November 18, 2023
Background A shared balcony is not a public place. Or so we argued. The surest way to win a case is to have the case dismissed before it reaches a jury. One way to achieve this is to carefully consider whether the prosecution can prove all the elements of their case, and if not, submit […]
November 7, 2023
THE DRUGS CASE This case is about a sophisticated high value conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine. Our client was alleged to be involved in a ‘county lines’ operation to sell these class A drugs. There were five defendants. The prosecution said our client played a leading role. They claimed he was the main […]
June 19, 2023
A client who is charged with a crime faces one of the most difficult events of their lives. The feelings of unfairness and helplessness can surpass divorce and bereavement in the levels of stress and unhappiness they cause. This is even more so when the allegation is incorrect, and the client wishes to enter a […]
August 7, 2020
Defendant accused of stalikng and harrassing someone who claimed to be only an an acquaintance acquitted after Moss & Co show that there had been a long term relationship all along.
March 25, 2020
You can succeed to your parents council tenancy We are often asked if the son or daughter of a council tenant can succeed to their parent’s council tenancy when they die. Succession cases can be difficult but the answer is that a family member can succeed providing: They have lived in the premises for at […]
March 13, 2020
£70 deposit paid in 1999 saves tenant from eviction Our client occupied a room in a building containing 25 rooms with shared facilities for a kitchen The premises were run by the Polish Women’s Benevolent Association and the client first moved into the premises on or about September 1999 when she gave a deposit of […]
March 6, 2020
Posasession cases can be won on technical defences Our client was renting from a private landlord. The landlord decided they wanted our client to leave. However, there are very strict rules about the information a landlord must give at the start of a tenancy. If they fail to do so they may not be able […]
March 3, 2020
Tenant shows that flat was his main and principle home. In this case the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham issued possession proceedings against the client alleging that the client had been in breach of Section 93 of the Housing Act 1985. Further that the client had failed to use the premises as his main […]
February 28, 2020
Council fail to evict disabled client who had done no wrong. In this case possession proceedings were issued by the London Borough of Haringey against the client. They said that her children were encouraging groups of boys to congregate on the estate. Further that these boys were involved in anti-social behaviour such as playing loud […]
February 21, 2020
Client, abroad for years, showed that her flat was still her main and principle home. Our client was the tenant of a large housing association. She had resided in the premises since October 2006. Possession proceedings were issued alleging that she had been subletting her premises and had not been living there. A long stay […]