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No5’s Christopher Hopkins has recently collaborated with SHP Fieldfisher to discuss the recent sentencing of Openreach. See the full article here: Legal Lens: Openreach fined…
Following the release of the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners UK rankings, we are pleased to announce that No5 has once again obtained its…
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At around 20:40hrs on Christmas Day 2022, Mr G was driving his car in darkness on the A14 in Suffolk returning home from a family…
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Christopher Hopkins recently succeeded in having two financial penalties issued by an East Midlands Local Authority (the “LA”) both cancelled by the First Tier Tribunal….
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Colin Banham and Christopher Hopkins recently succeeded in securing acquittals for two SIA licensed court security officers following an incident at Croydon Magistrates’ Court in…
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On the 8th of August 2020, the Local Government Association (“LGA”) called for a new temporary public health or COVID-19 licensing objective to be inserted into…
Whilst most of the country was in lockdown at home during the Covid 19 pandemic, the Upper Tribunal was busy giving two key judgements on…
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It is vital that landlords, tenants and local authorities all understand when a property should properly be classed as a House in Multiple Occupation (“HMO”)….
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This was the legal question posed to the High Court by a large national retailer in March 2020. Consumers might argue that in circumstances where…
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Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have successfully defended two male Metropolitan Police officers (Officers “A” and “B”) accused of discriminating against another officer (Officer “C”)…
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Counsel from No5 Barristers’ Chambers have successfully represented two officers who were alleged to have discriminated against a member of a public by reason of…
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Legal insights on inquests including an update on how suicide is now viewed by the law will be given at an annual seminar to be…
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New government regulations came into force in England on 1st October requiring all new and existing landlords of Houses in Multiple Occupation (“HMO’s”) to obtain…
The new year has begun with three important appeal decisions that will be of particular interest to anyone practising in Health and Safety (“H&S”) law. They cover…
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Christopher Hopkins (Regulatory and Licensing Group) will be delivering a short update on forthcoming changes to sentencing in Health and Safety prosecutions that will have…
