by Kris | Jul 25, 2016 | Despicable You, DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant, Tenants' Rights, Women & the Law
The day my client was evicted from her flat, she was recovering from emergency cancer surgery at her friend’s home. And unlike the people in this photograph, she never saw her personal belongings again. While I suspect my client’s property is on a landfill...
by Kris | Apr 18, 2015 | Criminal law, Despicable You, Miscellany, Social Media
Why a little knowledge of the law is, erm, unhelpful and how Alex Andreou’s legal analysis of s18 of the Public Order Act 1986 is flawed: Can @metpoliceuk explain why this by @KTHopkins is not “racial hatred” caught by POA1986, PtIII?...
by Kris | Jan 2, 2015 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Despicable You, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Get qualified, Landlord & Tenant, Miscellany, Non-legal help, Tenants' Rights, Women & the Law
One of the best decisions I ever made was to start volunteering at the Toynbee Hall. I liked its “Poor Man’s Lawyer” roots, the buzz of the Wednesday evening first come, first served, advice free-for-all – and how Jack Profumo found his redemption there. I...
by Kris | Nov 23, 2014 | Despicable You, DIY Law, Miscellany, Motoring Law, Road Traffic law
Parked on private car park and have a “fine” on your windscreen? The Telegraph reports that Michael Green, a Cambridge law graduate, “is fighting to take every private parking firm in Britain to the High Court”. Mr Green may be on to...
by Kris | Oct 3, 2014 | Criminal law, Despicable You, DIY Law, Miscellany, Women & the Law
The amount of revenge porn issues I deal with staggers me. The scenario is generally this: While the relationship was going well, the couple may have exchanged private photos and videos. Then, out of spite, a guy tries to bully his ex by sharing and/or posting sex...
by Kris | Sep 12, 2014 | Despicable You, DIY Law, Employment law, Women & the Law
I’m thinking it might be time to run a, “Despicable You” series. The letter is from an employer in America who appears to have made his employee of 12 years redundant on his learning of her cancer diagnosis. Imagine: Your whole world’s just...
