‘Nightingale courts’ and ‘Supercourt’ unveiled to deliver speedier justice
Fourteen more ‘Nightingale courts’ and a ‘Supercourt’ have been unveiled which forms part of a £113m investment to alleviate pressures on courts and tribunals and deliver speedier justice. Further temporary court rooms are to be set up across the country in hotels and conference centres and a first ‘super courtroom’ in Manchester to hear complex […]
Practice Direction Update 1 (2021): Family Procedure Rules 2010
Changes to Practice Directions 12D, 17A, 36Q and 36R come into force in February 2021, and changes to Practice Directions 10A, 12K, 41B come into force in March 2021. More information is available here.
Senior Circuit Judge retired
His Honour Judge Keith Cutler CBE retires as a Senior Circuit Judge with effect from 15 February 2021. Background information His Honour Judge Cutler CBE (70) was called to the Bar (L) in 1972 and was elected a Bencher in 2005. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1989, Recorder in 1993, Circuit Judge in […]
International webinar on Nuptial Agreements
Kim Beatson chaired an International webinar on Nuptial Agreements with a question and answer session arranged by Anthony Gold. The speakers of the webinar were Francesca King from Italy, Katja Ziehe from Switzerland, Suzan Aiken from USA (California) and Cath Karlin from Scotland. During the webinar, the speakers answered the following questions: Do clients have […]
