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Annika’s Blog # 14

I am now in the final year of my Training Contract and I am due to undertake the Professional Skills Course over the next few months. The PSC consists of three core modules and 4 elective modules. The core electives are in Advocacy, Client Care and Professional Standards and Financial and Business skills. The Financial…




Lady seeks £975,000 in compensation after accident at work

Ms Bateman, A pub landlady is suing her brewery after she fell through the rungs on a ladder resulting in her accidentally ‘hanging herself’. Ms Bateman climbed the ladder to gain access to the attic of the pub in order to put the Christmas decorations away. A bolt securing the ladder in place came away…




The weight of children’s wishes and feelings in family cases

A judge has recently re instated the limited weight that is placed on the ‘wishes and feelings’ of children in family cases. The Court of Appeal has ruled that a mother can relocate to Ireland with her 10-year-old daughter despite her daughter’s expressed desire to remain in England with her father. The Judge granted the…




The Court of Protection: the power to order life or death treatment

A senior Judge has ordered that a woman suffering from schizophrenia who does not believe she has a life threatening cancer can now undergo a risky operation that could save her life despite it being against her wishes. The woman was deemed to lack the capacity to make critical decisions regarding medical treatment by herself,…




Annika’s TC Blog # 13

It’s been a busy few weeks since my last Training Contract Blog. I have been out at Court quite a lot recently to represent clients in applications for Non Molestation Orders, Prohibited Steps Orders, Residence Orders, Occupation Orders and Contact Orders. As my attendance at court continues to increase I am having more involvement with…




Nicola’s Diary #3

It’s been a busy few weeks in last wrote. I have been out at Court quite a lot recently, mainly on children matters. The Court has made some final orders on some of my matters which concludes cases. This is always good for the families involved as it means that the stress of going to…




Taryn’s Training Diary #2

It has been a busy few weeks at Lewis Rodgers since my last diary entry. Lat week was a busy week for various Court hearings and we were also on police station call over the weekend. We have had a committal hearing, which officially sends a case to a Crown Court from the Magistrates Court…




Major issues with the ‘portal’ fees which may affect people’s access to Justice in personal injury claims.

The Government has got plans to drastically reduce the fees for Road Traffic Accident, also known as RTA’s. The Ministry of Justice wants to cut fixed recoverable costs for claims up to £10,000 through the RTA Portal from £1,200 to £500. For claims valued up to £25,000, fixed costs will be set at £800. This…




Children Act Section 1 Will Now Include ‘Sharing Parenting’

New amendments have been put forward by The Department for Education in order to provide for a presumption of shared parenting within the Children Act 1989. A new section 1 (2A) will be inserted into the Act as follows: “(2A) A court, in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (4)(a) or (7), is as respects each…




Early Success in Speeding Up Care Proceedings

Care proceedings’ average duration drops from 50-60 weeks to 20.3 weeks In April, three London Councils conducted a pilot scheme in relation to child proceedings. Participants have concluded that it is in fact possible to dramatically speed up the majority of care cases, including adoption, to hit the government’s target of six months. The pilot…