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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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LASPO Review and other lessons in missing the point
In April 2013 the Government introduced the legislation which we all know as LASPO. So dramatic were the changes, that two phrases in common usage are now Pre-LASPO and Post-LASPO.…
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Personal injury Work – there is another world out there
A leading player in the world of Personal Injury finance has predicted that within a few years there be only be about a dozen firms specialising in this work. The…
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Medical Negligence – the latest attack on victims’ rights
It seems that, every few months, the NHS and other medical bodies launch an attack on the rights of victims of medical negligence. Today, we hear that the NHS Federation…
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More Legal Careers on the line – who is really to blame?
We are less than two weeks into a new year, and we have already had reports of young lawyers getting into major difficulties. Both are reported in Legal Futures .…
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Welcome to Hogwarts – our new Justice Secretary
One thing which can always be predicted in any Cabinet Reshuffle is that we will have a new Justice Secretary/Lord Chancellor. It is like the first day of every year…
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Personal Injury 2018 – some thoughts and predictions!
As the sun goes down on another year, we all look forward to what lies ahead. I will make some resolutions that will last a day or so. I also…
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Missing a deadline – ending a career?
There seems to be no let up in the number of stories concerning lawyers who throw their careers off a cliff to try and cover up mistakes. The most recent,…
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Lord Sumption openly calls for limits on PI damages to protect insurers’ profits
If the insurance industry was in need of a high profile advocate it has found one in the shape of a Supreme Court judge no less. Lord Sumption was elevated…
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Concerning Access to Justice and 1000 Wildlife Photographs
This slightly unusual post has been inspired by two things. The first was my decision to re-join the trustees of North West Legal Support Trust (NWLST). This trust will be…
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There is a time for everything – especially serving Claim Forms
It never ceases to surprise me that there are many lawyers – on both sides of litigation who do not fully understand the rules about when a Claim Form must…