A Guide To Relief From Sanctions Under CRP3.9
Anyone involved in Civil Litigation may need to seek need relief from the court under CPR 3.9. "Relief From Sanctions". This is an application that would need to be made if…
Civil Claim – Letter Before Action
A letter before action (LBA) is a letter warning your customer that court proceedings will be started without any further notice if the debt is not paid. As legal action…
What Happens At a Crown Court Trial?
I hope this will prepare you for what to expect if you are going face a crown court trial, whether as the person accused of a crime or as a…
Drug and Alcohol Testing in Family Cases
Often one parent will allege that the other parent has a drug or alcohol issue when a couple split up.Why? There can be a whole variety of reasons. Here we…
Discontinued Cannabis Prosecution was “Unnecessary and cruel”
6th January 2020Unnecessary and cruel" - how MS victim described cannabis prosecution.A married couple accused of illegally possessing and producing cannabis have walked free from court after the prosecution accepted…
SHARING NON-MATRIMONIAL ASSETS
I am often asked by a party in divorce proceedings whether property, valuable goods or an inheritance obtained by one party many years before they met their spouse, “non-marital property"…
Litigant in Person Claiming Costs
Given so many reductions in legal aid, that means that many people are preparing cases on their own and deciding only to instruct a direct access barrister for a final…
Drink Driving Procedure in Police Station
MGDDA and MGDDB DocumentsHow do you know if they have been incorrectly completed and so you may have a defence The MGDDA/B document has to be filled out in order, whilst …
Legal Costs in Divorce Proceedings
Costs orders in financial proceedings on divorceThe starting position in financial proceedings on divorce is that each party pays their own costs and that the Court will not make an…