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Anthony Collins Solicitors’ Rankeshwar Batta picks up top award
Rankeshwar, who co-leads the firm’s personal injury and personal planning and management team, has supported clients on highly-sensitive cases, many of which have attracted national media attention over the years. […]
A co-operative future for libraries?
The current government enthusiasm for “mutuals” has embraced at least one libraries service, in York, where the government are supporting the development of a new social enterprise which will take […]
Anthony Collins Solicitors lawyers shortlisted for Birmingham Law Society Awards 2014
Rankeshwar Batta, partner, Ann Houghton, solicitor, Alexandra Loxton, chartered legal executive and Rose Klemperer, paralegal have all been shortlisted in recognition of their work in the legal sector. Personal injury […]
Chris Whittington strengthens the Education Team at Anthony Collins Solicitors
Chris brings with him a wealth of practical experience within the schools and academies sector. He will work alongside Simon Ramshaw, Partner at ACS, to continue the firm’s impressive growth […]
Deadlines, delays and denials of responsibility: John’s story of trying to move out of institutional care
It is five years since BBC’s Panorama exposed the horrific abuse of people with learning disabilities at Winterbourne View hospital unit. The scandal sparked wider concerns for other individuals with […]
Social Housing Law Association: Midlands Branch launch
The event is intended to bring together housing professionals in the legal sector, housing associations, local authorities, police and all other interested organisations in order to provide a forum for up to […]
Anthony Collins Solicitors launches co-operatives and mutual team
The team, which is aiming to work with 30% of the country’s top co-operatives and mutuals, has been set up to provide guidance on areas that affect co-operative organisations. Experts […]
Anthony Collins Solicitors shows the way with social value and public procurement
The Public Services (Social Value) Act that comes into effect in January 2013 will require public bodies to consider how the services they commission will impact on the wider community, […]
Landmark ruling enhances parental rights over surrogacy time limit
Until now, strict conditions stated that an application for a parental order – which establishes the legal parents of the child – must be made within six months of the […]
Budget cuts impact on social housing
“At this stage the Government should be working out the detail of its welfare cuts in order to avoid further u-turns, rather than focusing on the top line issues outlined […]
Children Law: when only Adoption will do
Against the wishes of the local authority and other welfare specialists, the child’s father was seeking custody, despite previously living apart from the mother and the child. The Court had […]
Appeal over Judicial Review case judgement in favour of Camphill Village Trust abandoned
Three learning-disabled residents of the charity’s Botton Village community had previously maintained that their Article 8 human rights had been infringed. They sought a Judicial Review of the charity’s actions […]