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Steve Cornforth
Steve Cornforth Consultancy is a legal blog and consultancy platform focused primarily on housing law, practice and procedure, and related legal costs. It provides detailed commentary and analysis on current legal issues affecting tenants, housing conditions, court procedures, and public law matters. The blog discusses practical implications of legal rules, court allocations, and recent legislative developments such as Awaab’s Law. It also covers broader justice system challenges, including court backlogs and judicial appointments. The content is aimed at legal professionals, tenant advisers, and others interested in housing law and public law developments in the UK.
111 published works
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Legal Aid Lawyers – an endangered species?
I recently attended a fringe meeting at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool focussing on Access to Justice. One disturbing comment from Shadow Lord Chancellor, Richard Burgon prompted this post.…
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Concerning Poldark, housing and legal aid deserts
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Concerning cold calls, magic registers and Star Wars
This post develops a rant that I posted on Facebook earlier today. During the morning I had 4 calls from a claims farmer. I have a Truecaller App on my…
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More stories of troubled lawyers – are we doing enough? Thoughts please?
This is an unusual blog – for me. I am not ranting about injustice but sharing a growing concern and canvassing opinion. Over the last few months I have become…
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Concerning emails, getting a life and watching Love Island
This blog post from Mondipa Foudza in the Law Society Gazette has started me thinking about how my own management of emails has changed over the years. I am old…
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A dishonest claim – and the damage it causes
A recent case has reminded us again of the dangers of exaggerated compensation claims. This time it is a clinical negligence case, but the same issues could arise in any…
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Criminal Justice in meltdown? Let’s form an ABS!
Most observers agree that the Criminal Justice system in England and Wales is on the verge of collapse. There has been no clearer analysis of this than the Secret Barrister’s…
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Concerning the Select Committee on small claims and who is an honest driver
We have today seen the publication of the Justice Select Committee Report on the Small Claims Limit for Personal Injury Claims. The report can be viewed here – The plan…
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The Secret Barrister – Get it, read it, share it…NOW
It is certainly not unheard of for a book written by a lawyer to make headlines. John Grisham comes to mind and Rumpole of the Bailey gave me many a…
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Another career lost – seeing the wood for the trees
I have lost count of the number of posts that I have written which concern solicitors who have seen their careers brought to an end through misguided efforts to cover…