Day: 14 August 2026

Divorce service amicable submits application to launch SRA-regulated law firm

Family law disruptor amicable has announced plans to launch regulated law firm after submitting its application to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in July to include a new conveyancing service for separating couples.  The divorce and separation service said the new and separate law firm will serve England and Wales and would provide both family legal services and representation that amicable itself, as an unregulated business, does not provide, alongside a "small, focused" conveyancing service covering transfers of equity and related remortgages, when a separating couple moves the family home into one name.  amicable currently works with couples together, offering what it describes as a "simpler alternative to the traditional two-lawyer process." It was created 10 years ago by Kate Daly, a counsellor with a background in psychology, and Pip Wilson, co-founder and current CEO. In 2023 the Octopus group acquired a majority stake in the business. The regulated entity will work with the people amicable can't currently help directly, as well as carrying out some of the work amicable's own customers already need from a regulated firm said amicable. Alongside the family law work, the new firm will provide conveyancing services for people who need to transfer property following separation or divorce, a "small, focused service" covering transfers of equity and related remortgages, when a separating couple moves the family home into one name.  amicable say the new business will "built as a technology-first law firm from day one", taking the learnings from the years building software around the separation journey to shape its own case management, client communication and drafting tools. AI tools will support tasks like drafting, triage and research, with a qualified solicitor reviewing every piece of advice and every document that reaches a client or a court.   The new firm will be led by Wilson, and Alex Woolley, a former senior associate at a top-tier London family law firm, co-founder of two access-to-justice legal tech companies and a previous winner of the SRA's Legal Access Challenge.  The search is now on for new recruits.  Explaining the decision, Wilson said: "We started amicable because we believed there had to be a kinder way to divorce. But working with couples together isn't always possible for every situation, and until now we haven't been able to help those people ourselves. The new firm is for them. It will be built on the same values, and on the technology and innovation that let us do things in a better way. We're looking for family and conveyancing solicitors who share that ambition and want to help shape the firm from day one."

Divorce and separation service amicable has announced plans to set up a regulated law firm after submitting its application to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in July.  The new and separate law firm will serve England and Wales and will be able to provide legal services and representation that amicable, as an unregulated business, does […]

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The building of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in Moscow

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