by Kris | Jan 14, 2012 | DIY Law, Non-legal help, Women & the Law
One of the saddest things to see is a school-kid feel powerless to change what is happening to her. People who live here in Hackney or in our neighbouring borough, Tower Hamlets, don’t know the half of what’s going on. I’d rather believe that than to...
by Kris | Jan 13, 2012 | DIY Law, Non-legal help, Women & the Law
Work as a legal aid or pro bono lawyer for a while – and you begin to realise there really isn’t much separating you from your clients. To quote the Unwashed Advocate, the only difference between me and my clients is circumstance. It doesn’t take...
by Kris | Jan 6, 2012 | DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant
During my early legal days, I became embroiled in increasingly snarky correspondence with a respected firm of solicitors. They knew I wasn’t a qualified lawyer at that stage and, I felt, they had taken several opportunities in correspondence to let me know they...
by Kris | Jan 4, 2012 | DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant
Have you ever heard of a landlord that did not want to do an inventory? Estate agents who tell you “don’t worry about it”? Consider they may have their own agenda – and this may or may not include them being really relaxed and...
by Kris | Jan 1, 2012 | Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant
The biggest favour you can do yourself is to get all the letters from your desk drawer and to get them organised and in a folder or ring binder. The next best thing you can do is to put all the letters in reverse chronological order. That means the oldest letter is at...
by Kris | Dec 31, 2011 | Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant
Everyone wants to phone it in these days. Unless you want to get into a he said/she said drama that will make a judge start weeping with boredom, consider adopting the mantra, If it’s not written down, it never happened. Yes, I know there are verbal contracts...
