‘Real-life Daniel Blake”s barrister blasts legal aid cuts following tribunal win
Mar 2019 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Housing and Social Welfare Blog
‘Real-life Daniel Blake”s barrister blasts legal aid cuts following tribunal win
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Supreme Court Ruling on disclosure of old or minor offences
Feb 2019 - Criminal Blog, Edwards Duthie Shamash News
A landmark case by the Supreme Court has ruled that the current laws on disclosure of criminal records is ‘plainly disproportionate’. As a result of this ruling many thousands of people may not be required to disclose old or minor criminal offences when applying for jobs.
Equality Act: access to assessors in the county court
Feb 2019 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Housing and Social Welfare Blog
Andrea Qwarnstrom and Simon Mullings consider the current law and guidance around the use of Equality Act assessors in the county court. Experience suggests that more robust procedures and guidance might be needed to ensure that this important court resource is properly utilised.
Legal 500 2019
Nov 2018 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Housing and Social Welfare Blog
Well done to the Housing Team for once again achieving recognition in the Legal 500 as one of the top firms providing advice and assistance in the area of Social Housing and Landlord & Tenant work.
Success in obtaining a costs award against the Crown Prosecution Service
Nov 2018 - Criminal Blog, Edwards Duthie Shamash News
Edwards Duthie Shamash were again successful in obtaining a Costs Award against the Crown Prosecution Service on behalf of two clients involved in criminal proceedings. Both were acquitted of serious offences of dishonesty.
Life on Universal Credit
Oct 2018 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Housing and Social Welfare Blog
Life on Universal Credit ‘They gave me a 212-day sanction so I had no living costs for seven months’
Duty-free at the Ministry of Justice
Oct 2018 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Housing and Social Welfare Blog
Duty-free at the Ministry of Justice
Justice for all? the legal aid crisis
Sep 2018 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Housing and Social Welfare Blog
Justice for all? Inside the legal aid crisis
Stratford office now open
Sep 2018 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News
We are delighted to announce our new Stratford office at 37 Broadway, E15 4BQ is now open. There is a specialist team of qualified and experienced lawyers waiting to help.
Commercial Property Update: Overage Agreements
Aug 2018 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Property Blog
Due to recent case law, overage agreements is currently a hot topic for real estate lawyers.
Business leases explained
Aug 2018 - Dispute Resolution Blog, Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Property Blog
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 governs business tenancies and has been in force for over 60 years, but what does the Act mean in the world of commercial leases?
The effect of Japanese Knotweed in the property market
Jul 2018 - Dispute Resolution Blog, Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Property Blog
Japanese Knotweed is one of the most invasive plants in the UK. It spreads rapidly and can grow up to 10cm a day. It is extremely difficult to eradicate from land and can penetrate foundations, concrete hardstanding and walls, causing considerable damage. The Government has estimated that eradicating it from the UK would cost £2.6 billion.
Tony Rice, universal credit and third party deductions
Jun 2018 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News
When settling an application to suspend a warrant for eviction recently, Mary-Rachel McCabe and Simon Mullings had to find a way to prevent third party deductions legislation from rendering their client destitute. Here, they set out the background to the legislation and the details of the case, and suggest recitals that practitioners may find helpful.
Edwards Duthie Shamash supporting the Mayor’s Charity Appeal
May 2018 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News
It was to llford Town Hall that Shaun Murphy of solicitors Edwards Duthie Shamash headed to recently having been invited to meet Mayor of Redbridge Linda Huggett. Whilst there he was able to hand over a cheque from the company in support of the Mayor’s charity appeal, with funds raised going to Haven House and St Francis Hospice.
Is it time for “no fault” divorce?
May 2018 - Edwards Duthie Shamash News, Family Blog
If you watched the news or picked up a paper recently, you’ll probably be aware of the case of Owens v Owens – a defended divorce case that’s gone all the way to trial and is so incredibly rare it has made headlines. Five justices of the Supreme Court heard legal argument and submissions in the case but we do not expect to receive the judgment for a number of weeks.
