Category: Tracy Ling
Great Turn Out at Our Event for Kinship Carers
This week Ridley & Hall Solicitors held their Free Kinship Care Training event. Providing a variety of free legal advice […]
Double Celebration for Kinship Carer after battle with Middlesbrough Borough Council
A battling grandmother caring for two grandchildren has won her fight to get Middlesbrough Council to pay allowances. A grandmother […]
Court Rules Suicidal Woman Mentally Capable to Refuse Medical Treatment
In a groundbreaking case before the Court of Protection this month a 50 year old woman has been found to […]
Carers Rights Day Event at Ridley & Hall Solicitors
Huddersfield solicitors Ridley & Hall held a drop in legal advice session at their office in Market Street on Friday […]
Victory for Teenager After Sefton Council Try to Force Her to Leave Residential Placement
A 19 year old woman who lacks capacity to make major life decisions including where she should live has, with […]
Battling Grandmother Wins £30,000 Kinship Settlement with London Borough of Hackney
A London grandmother, aged 60, has forced the London Borough of Hackney to pay over £30,000 in an out of […]
New Kinship Care Research Shows Potentially Disastrous Effects of Tax Credit and Welfare Reform
Nigel Priestley, Senior Partner at Ridley & Hall and trustee of the Family Rights Group, has welcomed the call to […]
Yorkshire Couple Celebrate Record Payment for Care of their Grandchildren
A Yorkshire couple are celebrating the payment of over £80,000 from a Yorkshire local authority. The payment represents 12 years […]
The Harsh Reality for Some Parents who Adopt Children from Care
The first study of adoption breakdown in Wales has laid bare the horrific experiences of some parents who adopt children […]
Derby City Council Pay Struggling Grandfather £16,500 in Back Dated Payments
A grandfather from Derby has won a substantial amount of back dated monies from his local council after caring for […]
