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Complex Residential Possession Proceedings
Complex Residential Possession Proceedings (involving disrepair and harassment)– 9 February 2026 – Leeds County Court An excellent result at trial yesterday at Leeds County Court in a highly...
Being Blackmailed? Legal Protection and Injunctions Explained
Legal Protection and Injunctions Blackmail and coercive threats are among the most serious and distressing forms of unlawful conduct. Individuals and businesses may find themselves subjected to...
Non Molestation Orders in 2026: Updated Guidance and Practical Implications
New guidance on non molestation orders under the Family Law Act 1996 came into effect in January 2026. It does not change the core law, but it does alter how the courts and practitioners are...
When a ‘Family Loan’ Threatens Your Divorce Settlement: What the Court Will Look At
In the recent landmark Court of Appeal case of Awolowo v Awolowo & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 641, the court examined a complex “family loan” said to be worth £1.6 million and found that it was not a...
Business Harassment Injunctions
Protecting Directors, Employees and Organisations Harassment is not confined to personal relationships. Businesses increasingly face sustained and aggressive behaviour directed at directors,...
Rizwana Mahmood secures another acquittal in a case involving serious sexual offences
JC was charged with three allegations, Rape (x2) and Assault by Penetration. The complainant in the case was at the time of the alleged offences, aged 19. She claimed that they had known each other...
Urgent Civil Harassment Injunctions – Immediate Legal Protection
When harassment becomes persistent, threatening or escalates quickly, urgent legal protection may be required. A civil harassment injunction is a court order designed to stop unwanted conduct...
Right to a Trial by Jury
For over two decades, I have stood in cramped cells and worn-out courtrooms, watching the state line up against the individual. I have seen frightened teenagers, exhausted mothers, people who made...
Silence at the Police Station
Silence at the police station is one of the most misunderstood features of English criminal procedure. Popular mythology suggests that suspects should always go “no comment” because saying nothing...
Prominent British Rapper Faces Defamation and Harassment Claim
Defamation – Harassment – Misuse of private information – Interim injunction Case: AXB v CYD [2025] EWHC 2642 (KB) Griffiths J delivered judgment in a matter which found itself in the MAC List...