by Kris | Feb 12, 2017 | Advocacy, Criminal law, Despicable You, Women & the Law
This Government talks a big game when it comes to protecting victims of domestic violence – but it’s all sleight of hand. After having her feet held to the fire by women’s rights charities and even the president of the Family division of the High...
by Kris | Sep 4, 2016 | Criminal law, Direct Access Barristers, Get qualified, Miscellany, Women & the Law
The short answer is hearsay. Let me explain. My client and the unnamed pop star Unhappy with the way in which he’d been treated on a bus, my client not only threw a brick at the bus, it was also alleged by a pop star passerby, that he went on to throw a brick at...
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 | 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 | 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: Out of spite, a guy tries to bully his ex by sharing sex videos or photographs of her – for the sole purpose of humilating the girl who dared to dump him. While there is...
by Kris | Sep 19, 2014 | Advocacy, Direct Access Barristers, DIY Law, Landlord & Tenant, Women & the Law
First time Litigants in Person tend to underestimate the time and emotional energy involved in court proceedings. That’s why they say in one breath, “Hopefully, they’ll just pay. I don’t have time for this BS” and in another,...
