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: 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 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,...
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...
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...
