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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.
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Legal Aid, Red Shirts and why I would rather walk alone!!
Back in 1999, I wrote the Letter of the Week in the New Statesman magazine. This was what you did in the days before Twitter! I was responding to the…
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Concerning Boris and more media hysteria
There has been a lot of poorly informed comment from politicians and the media in relation to the decision to issue a summons against Boris Johnson following his famous £350m…
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Shamina Begum, legal aid and the meaning of justice
Let’s get one thing clear. People who have the benefit of legal aid are not given a hand-out. They are not ‘given’ anything. The purpose of legal aid is, or…
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Shocking Landlords, bad tenancies and the need for reform!
Did anyone else watch the jaw dropping documentary on BBC about the millionaire landlord Fergus Wilson who is carrying out mass evictions of his tenants so that he can retire?…
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Molly Russell, Instagram and Legal Aid
I cannot remember when I last posted twice in one day. But the decision of the Legal Agency to refuse Legal Aid to the family of Molly Russell for representation…
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The new SRA Code – a lingering concern!
According to a report posted in today’s Legal Futures, Solicitors in smaller firms are more concerned about the imminent, new SRA Code of Practice than they are about Brexit. Mind…
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The day the guns were blazing at Liverpool County Court
A nostalgic exchange on Twitter this morning has reminded me that this year will see the 60th anniversary of, probably the most remarkable incident to have occurred in Liverpool County…
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What will ‘New Politics’ mean for Access to Justice
One recurring theme from the new Independent Group of MPs is that our politics is broken. Their Twitter hashtag is #ChangePolitics. One of the most popular hashtags used by lawyers…
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European Court of Human Rights and Brexit again!
Brexit currently seems to fill every breathing moment. There remains a lot of confusion and misunderstanding. But there is one matter that has raised its head again. This is the…
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The Walking Season – what’s it all about?