HMCTS operational position : weekly summary updates
HMCTS have updated their operational summary for week commencing Monday 29th March 2021. –Updated: This week we will be opening a Nightingale Court in Bolton, which will provide 2 additional courtrooms for Crown Court work from Bolton Crown Court. A full list of all Nightingale Courts can be found on GOV.UK. -Fluid Resistant Surgical Masks […]
Changes in the law and how it impacts your multinational firm?
Following the UK’s exit from the EU, there will be a period of transition during which international law practitioners, such as our team at Witan Solicitors, will face uncertainty as the UK adjusts its position on the application of national and international laws concerning cross-border family law cases. As European Regulations, namely Brussels II and […]
The evolving requirements of a law firm’s website
Digital Marketing expert, Sam Borrett, director of Legmark, the specialist legal marketing agency, addresses why a website is more important than ever. Many potential clients start their search for a law firm online and a website should act as an extension of your firm’s physical office. Translating that experience, the questions they ask and how […]
Law Society welcome Family mediation vouchers
News the government is investing £1 million in a voucher scheme to help families resolve legal issues outside of court was welcomed by the Law Society of England and Wales. Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce said: “We welcome the government’s new family mediation voucher scheme and the continued commitment to helping minimise conflict between […]
Book your place on the Resolution Conference now
The Resolution National Conference is taking place from Monday 17th May – Friday 21st May 2021, taking over the virtual stage to provide practitioners with networking opportunities, workshops and information fron key note speakers. The advantage of having a virtual event, means practitioners can ‘build their own event’ that fits in with the topics they […]
Your chance to help The Law Commission to shape Law Reform
The Law Commission has announced its 14th Programme of Law Reform and is asking for contributions to help shape the priorities for the next three to four years. A statement from the Law Commission reads: “The Law Commission carries out law reform projects with the aim of making the law fair, modern, simple and cost-effective. […]
Family Law case to change approach to domestic abuse
Yesterday the Court of Appeal handed down judgment on a groundbreaking case which is set to change the way courts treat domestic abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour claims. Earlier in the year, the Court of Appeal were asked to examine how the family courts treated such allegations, in the said groundbreaking case, which at the […]
