Andy Kerrigan of our Criminal Defence Team was invited to comment on anonymity in criminal proceedings during a recent BBC Radio Lincolnshire broadcast on 7 February. Following the acquittal of a high profile celebrity there has been much debate about whether persons accused of similar offences should be allowed anonymity until conviction. BBC Radio Lincolnshire
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No one goes into a marriage or civil partnership with the intention of getting a divorce, dissolution or separation. Pre-nuptial agreements are rarely used in the United Kingdom. The Law Commission commenced a review into Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreements which is due to be published on 27 February 2014. That review includes consideration of
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One of the major types of possession claims brought by private landlords is under the Accelerated route. Prior to a recent Court of Appeal decision in Spencer v Taylor [2013], the ‘accelerated’ label was always something of a misnomer. Serving the correct notice under section 21 Housing Act 1988 was a complicated process and depending
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The second of our articles on our involvement with the University of Lincoln Law School Mentoring Scheme. Back in the mid 1980’s a young Judy Brennan got the chance of a weeks work experience in a local law firm. There have been a lot of changes in the way in which we do our work
University of Lincoln – Mentoring Scheme Part 2 – A Mentor’s View Read More »
The last few days have brought a deserved flood of tributes but I had the chance to sit back and think broadly about Nelson Mandela’s life. Pre-President Mandela, pre-prisoner Mandela – his early career was as a lawyer at the first all-black law firm in South Africa, with his great friend Oliver Tambo. In an
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Last year we joined the University of Lincoln Mentoring Scheme for Law students. We look forward to undertaking mentoring again this academic year. In this article Lee Kolvik tells us what he gained from the mentoring scheme. My name is Lee Kolvik and I am a law student at Lincoln University. I applied to join
University of Lincoln Mentoring Scheme – Part 1 A Mentee’s View Read More »
There are a number of questions I get asked repeatedly, as a Criminal Defence Solicitor says Andy Kerrigan, Head of the Criminal Department at QS Burton & Co and the top 5 would be: 1. Who are you and where is my real lawyer? When I started out this phrase was the first thing I
5 things a client of the Criminal team asks… Read More »
In an interesting development for housing law practitioners, two cases dealing with Local Authority obligations when terminating temporary accomodation are going all the way to the Supreme Court. Both R (CN) v London Borough of Lewisham and R (ZH) v London Borough of Newhamconcern eviction of occupiers of temporary accomodation, who are asking the Court to rule on
The Conveyancing Quality Scheme was launched in 2011 by the Law Society for firms of Solicitors to show that they provide a recognised quality standard in residential conveyancing. Membership achievement establishes a level of credibility for member firms with stakeholders (regulators, lenders, insurers and consumers) based upon: 1) The integrity of the Senior Responsible Officer
Another first…. Congratulations are in order for our newly qualified Criminal Solicitor Rachel Woodcock, who has just conducted her first (successful!) trial in our local Magistrates Court. Our Criminal team now has 4 experienced fee earners providing a range of services across the spectrum of Criminal law, which will only stand to benefit people in Lincolnshire
