31.08.22
At Renaissance Legal we work with a range of external experts to ensure our clients have access to the right specialist skills and advice that will benefit their case and personal circumstances. This month, we are pleased to welcome Senior Social Worker Laura Etkin, BA (Hons) SW, BIA (DoLS), to…
14.05.20
Our guest blog this week is from an amazing Mum who worked tirelessly to create a family-led supported living service for her disabled son. She hopes her story can help others do the same. My 23 year old son Ryan has complex needs, he has a very rare genetic disorder…
12.03.19
In our latest guest blog Sarah White, Head of Public Policy and Campaigns at Sense talks about the charities ‘When I’m Gone’ campaign. What will happen when I’m gone? This is a question that we are all likely to think about at some stage in our lives, but what if…
05.06.18
It’s bank holiday weekend and the last day of the annual cultural festival that our city hosts. Our daughter has been to quite a few shows, tickets the gifts of friends who know that she loves spectacle and live performance. She’s seen dance, physical theatre, music. We’ve seen lots of…
15.11.17
As part of our ongoing aim to support families in all areas of their lives, we’ve invited Family Therapists Kim Crewe and Lorraine Gillingham of The Crescent Practice to share her thoughts on maintaining healthy relationships. Are you too emotionally and physically drained at the end of the day…
25.10.17
Our Benefits Expert Jayne Knights explains how you need to get into the right mindset for making successful benefit claims, over to Jayne… I’ve been working in the field of welfare benefits since the 80s (I need to get out more) and during my time as a caseworker and advocate…
23.08.17
Our Benefits expert Jayne Knights updates you on what is happening with the new Universal Credit system. Over to Jayne…. Universal Credit is coming soon to a Jobcentre Plus near you – Literally! This highly controversial new benefit is coming in its ‘full’ version to Eastbourne, Brighton and Hove from…
26.07.17
In 1946, a mum called Judy Fryd – angered and frustrated by the lack of support available to her daughter, who had a learning disability – wrote to a magazine, asking other parents in the same boat to contact her. Thousands of parents replied, sharing their stories and frustrations, and…
31.05.17
by Gemma Hope, Senior Associate, Solicitor & Collaborative Lawyer at Family Law Partners Parenting when you are not in a relationship with the other parent can be very challenging. When parents can’t agree it can be tempting to some to want to rush to court and have a judge make a…
16.03.17
My partner and I have just had our first 24 hours away together since our daughter returned home a few months ago. We felt it was finally time to take ourselves off, recharge our tired batteries, and have a break from life as we know it, however briefly. We were…
