Value of pro bono family law advice highlighted
The need for family lawyers has made pro bono clinics recruit more volunteers for legal advice and representation provided by lawyers. Pro bono volunteering includes advice or representation for individuals, charities and community groups who cannot afford to pay for it and where public and alternative means of funding are not available. In May last […]
Digital assets: How are they dealt with on divorce?
Digital (or crypto) assets now form part of many people’s financial portfolios. They are commonplace and many are routinely investing in digital assets to diversify their investments. Recent reports have indicated that one in ten people in the UK have some form of crypto asset. The role of the metaverse in the future in how […]
Proposed surrogacy reforms ‘recognise how times have changed’
Surrogacy laws were written nearly half a century ago. This valuable new report on reforms recognises how times have changed. Becoming a parent is one of the most significant events in many people’s lives and for some they may choose to consider the option of surrogacy. Surrogacy is when a woman carries and gives birth […]