New legislation to provide extra protections for victims’ counselling notes during criminal investigations received government backing. The amendment to the landmark Victims and Prisoners Bill, tabled by Baroness Bertin, will require the police to be Read More
New research by the Law Society and the Legal Services Board reveals that two thirds of adults in England and Wales (66%), have experienced at least one legal issue in the last four years. The Legal Read More
A report summarising the findings of a qualitative study on the factors influencing organisations’ decisions to bring cases to the civil and family courts. The Ministry of Justice commissioned Ipsos UK to conduct a qualitative Read More
Stowe Family Law (Stowe) has announced a round of internal promotions to leadership positions. Marjha Golding-Evans has been promoted to Managing Partner in the South West and Wales. Since joining Stowe in November 2023, she has Read More
London law firm Payne Hicks Beach has welcomed Harriet Errington as Partner in the Family department. Harriet will bring her decades of experience in complex and often international HNW divorces adding her vast experience in Read More
Judges at the Central Family Court are reintroducing robes during proceedings as part of a trial aimed at enhancing formality and safety within family courts, announced HM judiciary. The decision comes amidst worries over instances Read More
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced an independent review of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) regulatory actions in the lead-up to the collapse of SSB Group. The LSB will add this review to Read More
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published plans for 2024/25 on how it will ensure regulation contributes fully to delivering legal services that better meet the needs of society. The business plan is focused on the Read More
The Child Abduction Lawyer’s Associate [CALA] has introduced a pro bono Duty Advocate Scheme. The scheme is open to solicitors, and they are exploring the possibility of counsel being involved, potentially on the basis Read More
Victims of serious crimes committed by those with mental disorders will be able to explain in their own words the impact the offence has had on them, due to tough new amendments to the Victims Read More
Recent figures suggest a stark rise of over 60% in “honour-based” abuse offences recorded by English police forces over the past two years, as reported by The Guardian. This trend, encompassing forced marriage, rape, death threats, Read More
A widow, Lyn, devastated by a £50,000 online romance scam, expressed her profound loss of trust following the deceitful manipulation by a fraudster she met on a social media platform for widows and widowers in May 2021. Read More
The BBC interviewed a woman, identified as Danielle for safety reasons, who utilised Clare’s Law after experiencing abuse from her partner. Danielle met her ex-partner in 2022 through work. Despite initially attempting to overlook his Read More
LexisNexis Legal & Professional® released a new report – Disloyal lawyers: has the partnership model lost its lustre? – which reveals the majority of legal associates aren’t racing to take on the responsibilities, risks and potential Read More
More than 27,000 separating families have saved money, protected their children and avoided lengthy, combative courtroom battles, due to a £23.6 million government scheme. The Family Mediation Voucher Scheme provides funding to help families navigate the complexities Read More
Conservative Baroness Jenkin of Kennington has raised questions in Parliament regarding the collection and publication of data concerning Parental Orders awarded through the Family Court for England and Wales in cases of surrogacy. In her Read More
Fisher Jones Greenwood (FJG) has promoted a number of experienced team members into senior leadership roles. The firm, which is currently based in 10 locations across Essex and Suffolk, is embarking on a period of planned Read More
Following Nagalro’s 2023, multi-disciplinary conference on the growing use of Deprivation of Liberty orders to place children in unregulated accommodation, Nagalro has written and published an open letter to the Secretaries of State for Justice, Read More
Nicole Jacobs, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, has cautiously embraced the introduction of the Police Anti-Corruption and Abuse Reporting Service, a nationwide helpline facilitated by Crimestoppers. The service, commissioned jointly by the NPCC and APCC, aims Read More
Against a tough economic backdrop and with the cost of living rising sharply, law firms saw profits go only marginally down, according to the Law Society’s Financial Benchmarking Survey that provides an overview of Read More
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