Today’s Media hosts The British Wills and Probate Awards
The British Wills and Probate Awards sponsored by Executor Solutions returns on 21st October 2021. Today’s Family Lawyer invites its readers to share the details with colleagues to get involved in celebrating the achievements of a sector which, like so many, has been at the coal face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brought to you by […]
Ransomware attacks up by 518% in the last year
Cybercriminals are becoming more aggressive, a recent report reveals. The report shows that cybercrime gangs are using even more sophisticated ransomware to extort millions from firms across the UK. The average ransomware demand has also increased by 518% from $847,000 in 2020, to around $5.3 million in 2021, with the highest single demand sitting at […]
New guidance seeks to improve disability inclusion in the legal profession
Employers in the legal sector have been provided with guidance by the Law Society and Cardiff University, outlining the reasonable adjustments firms and organisations could make to help them recruit and employ disabled staff. It follows the publication of the Legally Disabled?: The Career Experiences of Disabled People in the Legal Profession research by Cardiff […]
The UK’s legal approach to domestic abuse, comparisons to other jurisdiction
In June 2021, the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary published its review of policing domestic abuse during the pandemic. While the review stated the UK had not suffered an increase in reports of domestic violence that had been experienced by other European nations, referrals to charities and domestic abuse organisations had increased, and continued. In March […]
Book review – Law Society Children Law Handbook by Safda Mahmood
Children law in your hands When is the last time you picked up a text book? In this digital homeworking age, so much of our research and reading is now through a screen, but this first edition of the Children Law Handbook is worthy of space on your bookshelf. It is an essential guide for […]