UKLTA announces Student representative initiative
The UKLTA is looking for student representatives to become part of a growing community of top law and technology firms. With over 85 organisational members, the UKLTA is dedicated to building a community where legal professionals, technology providers and consumers of legal services can come together in order to help shape the future of legal […]
Hunt reverses majority of Kwarteng’s mini-budget
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that almost all tax measures included in the mini-budget will be reversed. Hunt’s predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng, whom he replaced only days ago, had announced a series of tax cuts and abolitions in the House of Commons in September. This included cuts to income tax and corporation tax, […]
Webinar: Lessons from the pandemic
Family well-being, childcare and gender Mothers work less, earn less and dedicate more of their time to housework and childcare than fathers. Availability of and state support for childcare is particularly important for mothers and they are disproportionately affected when it is withdrawn or access to it is limited. These were the findings from research […]
Webinar: Submitting applications for contested financial remedy on MyHMCTS
MyHMCTS is our online case management system that allows legal professionals submit and pay for applications. Legal professionals can manage and track the progress of applications, ensuring that clients can be kept up to date in real time. These drop-in sessions will show attendees: – how to submit an application – how the service has […]
An update on the national deprivation of liberty court
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has provided an update on the progress of the national deprivation of liberty court, which was launched in July 2022 by the President of the Family Division Sir Andrew McFarlane. The court, which is based at the Royal Courts of Justice, deals with all new applications seeking authorisation to deprive children of […]
Social mobility: A year in review
Throughout the past year, the Law Society of England and Wales has led a campaign to improve social mobility in the solicitor profession, in order to bring new voices from different backgrounds into the profession. The immediate past president of the Law Society, I. Stephanie Boyce said “social mobility and diversity” are key elements in her presidential […]
