"Cameras in the courtroom is something that broadcasters have been campaigning for for many years, probably because of the huge advertising revenue that a juicy trial will generate as this will be reality TV at its greatest. People need to remember that trials and court appearances are not titillati... [More]

The Court of Protection, in the first decision of its kind, has ruled an advance decision withdrawing life sustaining treatment under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 as valid. After a two-day hearing the Court of Protection ruled that the living will of “XB”, who suffers from motor neurone... [More]

For those of you with property abroad, you should be aware of whether you need a separate Will to that of your UK one. Without one written in accordance with the native legislation you may find that should anything happen to you then the property may not be left to the family member as your UK Will ... [More]

The Supreme Court case of Seldon v. Clarkson Wright and Jakes (a Partnership) held that a firm of solicitors could justify forcing one of its partners, Mr Seldon, to retire for the public interest aims of "inter-generational fairness" and "dignity".Leslie Seldon, who was forced to leave the Partners... [More]

I would urge anyone who has written a will to carefully re-examine the terms. As reported in several of the national papers it has emerged that many different providers of will and estate administration drafting firms are providing inaccurately drafted documents containing spelling errors, incorrec... [More]

In response to Janis Cauthery’s remarks in the Magistrates Magazine in relation to the criminalisation to children in care,  I have to say I agree with these comments wholeheartedly and it is refreshing to finally see some honest comment on this very serious issue. My experience as a de... [More]

The Government intends to introduce amendments to the Children Act 1989 which are intended to strengthen and facilitate the principle that the child of separating or divorcing parents should be able to have a relationship with both parents. Whether a presumption to that effect incorporated within th... [More]

Last year an EU-wide privacy law came into effect with the intention of giving individuals more control over what personal data they provide when browsing the internet. The law requires website owners to make significant changes to their websites and could essentially change the whole web browsing a... [More]

Whenever we, as consumers, buy a product, we do so feeling quite comfortable in the knowledge that the likelihood is that it will be fit for purpose. In the event that that trust proves to be misplaced, an important piece of legislation, the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (CPA), which states that a p... [More]

It’s always important to check the fine print when it comes to documents, as a Welsh client I represented recently discovered. Daniel Fawcett, who was prosecuted by Carmarthenshire County for breaching planning permission, is seeking to have his fine and costs repaid after I pointed out that ... [More]