The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has awarded £360,000 to 11 organisations to support people from disadvantaged backgrounds with the cost of sitting the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). The organisations provide a range of legal, educational
As the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s AML enforcement team continues its crackdown on regulation breaches, the Law Society of England and Wales has said it is ‘disappointed’ with the government’s response to the 2024 consultation on
North-west law firm Bell Lamb & Joynson is celebrating a record-breaking financial year, with turnover from client fees rising by 17.79% to reach £5.2 million – the first time in the firm’s 200 year history
The annual LawShare conference returns to the 5 star Lowry Hotel in Manchester on Thursday the 9th of October covering pertinent issues surrounding the running of a law firm. The conference has welcomes a variety
A charity founded by a lawyer to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds is providing ‘welcome packs’ for new Year 7 pupils, including uniform vouchers, stationery, a school bag and other academic resources. The Be
A contested private financial remedy cost a couple £37,000 over just 46 words in a decision over whether a husband was entitled to refer to events which took place at a private FDR. In a
A senior solicitor has been struck off the Roll of Solicitors following a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) hearing which found he had acted dishonestly in concealing assets during his divorce proceedings and misused his firm’s
Against a backdrop of employees being encouraged back into the office according to the latest KPMG CEO Report, a consultant-style law firm has reported a five fold increase in the number of consultant solicitors in
Recent court judgements on nuptial agreements have placed an emphasis on the importance of transparency and independent legal advice when it comes to the court’s ability to enforce them; with the latest Court of Appeal
A solicitor has been struck off and ordered to pay costs of £29,775.84 for multiple breaches of Money Laundering Regulations that the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal said represented ‘widespread and fundamental non-compliance with critical regulations’ amounting
Data from the recently published Office for National Statistics legal partnership status report has revealed the areas with the highest divorce rates in the UK. The analysis, which has been conducted by Reiss Edwards Family
An Edinburgh-based charity has helped more than 250 grandparents who have sought information and help over the last nine years over alienation from their grandchildren. A review of the Shared Parenting Scotland database has revealed
A family law professional has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Brighton recognising their ‘significant and sustained impact on the legal profession and a commitment to making the justice system more accessible
A charity based in Sheffield has launched a CPD-certified training programme for legal professionals to help with better understanding impact of coercive control and post-separation abuse. Charity Mums In Need offers long-term, trauma-informed support to
The cyber attack on the Legal Aid Agency could have been bigger than first thought with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) now admitting it thinks data as far back as 2007 could have been compromised.
The Legal Aid Agency has said its systems could be back online in September with a brand new system currently being built to replace the compromised system hacked into by criminals in April of this
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is inviting Legal aid providers to a discussion on using interest on client account to fund access to justice. According to email correspondence firms are invite to roundtable discussions next
There are fewer marriages, more families choosing to cohabit, and more people who live alone in retirement according to recent data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ‘Families and households in the UK:
In June 2025 Cafcass reported they received 4,780 new children’s cases, at a rate of 228 children’s cases per working day; an uplift compared to 12 months previously when there were 200 children’s cases received
Proposed changes to first-tier complaints handling, which could include requirements to publish complaints information to clients in a ‘clear, accessible and prominent place’ on firms’ websites, have been criticised by The Law Society. Responding to
A judge has been issued with formal advice for misconduct after a comment made during proceedings could have displayed bias or prejudice. Her Honour Judge Kharin Cox (HHJ Cox) was admonished by The Lady Chief
The Lady Chief Justice, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, has announced the appointment of two Family Presiding Judges. Ms Justice Harris has been appointed as the Family Presiding Judge for the Midland Circuit
Following the government’s admission that anti-money laundering regulations are ‘a major burden’ on professional business services firms, HM Treasury has released a response to the 2024 consultation examining the effectiveness of Money Laundering Regulations. In
The Law Society of England and Wales has recommended a 2.45% salary increase for aspiring solicitors, in line with the Consumer Price Index 12-month rolling inflation rate. The increase, which is not a regulatory requirement
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has set out the actions it took in 2024/25 to enable legal services for the public, and says it will continue to address ‘the persistent and deeply concerning level of
The Justice Committee has launched an inquiry into how advice and legal services are adapting to secure access to justice across civil, criminal, and family law. MPs on the cross-party Committee, which is chaired by
His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) say they received over 560,000 cases in the Family Court and held over 98,000 sitting days in the most recently published HMCTS Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25. The
The number of parental order applications from older parents of children born through surrogates has increased markedly in recent years according to a freedom of information request. Although actual numbers will not be released for
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The divorce of a couple who had accrued £30m in assets over the course of their 25 year marriage reminds professionals of the court’s view of post-separation conduct in any decision on division of assets.
The Court of Appeal has heard the substantive appeal of Natalia Potanina, former wife of Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin, in her claim for financial relief following a foreign divorce. Potanina v Potanin ([2024] UKSC 3)
The newly published UK National Risk Assessment (NRA) of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing has been greeted with disappointment by the Law Society of England and Wales, with president Richard Atkinson pointing out the lack
Those affected by miscarriages of justice will no longer have their payouts assessed as part of their benefits claims in changes to rules effective this week. All compensation payments paid by the United Kingdom Government
A proposal to introduce a bill to regulate online providers of fertility and ancillary services by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has been introduced to Parliament under the ‘ten-minute rule’. The motion for
The government is to invest a further £53m into its pilot tackling domestic abuse perpetrators, rolling out to15 new areas by March 2026, with full roll-out across England and Wales to follow. The Drive Project
A court battle between between two siblings who found out in adulthood one was the product of an affair are to share a £14.5m trust fund after a High Court judge ruled the intention of
An ex-wife has been ordered to pay half of the cost of her ex-husband’s gender reassignment surgery after a judge found there was a “genuine and deep-felt medical/psychological need” for the ex-husband to transition. Brighton