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It has been reported recently in the national press that your chances of obtaining maintenance are governed by the area you live in. So when should you make an application and what are your chances of success? There are two types of maintenance, support...
On 17th April 2013 the Court of Appeal quashed the 1985 robbery conviction of Martin Foran. The case had been referred back to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), after two earlier appeals were unsuccessful. Foran was...
Congratulations to David Kitchen, a trainee solicitor, (pictured below) who came first runner up in the Bolton Law Society's Trainee of the Year Awards recently. David worked in Stephensons' Family team before embarking on his training contract...
Johnson & Ors v Old [2013] EWCA Civ 415 The Court of Appeal has ruled that a tenancy that a payment of 6 months rent in advance at the start of a tenancy does not constitute a deposit and as such does not need to be protected under a Deposit Protection...
Attending court for anything can be very daunting. However, nothing feels quite so serious as attending a criminal court as a defendant. Some tachograph offences may be dealt with in the Magistrates Court but more serious tachograph falsification...
The Vehicle Operator Services Agency (“VOSA”) investigates and prosecutes offences of tachograph falsification. The road transport law department at Stephensons Solicitors LLP has noticed that, these days, VOSA tend to target their resources on...
This week, 6th-12th May is Deaf Awareness Week, coordinated by the UK Council on Deafness, the umbrella body for voluntary organisations working with deaf people in the UK, bringing together over 100 deaf charities and organisations. The aim of this unique...
Publicity about the end of Legal Aid for certain types of cases seems to be being misunderstood by clients in need of help. There is no problem with ongoing funding for cases which have Legal Aid Certificates at present. Neither is there any problem with...
The BBC and Daily Mail have recently reported on the sad case of baby Jessica Strong, who died at 11 days old after contracting an infection at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire. Jessica, who had been born 14 weeks premature, contracted the...
Anyone who has been to a football game or concert will have seen individuals trying to sell tickets for these activities outside of the venue. These are often at much steeper prices and where official tickets have sold out. Despite how common place this...
Pre marital agreements are very much a buzz word brought to the forefront by the famous case of Radmacher v Granatino in 2010. I will recite the facts briefly in that this involved an agreement entered into in Germany by a German wife and a French husband....
Have you dreamed of living abroad and following a marital split the time seems to be right? A new life but what if you have children? How do you deal with the negotiations with the non-resident parent and what if they refuse to allow you to take the...
