SRA says no final decision on scrapping client accounts has been made
A senior executive at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has reassured solicitors that no firm decision has been made regarding the potential removal of client accounts, as reported by The Law Society Gazette. The recent SRA consultation, which closed at the end of February, raised the spectre of the end of client accounts and solicitors […]
Billionaire Michael Fuchs loses legal battle over divorce settlement
Michael Fuchs, the billionaire property tycoon who once held a stake in Manhattan’s iconic Chrysler Building, has suffered a significant legal setback in his prolonged divorce dispute, as reported by The Times. The latest ruling from the High Court found that Fuchs attempted to avoid paying his former wife, Alvina Collardeau-Fuchs, by setting up a […]
Study finds wives’ poor health increases divorce risk
A new study examining divorce among older couples has found that when wives experience poor health, marriages are significantly more likely to break down – whereas husbands’ health struggles have little impact on the likelihood of divorce, as reported by The Times. The study tracked more than 25,000 heterosexual couples aged 50 and older across […]
Ofcom launches investigation into social media firms over child abuse failures
Social media companies, including Elon Musk’s X, are set to be investigated by Ofcom for their failure to prevent the spread of child sexual abuse material online, as reported by The Telegraph. The UK regulator will announce on Monday that it is prioritising enforcement action against online child sexual abuse, examining how social media platforms […]
Government reactivates emergency prison measures amid overcrowding crisis
The Government has reintroduced emergency measures to address prison overcrowding, despite an early release scheme aimed at easing pressure on the system, as reported by The Telegraph. Labour’s Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has reactivated Operation Safeguard, requiring police stations to set aside cells for prisoners due to a surge in jail numbers over the past […]
Oxford most searched area for divorce and family lawyers, research reveals
New research has revealed the UK areas searching for divorce lawyers the most, with Oxford coming out on top. The study by family law firm Reiss Edwards analysed data from Google on over 350 keywords relating to divorce lawyers and solicitors and measured this against populations of UK towns and cities to see which had […]
200 Years of the Law Society – A Moment to Reflect about Legal Aid
By Richard Atkinson, President of the Law Society of England and Wales The 200th anniversary of the Law Society of England and Wales marks an occasion to celebrate but also to reflect on the continued erosion of legal aid, our recent wins and the urgent need for sustainability. Legal aid seems as if it has […]
Dispensing with a surrogate’s consent in difficult circumstances
Surrogacy has been on the family law radar for several years now as an area in need of reform. Intended parents of children born via a surrogate are left worryingly vulnerable with the status of parenthood upon the child’s birth, whether or not either or both parents are biologically related to the child. In England […]
A Mediator’s Take on the Trump-Zelenskyy Clash
How did the recent clash between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy unfold? It was conflict in its purest form. Joint Managing Director, Family Lawyer, and seasoned mediator, Norman Hartnell, offers his perspective from a mediator’s lens. A key role of mediation is to guide each party towards a genuine understanding of the other’s stance. When that […]
