Strange Keyphrases
June 15th, 2012 by Louise Humphreys
At various times throughout the year I take a look at the statistics for the firm's website to see what keywords or phrases are used by people who subsequently visit the site. Whilst most of them make total sense, such as "section 215 notice", there ... continue reading...
The Importance of Timely Legal Advice
April 20th, 2012 by Louise Humphreys
We often have prospective clients approach us for advice after commencing legal proceedings or where they have received decisions adverse to them and they wish to challenge those decisions further, such as planning and enforcement appeals. Invariabl ... continue reading...
The Importance of Time
April 19th, 2012 by Louise Humphreys
Once again the importance of getting your dates right when dealing with court cases (or indeed any statutory appeal) is brought to the fore with the press reporting of the Government's latest attempts to deport Abu Qatada. You've probably read the r ... continue reading...
New Sentencing Council Guidelines - Allocation of Cases
March 6th, 2012 by Louise Humphreys
The Sentencing Council has published definitive guidelines on the allocation of cases. The guidelines will come into effect on 11 June 2012. Allocation concerns the decision of a Magistrates' Court as to whether it is appropriate that an offence whi ... continue reading...
Novel approach to sentencing?
November 5th, 2010 by Louise Humphreys
On 3 November, Reading Magistrates' Court ordered a man who had admitted stealing a bottle of wine to spend the rest of the day sat at the back of the Court. A novel approach to sentencing, although whether this was punative must surely have depended ... continue reading...
Bizarre calls to local authorities
August 27th, 2010 by Louise Humphreys
The Local Government Association has released a list of odd, strange and downright bizarre calls made to councils. From their top ten, here's my top five: "Can I register the death of a person even though they aren't dead yet?" "I've heard there ... continue reading...
