stephen eccles

Litigation partner at Pinney Talfourd LLP, Upminster Essex. Specialist in property and commercial litigation recommended in the Legal 500 - all views are my own

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

@PaulHeatonSolo Looking good you two.

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

Headteacher paid damages in disability discrimination case against Ofsted - The Guardian https://t.co/VWV9FpCKxY

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

Massive thanks to you all! I've hit my fundraising target! Please take a look at my #JustGiving page to find out what I’m doing and why - https://t.co/721ttErDLe

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

And this went to trial. Costs must be as high. #defamation @PinneyTalfourd @EmmaHardie

[Sky News @SkyNews]

BREAKING: Actor-turned-politician Laurence Fox has been ordered to pay £90,000 in damages each to two people he referred to as "paedophiles" on social media

🔗 https://t.co/siylR31Pvf

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

Daughter’s ‘King Lear’ inheritance row over £7.5m glamping site. In fact it is based on propriety estoppel. Basically a promise relied on. #equity #proprietyestoppel #inheritancedisputes ⁦@PinneyTalfourd⁩

https://t.co/sONhqgvZDR

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

Hugh Grant @HackedOffHugh has settled with Murdoch and The Sun for one reason alone.

"The rules around civil litigation mean that if I proceed to trial and the court  awards me damages that are even a penny less than the settlement offer, I would have to pay the legal costs of both sides"
So even if Hugh Grant won, he'd have to pay the legal costs of both him and Murdoch estimated at over £10 million

Justice?
The truth belongs to the rich as @tomburgis says

Grant says the settlement money will now be repurposed to help others

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

The £150k row over leaky gutters and ‘deafening’ drums on Sundays. Another neighbour dispute with huge costs likely unless it settles. #propertydisputes #neighbourdisputes ⁦@PinneyTalfourd⁩

https://t.co/dGH06WDRBY

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

No need to fear new employment rights according to the Times.
#employmentlaw #flexible working

https://t.co/F4EAJIQlpO

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

Michael Gove waters down no-fault eviction reform after Tory backlash

https://t.co/WzhWu2P0hM

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

£475k row over a fence costs family their home. Sad but inevitable result when these cases go to trial. Someone has to pay. Mediation must be pursued early. #fencedisputes #landlordandtenant

https://t.co/HduhGVMfma

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

Thames Water crisis deepens as shareholders refuse to inject cash

https://t.co/XMy8tBSSLI Nationalise it

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

Landlords face ban on rent increases under SNP crackdown. Will this stabilise rentals or cause problems? There was security of tenure and rent control in England and Wales until 1980. Was it so bad? At least rent was not 40 per cent of people’s incomes.

https://t.co/Cvob3LJSTi

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

Boat Race rowers told not to enter Thames due to high levels of E. coli - BBC News. This really is terrible. What a state our rivers are in. Surely Govt. Must take emergency action. #watersafety #pollution https://t.co/ftYFQpSmMg

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

Leasehold dream over as Gove plan quietly crumbles

https://t.co/e9SougPvXM

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

@PinneyTalfourd Brilliant well done all

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

Children and stepchildren of inventor in row over £5.4m estate. A classic first and second family will dispute.
#wills #probatedisputes ⁦@PinneyTalfourd⁩

https://t.co/86AKgr2YNf

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

A lovely way to help Benhurst Primary. Your choir was wonderful at the Queens Theatre.

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

@PinneyTalfourd Great effort all.

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

Great to be supported by our local MP. #havering #solicitors #CommunityBuilding @pinneytalfourd

[Julia Lopez MP @JuliaLopezMP]

Glad to welcome the Hornchurch Plus group of business people to Parliament this week. Their great small businesses are not only critical employers but support local charities like ⁦@SFHUK⁩, whose fundraiser also joined us for the morning.

[stephen eccles @stepheneccles]

Great event. Well done @pinneytalfourd.
Great to have our local MP @julialopez attending
#parkinsons #queenstheatre