Family Executive Team launches consultation on short notice application guidance
A consultation has been launched to gather feedback on the guidance for short notice applications in the family courts, published by the Family Executive Team (FET). The FET is consulting on five documents aimed at reducing the number of short notice applications, which have been drafted by the Short Notice Applications Working Group. Short notice […]
CILEX opens submissions at Mazur appeal
The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) has opened submissions at the Court of Appeal in its appeal against the ruling in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys, which limited the extent to which legal executives and paralegals can conduct litigation. Nick Bacon KC outlined the arguments from CILEX before Master of the Rolls Sir Geoffrey […]
Referral scheme aims to put clients in touch with non-UK legal professionals
A new referral scheme aims to provide lawyers with access to vetted expertise in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The scheme – known as J-Law – has been launched by Judicare Law International, a UK-based, SRA-regulated law firm. The model is similar to that used by Connect2Law, the popular referral scheme launched by Simon […]
Profile: Vanda James, partner at Birketts LLP
Vanda James has more than 30 years’ experience as a family lawyer and has a particular interest in complex financial cases, including asset-protection work involving significant corporate, trust and offshore assets in the UK and worldwide. She is known for her forensic approach to financial analysis when cases demand close scrutiny and clients describe her […]