UK invests in global grassroot efforts to tackle gender-based violence
The UK is investing in grassroots women’s rights organisations on the frontline of tackling violence against women and girls around the world. Development Minister Andrew Mitchell is announcing the new support at an event in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on Tuesday 28 November, as Lord Ahmad visits Colombia to meet survivors and see […]
Australian practice management system launches in UK
An Australian practice management system has formally launched in the UK at this year’s Legalex Conference. Smokeball is a cloud practice management platform first launched in Australia in 2008 and since then has expanded in to the USA in 2012. It says it now serves 15,000 clients across various practice areas with the ambition to […]
Judge assaulted in family court room
A senior judge presiding over a family court in Milton Keynes was hospitalised following an assault by a self-represented litigant. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning, with details of the attack and the nature of the case being heard remaining undisclosed. The assailant has admitted guilt to three charges, including assault causing actual bodily harm, […]
