Interest on Judgment Debts and Section 17 of the Judgment Debts Act 1838 amid rising interest rates

The link as originally posted: https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/housing_news/Interest_on_Judgment_Debts_and_Section_17_of_the_Judgment_Debts_Act_1838_amid_rising_interest_rates_(2_November_2022).html The post as per the link above was amended ever so slightly to remove a little chuckle of mine. For the benefit of eagle-eyed fans of Yes Minister I set out the full unredacted and resplendent version below - Interest on a sum awarded in litigation as below may …

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Abolition of Section 21: Fairer for Whom?

https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/housing_news/Abolition_of_Section_21_Fairer_for_Whom_(30_September_2022).html ARTICLE AS UPLOADED TO THE DUNCAN LEWIS BLOG, DIRECT LINK ABOVE. The Government’s long-awaited proposals for the abolition of Section 21 are set out in its white paper, A Fairer Private Rented Sector (June 2022), but are the proposals really all they’re cracked up to be? The paper states that “too many tenants face …

Fishing – Catching a Sea Bass

This is a post about fishing – catching, killing, preparing and eating a beautiful sea bass from a seaside pier close to home in the East of England. Not my usual legal practice area, but as a lawyer writing on his legal blog it would be remiss of me not to add a squeeze of …

An Update in Brief

I haven't been very active with this blog recently; I will be updating over the next week or so with further podcasts with William Flack - now on Spotify, as the "UK Housing Law Podcast". I have been keeping busy, running some interesting defences to Section 21 proceedings, and bringing proceedings under Section 8. I …

Podcast on the William Flack Blog

William Flack and I speak on court duty, service of notices of seeking possession, and Section 48 notices - https://wflack.com/podcast/uk-housing-law-podcast-episode-1-10-february-2022/

Wheezes for Lifetime Tax Planning

Firstly, a note of clarification, just as the Speaker of the House of Commons may require for Hansard. “Wheezes” is used in its broadest and most proper sense and implies nothing of the sort “dodgy”. Indeed, a Member has been ejected from the House for refusing to retract his use of the word “dodgy”, and …

The 1984 Act

I began drafting this article – or, an earlier version at least – in April when we were just a couple of weeks into the first lockdown. At that point the scope of the article was broad. It was intended as an overview of the coronavirus legislation, and the offences that were being created practically …

The Laws in England governing Trials by Juries in the Criminal Courts

The Juries Act 1974, as amended, contains the principal statutory basis for how juries are formed, what they look like and how they work. Beyond this legislation, case law has developed in a number of ways in relation to juries. In case law, the following three principles set out the role and privileges of the …

Timeline – the Modern Jury Laws

As you may imagine, the following information took some considerable time to compile. Readers may find it interesting to peruse or useful to refer to in their own work. There will, of course, be cases and sections of legislation relevant to the topic not included below, but I have taken trouble as far as I …

Guide to Legal Aid Eligibility Assessments

Legal Aid Eligibility Assessment Daniel Bacon IMPORTANT: The Legal Aid Agency publishes its quick reference keycard every April. We are currently on Keycard 58 published in April 2022. Always cross reference the figures below with the most up-to-date keycard. While I will endeavour to ensure that all the rules are updated, you should satisfy yourselves …