Jeff Lewis elected as new Law Society deputy vice president
The Law Society of England and Wales council has elected Jeff Lewis as its new deputy vice president. Lewis will take office in October 2026, become vice president in 2027 and president of the Law Society in 2028. As deputy district judge on the Northern Circuit since 2001, Lewis gained significant insight into the operations […]
New law ‘will see domestic abusers more easily evicted and victims able to keep tenancy’
Social landlords will be able to evict domestic abusers under a new law proposed by the government, which also seeks to better protect abuse victims from homelessness. The landmark Social Housing Bill, which returned to Parliament this week for its second reading, would give landlords and courts the ability to evict perpetrators of domestic abuse […]
New Business and Property Division set to replace Chancery Division
All Business and Property Courts are set to become part of a new Business and Property Division of the judiciary. The changes – which will include the Property, Trusts and Probate list – are intended to consolidate the current structure, which sees Business and Property Courts spread across both the King’s Bench and Chancery Divisions. […]
Profile: Sophia Mellor, partner at Blythe Liggins
Sophia Mellor qualified in 2007 and initially practised as a criminal solicitor. She later moved to practise in family law, holding a mixed caseload of private and public family law matters for several years. Sophia now specialises in financial remedy matters following divorce and in private law children work. She is the head of the […]