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Partners wanted for Solicitors in Swindon 19 Dec 2011 | 03:12 am
Frankly, a large proportion of general practice solicitors simply do not appreciate the importance of being highly visible on the internet. Personal Injury specialists have been ahead of the game in t...
Small Claims reform update 23 May 2011 | 12:43 am
Expansion of small claims limits – good or bad ? The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has launched a consultation about the possibility of increasing the limit for small claims from £5,000.00 to £15,000.00 ...
Law, politics and criminal law 20 May 2011 | 09:58 pm
“Discounted” sentences become hot political potato As many will have noted this week, the justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, made some controversial comments about rape, but these were made in the wi...
Divorce simplified 12 May 2011 | 03:24 am
Often the law can seem complex to non-lawyers simply because of the use of technical language which is also old fashioned. Over the last decade there have been gradual changes brought in to make the...
Squatters’ Rights 10 May 2011 | 03:48 am
Under UK law, anyone who is allowed unopposed occupation of a piece of land for more than twelve years (10 years for registered land if appropriate procedures are followed) can acquire legal title to ...
Guidance on the Agency Workers Regulations 9 May 2011 | 10:25 pm
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has published guidance for employers and those in the recruitment sector on the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR), which come into force on 1 Oct...
Cohabitation Case Goes to Supreme Court 7 May 2011 | 01:58 am
It may be assumed that when a couple purchase a property in equal shares, that is how ownership remains, but it isn’t necessarily so. In a recent case, the High Court had to rule on the ownership of ...
Reasonable Approach Pays in Court 3 May 2011 | 01:53 am
Keeping your head (and thereby taking a reasonable approach) when all about you are losing theirs can pay dividends in court. In a recent case involving the break-up of a limited liability partnershi...
Trade Mark Infringement Can be Based on Sound 29 Apr 2011 | 01:10 am
Infringement of a trade mark need not be a visual issue: a trade mark can be infringed when the sound of the trade mark is infringed.. The case arose when the international toy manufacturer Hasbro al...
Claim Procedure Reforms Will Affect Smaller Claims 29 Apr 2011 | 12:53 am
With all the hoop-la about the proposed change to the ‘no win, no fee’ regime, another set of proposals, which may well be of greater importance for many people has slipped under the radar of the popu...
