We have been asked to circulate the following. Given the difficulty people face in accessing housing advice and representation in this area, we are very happy to do so. This is for anyone who lives or works in the borough of Lewisham. You will know that the...
Imported words.
The Greeks have a word for it, and if they don't the Germans can probably knock one together. On the menu for today are hubris, nemesis, Schadenfreude and harmatia. Harmatia Our friends 'Charles Henry', the not-solicitors, appear to be determined to destroy...
“Charles Henry & Co” & “Legal Action”
[Update 24 August 2014. For an intriguing update on Charles Henry and Legal Action, see here.] Anyone who encounters 'Charles Henry & Co' or 'Legal Action' (Not to be confused with Legal Action Group!) in the course of litigation, or has an offer to act...
End times.
I have been told that there must be an end of year round up for the blog. But, before I get to the figures, here is a soundtrack. NL, it has to be said, seems to be prospering in bad times (not that we make any money from it, not at all. The reverse in...
For Whom the Bell Tolls, Pt 2
Durrant v Avon & Somerset Constabulary [2013] EWCA Civ 1624 This is not housing law, not even close, but is an important decision on procedure that follows on from Mitchell v News Group Newspapers. We covered that decision (see For Whom the Bell Tolls)....
Dialogues with spammers
[Caution, this post contains asterisks and interior design] The 'guest post request' spam continues to flood in (see here and here). 6 or 7 a day. Usually it goes straight into the trash but sometimes... Hello, I would love to send you an article with...
Housing Law Conference 2013
It is that time of year again. The HLPA housing law conference 2013 is on Tuesday, 10 December. A decent sprinkling of NL people will be there. It promises to be a very good day, details are below. There are a few places left, or at least there were on...
For Whom the Bell Tolls
This is a brief note on an important Court of Appeal judgement. Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Ltd is actually a defamation case but it is an essential point of reference for anybody involved in civil litigation. The case concerns the scope of the new CPR...
Job Ad (Trainee)
Community Law Partnership An opportunity to join our exciting team We have a vacancy for a Trainee Solicitor in our central Birmingham office. For more information and to download an application pack visit our website...
More on JR and Costs
We have been blogging lately about costs in settled JRs and S.204 appeals (see here and here) and we can now report that the Admin Court Office has published guidance on costs following settlement of JR claims, which can be found in this link. The guidance...
Outsourcing marketing. How to look ridiculous.
To return to a theme discussed here, 'guest post' search engine optimisation is, at best, a dubious, not to say scummy, way to go about things. I get 4 or 5 'guest post' proposals a day, but today brought a classic of the genre. ghulam@webmasterseye.com To:...
Partial Regulation Partially Begins
We have previously commented (fairly negatively!) on the plans to introduce compulsory membership of redress schemes for lettings and property management agency work which appeared at the last minute in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013. Slightly...