Law Society shares thoughts on ‘Divorce Day’
Nick Emmerson, Law Society of England and Wales president has shared his thoughts, on the the first Monday after the festive period being coined as ‘Divorce Day’ as allegedly there are usually a high number of divorce enquiries in the UK. This year the first Monday fell on 8th January, however, some people take ‘Divorce […]
Additional failure identified by Wiltshire Police
Following the update already provided, an additional failure was identified in the urgent review of Clare’s Law applications by Wiltshire Police. Today’s Family Lawyer previously covered the initial findings here, but a subsequent statement has been provided by Chief Constable Catherine Roper, after an additional failure identified. Roper, said: “… I updated our communities on the […]
CILEX receiving ‘strong support’ for proposed regulation switch
CILEX have moved one step closer to a position where it gives the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) power to oversee legal executives. This is after they have announced that the proposal has received “strong support” from the profession – including employers and consumers. The proposal has been deemed a controversial one since it announced its […]
LSB Chief Executive steps down
Matthew Hill, Chief Executive at The Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced he is stepping down at the end of March 2024. Matthew Hill joined the LSB in August 2019 as Chief Executive and executive Board member. The Board of the LSB have started the process of recruiting his successor immediately. An interim leadership arrangement […]
‘Scant progress in tackling huge court backlogs’ says Law Society
Statistics released yesterday have shown the lack of progress made in tackling the huge criminal court backlogs, says the Law Society of England and Wales. These delays and backlogs in the criminal courts are having an impact on Domestic Abuse and Sexual Abuse claims, some of which are involving children as victims of the latter. […]
Law Society supports family court reporting pilot expansion
The Law Society of England and Wales have shared their thoughts on the family court reporting pilot (which originally started in three family courts in January 2023) being expanded to a further 16 courts across the country. Nick Emmerson, President of the Law Society of England and Wales said: “We reiterate our support for transparency […]
