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Don’t squash my musical ambitions, dude

By chief on 02/03/2012. 9 Comments

Just for a little bit of Friday fun, I bring you the news that friend of the blog Mike Weatherley MP has apparently joined forces with a well known chain of coffee houses to create a competition called ‘Rock The House’. The competition is aimed at unsigned bands and one of the prizes will be to play a live set at the House of Commons. The mind boggles, but details (complete with a quote from “Nietzche” (sic)), if that’s your bag, are here.

It seems fairly obvious to me that this will be a great opportunity for the blog’s nascent house band, The Naughty Steppers, to unleash … Read the full post

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Access to justice, between 11 am and 1 pm only

By NL on 26/02/2012. 6 Comments

As of April 2012, all Civil and Family Courts in the London region (and apparently throughout England and Wales) will be changing the opening times of the court desks. They will be open only between 11 am and 1 pm.

According to HMCTS:

Court users attending the public counter with routine work that does not require a face to face service provision will be directed to a “drop box” or to the secure court postbox. Work that is considered will fall into this category include:

  • Making a payment
  • Case specific enquiries
  • General enquiries
  • Lodging documents
  • Issuing money claims or other civil applications
  • Issuing divorce proceedings
  • Issuing public or private law

… Read the full post

Posted in FLW article, Housing law - All and Various (non-housing).

Job Ad

By NL on 05/02/2012. 0 Comments

Housing paralegal vacancy

Wainwright Cummins LLP are recruiting for an experienced housing paralegal (with a view to a training contract for the right individual) to work in our social housing team.

Our housing team are members of the Housing Law Practitioners’ Association and have been recognised as a ‘leading practice team’ for our social housing tenant work in the recent edition of the ‘Legal 500’. We advise tenants on all aspects of housing law and endeavour to provide a high quality service striving to ensure clients achieve the best possible outcome possible in their cases.

We are referred many of our clients through community and voluntary advice organisations and frequently … Read the full post

Posted in Housing law - All and Various (non-housing). Tags: .

Job Ad

By NL on 31/01/2012. 0 Comments

Tower Hamlets Law Centre

Tower Hamlets Law Centre is seeking both a permanent Housing Supervisor and a Housing Caseworker (6 months fixed-term) for its busy office in Whitechapel.

The closing date for applications is Monday, 20 February 2012 at 9am. Details and application materials can be found at the Law Centres site at:

Caseworker

Supervisor… Read the full post

Posted in Housing law - All and Various (non-housing). Tags: .

Job Ad

By NL on 04/01/2012. 0 Comments

Paralegal required to work in a busy Property/Housing Litigation Department for a firm in Camden Town. LPC or CPE required. Apply with CV to Sandra Hillard Osbornes, Livery House, 9 Pratt Street, London NW1 7AH (email: sandrahillard@osbornes.net)

Closing date: 6th January 2012… Read the full post

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Annual rituals

By NL on 01/01/2012. 1 Comment

Happy new year to all who read, comment on or write for Nearly Legal!

This is usually a moment to take stock of the past year and look forward to the next, but I’m feeling far too lazy to do it properly. Luckily, the DCLG have made the task easier by shouting again that they propose to crack down on subletting. In what is rapidly becoming an annual tradition, Grant Shapps has announced plans to consult on proposals to make sub-letting a criminal offence. Rather oddly, Mr Shapps says:

For too long this country has turned a blind eye on the multi-billion pound problem of housing tenancy fraud

… Read the full post

Posted in assured-tenancy, Housing law - All, Possession, secure-tenancy and Various (non-housing).

Adams v LGO

By FT on 21/12/2011. 4 Comments

I need to make the obvious pun about the Adams family but the monsters in this particular case were really played collectively by Lambeth. The case is R on the application of Janet Adams v The Commission for Local Administration for England. This is essentially a very negative decision on costs in which Pierce Glynn got little or no thanks by way of remuneration for a lengthy battle on behalf of the Adams sisters for suitable accommodation. Janet and Joan Adams are two sisters who have various and significant health problems. Janet is Joan’s primary carer. Neither are able to work and they live on a very restricted income.

Pierce … Read the full post

Posted in FLW case note, Housing law - All and Various (non-housing). Tags: , , .
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