by admin | Apr 27, 2020 | News
HLPA’s application to intervene by way of written submissions in Arkin v Marshall has been granted. This is a first for HLPA and was only made possible due to the overwhelming response from our members, provided in record time. The responses received were detailed and...
by admin | Apr 22, 2020 | News
Dear Colleague, We are writing to you with an urgent call for information on a vital legal issue pertaining to Practice Direction 51Z. Next Thursday, 30th April, the Court of Appeal is set to hear an appeal in the case of Arkin v Marshall, considering: (i) whether the...
by admin | Apr 17, 2020 | News
HLPA has added a page to this website setting out the timeline of events in the ongoing public health crisis and with links to guidance relevant to HLPA members. The webpage is...
by admin | Apr 3, 2020 | News
Open letter to Fiona Rutherford – Director, Access to Justice, MoJ, James Wrigley – Head of Civil and Family Legal Aid Policy, MoJ, & Jane Harbottle – Interim CEO Legal Aid Agency. The Coronavirus Act 2020 and the regulations made under it has made major...
by admin | Mar 23, 2020 | News
On 18 March 2020 under a press release headline “Complete ban on eviction and additional protection for renters” Housing Minister Robert Jenrick said: “The government is clear – no renter who has lost income due to coronavirus will be forced out of their home, nor...