not uncommon for parents in care cases to allege that the children’s guardian is biased against them. Over the years, I have had many parents tell me that the guardi... Continue Reading