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UK lawyers’ pro bono legal support for people affected by crises such as those in Afghanistan and Ukraine has been praised by Pro Bono Week’s organisers. The importance of effective coordination of such a crisis
Strategic hire shows commitment to firm’s family law offering in the North West Irwin Mitchell has strengthened its commitment to family law in the North West with the appointment of Senior Associate Solicitor Emma Benson,
A free guide has been launched to help lawyers improve their reputation for client care, build more valuable relationships with clients, reduce client churn and maximise profits. The guide, developed by Moneypenny, includes include practical
Roe v. Wade, the landmark US Supreme Court ruling from 1973 that legalised abortion in all states, is set to be overturned according to a leaked draft document written by Justice Samuel Alito concerning Dobbs
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has for the first time published its ethnicity pay gap and is encouraging others in the legal sector to do the same. The ethnicity pay gap shows the difference between
The health secretary, Sajid Javid, is preparing to launch an urgent inquiry as he believes children are wrongly being given gender hormone treatment by the NHS. Javid is also said to be planning an overhaul
Today’s Family Lawyer is pleased to announce the creation of two new pages within the “About” section of the website in an effort to further expand its role in providing information to readers on relevant
New research has shown LinkedIn as the most frequently impersonated brand used in phishing attacks, with more than 52% of incidents worldwide using LinkedIn’s likeness. Cybersecurity company Check Point reported last year that LinkedIn were
The legal sector of Ukraine has been thrust into a war-torn whirlwind of an economic climate, bringing with it untold levels of hardship and uncertainty. Yet, in the face of Russian aggression, Ukraine’s lawyers and
BARBRI Global partners with the O Shaped Lawyer to help shape its course content beyond SQE1 & SQE2 O Shaped Lawyer has partnered with BARBRI Global, a leading global legal education provider, to help shape
The process of judicial recruitment has come under fire following the latest episode of BBC Radio 4’s Law In Action in which a solicitor claimed they were told by several senior judges that “solicitors have
A new online official government record of court judgments was launched this week. The service is the first of its kind and has been described as a “vital step towards better transparency” in the justice
The recent case of Hudson v Hathway (2022 EWHC 631 QB) saw the judge, Mr Justice Kerr, rule that a claim for an increased share of a family home does not require detriment or a
Profits have risen by 28% to £5 million over the last year for Co-Op Legal Services in a year that also saw revenue rise 3% to £39 million. Co-op Legal Services was established in 2006
The Legal Services Board’s (LSB) policy statement on empowering consumers sets expectations for legal services provider regulators to offer useful information to consumers about the cost and quality of their services, but solicitors’ leaders warned
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has appointed Julie Swan as Director of Education and Training, a role which will include leading the ongoing delivery of the SQE (Solicitors Qualifying Examination). Julie will succeed the present
A judge’s ruling on overseas surrogacy, which has been hailed as “groundbreaking”, was descibred as an “important victory” for those with surrogate children. The ruling saw a couple become the legal parents of their adult
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare what the Free Legal Advice Sector has feared and warned about for many years. Inadequate funding has caused free legal advice provision to remain fragile and inconsistent nationwide, leaving
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) fees will be increasing by 3.4% from October 2022. SQE1 will rise from £1,558 to £1,622 and SQE2 from £2,422 to £2,493. Law
The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act has today come into force, meaning divorcing couples are no longer required to assign blame for the breakdown of their marriage. “No fault” divorce has been delayed twice. First
The House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee today publishes its call for evidence, and invites the public to share their views, as part of its new inquiry: “Lifting the veil: Removing the invisibility of
New laws are weakening rights and checks on power, the Law Society of England and Wales warned today as it submitted a report on human rights in the UK to the United Nations (UN) for
Slater and Gordon have cut their petitioner fixed fee divorce from £1,020 to £540 in a move that comes just weeks before the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act is due to come into force on
Irwin Mitchell bolsters family law offering with the appointment of two new partners in London Irwin Mitchell has announced the appointment of two new partners to its London family law team. Claire Filer and
HMCTS are hosting a webinar at 1pm – 2pm on Tuesday 12th April to walk through our new online divorce service. Introduced as a result of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2022, we’ll cover
Speaking to The Law Society Gazette, several lawyers have criticised the current divorce fee of £593 with the process set to change following divorce reforms planned for next month. The “no-fault” divorce provisions contained within
The Family Court judge in WC v HC (Financial Remedies Agreement), Mr Justice Peel, has called for parties to stop making personal attacks on their ex-partners using s25 statements. Mr Peel reminded parties within his
Law Society vice president Lubna Shuja has suggested that small law firms – in which a disproportionate number of BME solicitors work – could be at risk of being “shut out” should regulators force all
A new standardised form questionnaire designed to help law firms better assess the cybersecurity arrangements of the Chambers whose barristers they instruct was launched on Friday at the Law Society’s Risk and Compliance Conference by
The Legal Services Board (LSB) published its 2022-2023 business plan on Wednesday, outlining it will continue to focus on diversity and inclusion (D&I) and technology and innovation in the profession. Law Society of England and
Leading family law firm Dawson Cornwell has welcomed top divorce lawyer Simon Bruce as partner. The firm, whose senior partner founded Resolution (the body of family lawyers who try to resolve cases constructively), are currently
Speaking in a letter to The Times on Thursday, Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce condemned attempts to “scapegoat” lawyers over the UK’s business links to Russia. Amid coverage of Russia’s sizeable presence within the
Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered his Spring Statement in Parliament on Wednesday in what has been described as a “mini-budget”. The Chancellor brought welcome tax relief across several areas of the economy, though
It has been suggested that no-fault divorce reform “will fail to achieve its aims” unless the courts review and reform the way they deal with financial settlements, with Justice Minister Lord Wolfson suggesting that the
The government announced on Thursday its amendments to the Online Safety Bill, which include tougher and quicker criminal sanctions for tech bosses and new criminal offences for falsifying and destroying data. The Bill aims to
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is consulting on plans to reintroduce the requirement for non-practising solicitors to complete an annual application confirming that they wish to remain on the roll. Solicitors without practising certificates would