Right to legal aid is ‘basic human right’, Jeremy Corbyn tells Justice Alliance meeting
Labour leader joins Shami Chakrabarti to condemn cuts to legal aid while row continues over duty criminal solicitors’ contract
Gay Briton fights extradition to Dubai
Michael Halliday, who is accused of theft from store where he worked, fears he could be punished disproportionately because of his sexuality
MoJ considers specialist courts for issues such as domestic abuse
Michael Gove has signalled enthusiasm for US-style ‘problem-solving courts’ where same judge sits in both criminal and civil aspects of a case
Monies raised during `Make a Will Fortnight 2015`
Meadows Ryan Solicitors are proud to announce that the private client department has raised the grand total of £1,012.50 for Woking and Sam Beare Hospices `Make a Will Fortnight 2015`. A large sum for a worthwhile cause !
A Brief Introduction to Child Arrangement Orders
The area that unsurprisingly concerns most parents on relationship breakdown – what is going to happen to the children ? How often am I going to see them ? Who are they going to live with ? The children are arguably the most important people to consider in any relationship breakdown and so below is…
What is Family Law?
Family Law is an area of law that deals with family related matters and relationships. It is an interesting and diverse area that has attracted many qualified practitioners keen on assisting people during one of the most difficult periods of their lives. It has, more recently, particularly with legal aid representation becoming increasingly difficult to…
Criminal courts charge must be abolished ‘as soon as possible’
Justice committee says mandatory payment of up to £1,200 for convicted defendants ‘incompatible with principles of justice’
Sale of Brokers’ Gin Limited
Meadows Ryan congratulate Martin and Andy Dawson on the successful completion of the sale of Brokers’ Gin Limited to McCormick Distilling Co., Inc., a US based distiller with a wide variety of products including 360 Vodka and Tequila Rose Martin and Andy started Broker’s Gin 17 years ago, starting by working with gin distillers and…
What is Lexcel Accreditation?
Meadows Ryan Solicitors is Lexcel accredited. Lexcel is the Law Society’s legal practice quality mark for excellence in legal practice management and excellence in client care. It provides a flexible, supportive management framework to help practices develop consistent operational efficiencies and client services. Lexcel sets the required standard in seven different areas: structure and strategy; financial…
New law to tell internet service providers to retain browsing data
Lobbying by police ahead of investigatory powers bill suggests ISPs will be required to keep data for 12 months