Having recently started taking on cases of my own as a freelance advocate, I've realised that in practice, mortgage repossessions are significantly more prominent than one would first imagine them to be. It is because of this fact, and because many of our readers either are homeowners or want to get onto the property ladder, that I thought an exploratory article on the subject would be useful. Many mortgage providers see litigation as a last resort and would much prefer to h

The commonly held belief that the number 13 is an unlucky one doesn't seem to apply to Aderonke Apata , who, after 13 years of battling against the Home Office, has had her right to remain in the UK granted. This decision comes after a troublesome few months for the Home Office, who also recently lost in the Supreme Court. That decision struck a killer blow to the 'deport first, appeal later' policy, my article on which, can be found here . The rules surrounding immigration a

As many will no doubt be aware, there has been recent litigation regarding the legality of the fees that have been imposed by the Government on those who wish to access the Employment Tribunal to hear a dispute. Whilst the decision to litigate in the Supreme Court was made some four months before this article was published, the judgment of the Supreme Court was only released on 27th July 2017. It's quite plain to see from that alone, that this was going to be a landmark decis

Assisted Dying (also referred to as Euthanasia in this article) has been a topic of discussion that has been raging for decades now, and this post attempts to incapsulate all of the main points from a legal standpoint. It is an extremely contentious area of discussion, which is highly charged on an emotional level. This is completely understandable given the severity of the consequences of the actions involved and the decisions made. It has become even more central recently,

It appears that there was another massive step in favour of equality, again out of the Supreme Court, as a man has won equal pension rights for his husband. Essentially, the decision of the court means that a former cavalry officer’s husband will enjoy the same pension rights as a widow of the opposite sex generally would upon his death. The case itself was argued on the basis of discrimination in that a widow of the opposite sex would be entitled to £45,000 per year, wherea

When someone mentions the word "self-employed" or "self-employment", one would immediately but naturally envisage a scene where that person is essentially: their own boss, they work for themselves and/or they have a large amount of control in what direction their organisation takes. Sometimes, a natural result of this is that the "self-employed" person would employ others to work under them. However, the answer is not actually that straightforward, at least in a legal capaci

Contempt of Court has been somewhat been in the limelight recently, particular in relation to the Katie Rough trial and of course, the charges stemming from the Hillsborough disaster. I intend to focus on the latter case in this particular article. The Contempt of Court Act 1981 (the '1981 Act') creates an offence that to interefere with the course of justice, as outlined by section 1 of the 1981 Act. This is a strict liability offence, which essentially means that an offend