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Renting Homes Wales Blog Launched

Renting Homes Wales Blog Launched

The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 is coming into force on 15th July 2022. Civitas Law has launched a blog at RentingHomesWales.com to help all parties navigate the biggest change to domestic rental law in decades. See what’s changing in our first post: What’s Occurring?

 

Renting Homes Wales Bitesize: What’s occurring?

Renting Homes Wales Bitesize: What’s occurring?

 

Cathrine Grubb provides a summary of the changes being brought about by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. This is a first article in a series from Civitas Law to help you navigate the biggest change to welsh housing law in decades.

 

 

Cyfres Hyforddi'r Gwanwyn - Cyfraith Tai

Mi fydd aelodau Civitas Law yn  cyflwyno cylchgrawn hyforddi cyfraith tai yn y gwanwyn. Mi fydd yna gyfres o seminariau a ffug wrandawiad traddodi.

Bydd aelodau’r tim yn cyflwyno seminar ar ystod eang y bynciau gan gynnwys:

  • Deddf Rhentu Tai (Cymru);
  • Gwaharddiadau a Thraddodi;
  • Y Ddeddf Cydraddoldeb ar gyfer cyfreithwyr tai.

 

Ar 6 Ebrill mi fydd yn ffug wrandawiad traddodi lle y ceir cyfle I weld gwrandawiad traddodi o’r dechrau I’r diwedd – gan gynnwys tystiolaeth a dadleuon cyfreithiol.

Crash Wigley writes on Police Powers under the Welsh COVID Regulations

Chambers' pupil, Crash Wigley, has written about "Police Powers under the Welsh COVID Regulations" for the UK Human Rights Blog. Her article can be found here: Police powers under Welsh COVID Regulations - UK Human Rights Blog

 

 

Richard Cole appears in Article 2 inquests

Richard Cole has spent much of the autumn representing the State in Article 2 inquests before juries and Senior Coroners in both Exeter and Newport. 

In Exeter, Richard represented Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, the Governor of HMP Exeter Prison and his officers at an inquest into the death of an 18 year old prisoner on remand before the senior coroner, Mr Spinney.  Richard was instructed by Ciaran McQuade of GLD.  The family was represented by Harriet Short and the healthcare department by Kate Fawell-Comley.  The jury returned a narrative conclusion.

Crash Wigley joins Chambers as pupil

Chambers is delighted to announce that Crash Wigley has joined chambers as a pupil.

Crash will be able to accept instructions from 6 March 2021 onwards.

Crash is being supervised by Owain Rhys James, Kate Parker, Simon Hughes, and Mona Bayoumi.

Crash grew up in Cardiff where they attended Bishop of Llandaff High School. After studying at Oxford and Harvard they returned to Wales to work in policy and campaigns for Stonewall Cymru, focussing on trans healthcare, gender recognition and inclusive education.

Crash is a fluent Welsh speaker.

Rhentu Cartrefi Cymru: Draftio, Adolygu a Chynghori

Mae tirlun cyfriethiol landlordiaid a thenantiaid yng Nghymru yn newid. Gyda deddf diwygio Llywodraeth Cymru ar fin cael ei weithredu bydd tenantiaethau yn cael ei disodli gan gontractau meddiannaeth.

Mae Lucy King ag Owain Rhys James wedi ei cyfawryddo gan Weindiogion Cymru i gynghori parthed  newidiadau sydd yn codi yn sgil cynnwys y Ddeddf Rhentu Cartrefi (Cymru).

Rhentu Cartrefi Cymru: Draftio, Adolygu a Chynghori

Mae tirlun cyfriethiol landlordiaid a thenantiaid yng Nghymru yn newid. Gyda deddf diwygio Llywodraeth Cymru ar fin cael ei weithredu bydd tenantiaethau yn cael ei disodli gan gontractau meddiannaeth.

Mae Lucy King ag Owain Rhys James wedi ei cyfawryddo gan Weindiogion Cymru i gynghori parthed  newidiadau sydd yn codi yn sgil cynnwys y Ddeddf Rhentu Cartrefi (Cymru).

Renting Homes Wales: Drafting, Review and Advice

The legal landscape for landlords and tenants in Wales is changing. The implementation of the Welsh Government’s flagship reform programme is imminent with tenancy agreements being replaced by “occupation contracts”.

Owain Rhys James appears before the Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in Cyngor Gwynedd Council v Barratt and Hughes ([2021] EWCA Civ 1322).

Owain Rhys James was instructed by the Appellant Council in its appeal to the EAT and before the Court of Appeal.

 

 

The judgment can be found here: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2021/1322.html

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