Many experts fear the cost of living crisis is making it harder to reach a divorce settlement. Uncertainty around earnings, mortgage rates, energy prices, interest rates not to mention how much inflation will increase the price of even our most standard day to day purchases has left couples scared that any financial settlement they reach […]
The former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, Peter Fahy, has claimed the ‘huge backlog’ of court cases is the reason less knife crime offenders are being jailed. This is despite the fact crimes involving knives and other offensive weapons have increased by 5% in England and Wales over the last 12 months. The backlog […]
If your landlord wishes to end your tenancy, they must give you written notice to evict you. This notice should include very specific information and warnings. The notice will also depend on the type of tenancy agreement you have entered into and the terms of your tenancy agreement. If you have an assured shorthold tenancy […]
To regain possession of a rental property, you must give your tenant formal written notice. This notice must include the date by which they must leave. How much notice a landlord needs to give a tenant will vary depending on the individual circumstances of the tenancy agreement but, generally speaking, it is at least 4 weeks. […]
The most common myth about common law marriage is it exists! It did once but the concept was abolished in 1753 so it is incredible that it lives on in so many people’s mind. A recent study carried out by The National Centre for Social Research discovered 46% of us still believe that a cohabiting couple is […]
Many experts fear the cost of living crisis is making it harder to reach a divorce settlement. Uncertainty around earnings, mortgage rates, energy prices, interest rates not to mention how much inflation will increase the price of even our most standard day to day purchases has left couples scared that any financial settlement they reach […]
The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 came into force exactly one year ago but victims of domestic abuse in England and Wales are still having to navigate a “broken” justice system so how can survivors of domestic abuse get through the family courts more easily? The hurdles the survivors of domestic abuse face not only include under-resourced courts, […]
Legal experts are calling for downblousing to be made a criminal offence in England and Wales. These calls come three years after ‘upskirting’ (covertly taking photographs under someone’s clothes without their consent) became a criminal offence in England and Wales. If the campaign is successful and the new laws come into force in England and Wales, […]
From the 7th of June 2022 anyone who strangles their partners in a bid to control or intimidate them will face up to 5 years behind bars for committing the UK’s new non-fatal strangulation offence. The new non-fatal strangulation offence will also apply to British nationals abroad so there is no escape for abusers even if […]
John Edwards, the commissioner of Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has called for excessive data collection from rape victims to stop now. He believes the current practices seriously breach data protection laws. In a strongly worded statement Mr Edwards said he expects excessive data collection from rape victims to stop immediately saying: “Our investigation reveals an […]