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I wonder if I could beg your indulgence while I ride a small hobby-horse of my own. As well as being a (sadly occasional) blogger here at NL, I have other hats. One of those hats is as a champion of open data and in that capacity I sit on a body known as the...
Don't post in anger, I resolved many years ago. Wait for calm and let any fury in the writing be calculated, I thought. It was, and is, a wise rule. But today I am prepared to make an exception. Today was the day a Lord Chancellor made a public announcement...
The NL site has been hacked. Apparently it is a widespread hack against WordPress sites (the blogging platform we use) and even though the site was up to date and secured, they got in. The site will be messy for a little while as I put things right. [Update...
Tower Hamlets Law Centre is seeking a skilled housing specialist to join its busy housing team at its offices in Whitechapel. The successful applicant will need to have proven skills as a housing practitioner, effective communication skills and experience of...
A quick note on a recent judgement of the Court of Appeal on an application for costs following a settled judicial review: Emezie v SSHD. The Appeal was brought by Ms Emezie against Mostyn J's dismissal of her application in the High Court, which followed...
As regular readers will know, the NL naughty step posts are not restricted to housing law, though tend to have a legal connection. It is just a question of who might attract our attention at any given moment for the right, or rather wrong reason.. Every now...
We get a lot of requests for information or advice on NL. This one was special. From Mike M[...] Email xxxx@cardiff.gov.uk Message intentionally homeless for abandoning suitable accommodation, looking for caselaw on this subject From: Nearly Legal Sent: 30...
...says the RLA. Personally I remain convinced that it is a lovely place and we should all move immediately. Why is the RLA less keen you might well ask. Well, the Welsh Government has today published the White Paper I response to the recent updated Renting...
We here at Nearly Legal don't just sit around staring at the ever increasing backlog of cases to write up. Oh no. We do other things too. One of the other things some of us are doing is the London Legal Walk on Monday 20 May. The aim of the walk is to raise...
Salvesen and Riddell & Anor v. The Lord Advocate (Scotland) [2013] UKSC 22 It is not common for us to cover Scots Law, or Agricultural Law, here. However, both mores are to be broken in the face of an interesting convention decision from the Supreme...
The Legal Aid Agency has released a set of 'frequently asked questions' on scope and funding after 1 April just gone. A copy is here. The housing section is at 74-109 There are few surprises, but worthy of note is the position on disrepair: 81. Are damages...
If you look carefully, there is a small change on the site. A clue is in the header to this post. I (NL as was) have decided to write under my real name. After nearly 7 years of pseudonymity, I thought 'what the hell', and it isn't as if it isn't widely...