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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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Concerning a mistake, contempt of court and other errors
I have previously talked about tragic cases where lawyers, often young and inexperienced, have found themselves in difficulties when something goes wrong. In the worst cases, we have seen careers…
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My top 5 Legal Blogs 2019
Back in 2014 I posted about my top 5 legal blogs. We are now in 2019 and it is fair to say that the world has changed. At that that…
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Inquests, Legal Aid and time for change – now!
The lack of availability of legal aid for Inquests is in the news again. We have already had the controversy of the refusal of legal aid for the family of…
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Justice on the verge of collapse – (let’s pile some more on top)
Anyone who has read this blog knows that I do not pretend to be an expert in criminal law. I did spend a couple of years at the start of…
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Legal Aid, Hashem Abedi and understandable anger
There is much anger in the media today about the news that Hashem Abedi, brother of Manchester bomber, Salman Abedi will have the benefit of legal aid to defend criminal…
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Introducing this year’s Justice Secretary!
Almost all the Harry Potter books feature an introduction to the new Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts. This is usually because the previous incumbent has come to a…
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The discount rate, fair compensation and a predictable ABI response
I have written before about the discount rate. It is an extremely important part of our system of compensation for injured people, despite its rather understated name. In short it…
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Everton, Lawyers and knowing your history!!
Outside the Evertton Boardroom at the Liver Building It is truth, universally acknowledged, that I am an Everton FC fan and proudly bitter. This was of course the background to…
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Medical Negligence – let’s talk about victims not winners
The first time I secured a settlement in a brain injury case was in the late 1990s. It was a claim for a child who suffered from cerebral palsy following…
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Why does this keep happening?
Why does this keep happening? We read today about yet another fee earner whose career in in tatters because they have tried to cover up mistakes – In this case…