Interest rates hit 1.25% as sharp rise continues
The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Bank of England voted 6-3 to increase its base rate of interest by 0.25 percentage points to 1.25% on Thursday. This fifth consecutive interest rate rise means rates are now rising at the fastest level seen for 30 years. The Bank predicts that CPI inflation will be over […]
The “scandal” seeing mothers stripped of their children
A new study conducted by the Observer has highlighted a “scandal” in which court-appointed “psychological experts” are costing parents – more often mothers – custody of their children. The Association of Clinical Psychologists UK (ACP-UK) has warned that many of these experts are making decisions on the lives of families and young children based on […]
What to expect when the SRA come knocking
Speaking at the recent Legal Eye Annual Risk & Compliance Conference in Birmingham, Sean Hankin, Head of Forensic Investigation and Intelligence at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), laid bare the powers and practices of the regulator when it comes to inspecting firms. Types of visit AML proactive Hankin ran through the types of visit that […]
Spike in no-fault divorce applications
Newly published statistics for April 2021 to April 2022, show more than 12,000 new divorce applications were filed as “no-fault” divorce came into effect. Statistics show there were 12,978 new divorce applications in April 2022. 10,207 of which were sole applications and 2,771 were joint applications. By comparison, there were 6,764 digital divorce applications in […]
Three-quarters of public support online court hearings
Most voters and businesses back the continued use of online court hearings as part of the modernisation of the justice system, a think-tank says today. The Social Market Foundation found that three-quarters of the public are content with online hearings and other remote access arrangements. Just 27% of the public object to such innovations. SMF/Opinium […]
Judge rules Archie Battersbee’s life support should end
A High Court judge has ruled that Archie Battersbee’s life support should end, with the 12-year-old boy having suffered “irreversible cessation of brain-stem function”. In concluding that Archie had passed away at noon on 31st May, the judge, Mrs Justice Arbuthnot, said: “I find that irreversible cessation of brain-stem function has been conclusively established. I […]
