by Kris | Sep 22, 2014 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant, Tenants' Rights
As an update to Tenants’ Rights: Get Advice, if you are having problems with your landlord and want to try to solve your dispute without a lawyer, you might find the following Legal Action Group books helpful: Repairs Tenants’ Rights by Jan Luba QC,...
by Kris | Sep 22, 2014 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant, Tenants' Rights
When do you need to bring a lawyer in to fight your corner? Tenants generally don’t come to a direct access barrister for advice until the day before they are due to see their landlord in court. Many people think that as their tenancy agreement is written in English,...
by Kris | Aug 22, 2014 | Criminal law, DIY Law, Motoring Law, Private client criminal defence, Road Traffic law
Day 1 of my pupillage was spent at City of London Magistrates Court observing how to prosecute a “simple” Traffic list. I had zero understanding what s172 was – and mystified by the explanation that it was simply “reading”. S172s are so much more than the Prosecution...
by Kris | Jul 28, 2014 | Criminal law, DIY Law, Motoring Law, Private client criminal defence, Road Traffic law
Is “radio interference” a defence to an Intoximeter (evidential breath machine) reading? For anyone looking for Home Office Circular 39/1989 – you won’t find it on a government website and you won’t even find it in the online National...
by Kris | May 4, 2014 | Criminal law, Despicable You, DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant, Women & the Law
A young family signed a tenancy agreement, paid a deposit and the first month’s rent – all into a letting agent’s bank account. A month or so later, a representative of the landlord stopped by the flat and was surprised to see the family living there. The family were...
by Kris | Jan 30, 2014 | Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Motoring Law, Road Traffic law
I don’t think many people intentionally drive without a valid insurance policy – but I’ve met many who haven’t got to grips with the terms of their policy and find, when it’s too late, they’re not covered after all. If you’ve...
