‘Friendly Divorce’ Championed As Solution To Covid Court Delays
Expert family lawyers are urging couples to consider alternative dispute resolution (ADR), such as mediation, amidst a backdrop of courts still overwhelmed by delays caused due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to The Economist, it now takes an average of 40 weeks to resolve a private dispute involving children. The court service estimates the backlog […]
Book Review of Narcissism and Family Law: A Practitioner’s Guide 2021 by Dr Supriya McKenna and Karin Walker
I admit that I don’t or at least I didn’t believe in Narcissism. But even if narcissism is just a ‘flavour of the month ’term it’s ok because this is a very useful book and all family law practitioners ought to read, absorb and act on it. The book could easily be entitled, ‘How to […]
SQE: Qualifying work experience will offer trainees greater flexibility
Ahead of the 1 September launch of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), the Law Society has today unveiled guidance to answer common queries for law firms and organisations on qualifying work experience (QWE) for trainee solicitors. Under the SQE, candidates must complete two years QWE in order to qualify as a solicitor, as well as […]
