New tools to encourage family disputes to avoid courts launched by MoJ
A public/private partnership has developed an online tool to support changing attitudes toward ‘destructive legal battles’ and encourage families to resolve their issues earlier and outside of court, where it is appropriate and safe to do so. The Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE), part of the Home Office, seeks to solve ‘public safety and security challenges […]
SRA clarifies position on Mazur, as CLC reiterates ruling ‘has no implications’ for its regulated community
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has published a statement in response to the fall-out from the High Court Mazur ruling that legal executives cannot conduct litigation, even under supervision from regulated professionals. Following claims that firms were pulling legal executives from casework – including conveyancing and wills and probate – amid concerns about the potential wider […]
Government consider move to regulate officiants rather than buildings in weddings shake up
Changes to the regulation of weddings away from buildings and onto individuals and officiants running the ceremony could be introduced in what the government is describing as the ‘biggest overhaul to marriage law since the 19th century.’ The proposals are based on the work of the Law Commission, whose report ‘Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings […]
Social media firms could be fined up to 10% of worldwide revenue if they do not tackle cyber-flashing
Cyber-flashing could become a “priority offence” under the Online Safety Act with social media platforms and dating apps to be required to take proactive steps to prevent users from seeing unsolicited nude images Cyber-flashing joins doctored sexually explicit images of adults called ‘deepfakes’, and encouraging or assisting serious self-harm as ‘priority offences’ in updates to […]
Two thirds of cohabitees admit they don’t know what would happen if they died without a Will
There is an ‘alarming gap’ in the public’s understanding of inheritance laws after two thirds of cohabitees said they didn’t know what would happen to their estate if they died without a Will. A fundamental lack of understanding of the rules of intestacy is evident in statistics that suggest a quarter of people mistakenly believe […]
TIC appoints new director to leadership team
The Intermediary Cooperative (TIC) has announced the appointment of Rachel Cohen as a new director to its leadership team. Cohen was one of the founders of TIC and served as a director for the first 18 months before stepping down to focus more on her case work. She re-joins the leadership team alongside Chair Paula […]
How to support clients through ‘trauma-informed’ family law
In this episode of the Today’s Family Lawyer Podcast, host David Opie is joined by Peter Burgess, Founding Partner at Burgess Mee Family Law, and Hannah Budd, Partner at the Rosefield Divorce Consultancy, to explore a new collaboration designed to reshape how family law professionals support clients in crisis. The conversation centres on “Within the […]
High-net-worth financial remedy: more than just extra zeros
We regularly use the term “high-net-worth” when describing financial remedy cases, but what does it actually mean? Is it simply about a few extra zeros on our new ES2, or is it really about the complexities these cases attract? For me, it’s often the latter. A case can be high-value but straightforward if both parties […]