A new referral scheme aims to provide lawyers with access to vetted expertise in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The scheme – known as J-Law – has been launched by Judicare Law International, a
Vanda James has more than 30 years’ experience as a family lawyer and has a particular interest in complex financial cases, including asset-protection work involving significant corporate, trust and offshore assets in the UK and
A law firm has analysed Google trend data in the days after Valentine’s Day and identified a sizeable spike in searches for ‘divorce’. Mills & Reeve looked at data for 16th February 2026 which showed
Financial services firms are failing to identify customers experiencing domestic and economic abuse and leaving many without appropriate support, vulnerability specialist and support services provider MorganAsh has warned. New data from the MorganAsh Resilience System
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has formally confirmed it is investigating “potential fraud, including the misappropriation of client money” at the Sheffield-based law firm PM Law after it unexpectedly closed on Monday 2nd February. In a
Talented aspiring solicitors are invited to apply for a place on the profession’s Diversity Access Scheme (DAS), as the Law Society of England and Wales opens recruitment for the 2026 cohort. The DAS aims to
The Solicitors Regulation Authority will profile law firms to help identify those at risk of collapse, chief executive Sarah Rapson (pictured) has said. Speaking to the Law Society Gazette this week, Rapson said the SRA
Honor Giles is a partner at Maguire Family Law. In addition to her practice as a solicitor, Honor also works as a mediator, having undertaken mediation training with Resolution in 2020. She has specialised in
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has published a further statement on action it has taken in the wake of PM Law’s closure last week. The Sheffield-based firm and subsidiaries suddenly closed on Monday 2nd February, with
The Ministry of Justice’s proposed scheme for Interest on Lawyers’ Client Accounts (ILCA) is fundamentally flawed, lacks adequate evidence and is a crude sector-specific tax on clients of legal services, the Law Society of England
A high court judge has reduced the amount due to a husband as part of a prenuptial agreement by over £4 million, after finding his behaviour to be “deplorable” throughout the marriage and proceedings. Sitting
A legal technology platform has been launched to help law firms ensure clients understand legal costs and retainer terms. The Legal Lexi has been created by a regulated and experienced fellow costs lawyer in response
Law firm Furley Page has celebrated its 300th anniversary with a £30,000 donation to Pilgrims Hospices, after the firm’s staff spent the milestone year staging a range of fundraising activities. The firm was founded in
Robert Webster is a partner at Maguire Family Law and a dual-qualified family law solicitor. He originally qualified as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand in 2015 before qualifying in England and Wales in
The latest Today’s Family Lawyer podcast shines a spotlight on a challenge many firms acknowledge and struggle to tackle; the differentiation of service provision and effectively marketing those points of difference to prospective clients with
LawtechUK is a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) backed initiative dedicated to driving digital transformation in the legal sector. Here, the organisation explains how online divorce platform SeparateSpace was given a mentor to guide the business
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed it has formally intervened in the closure of PM Law and its subsidiary firms in a statement published yesterday on its website. After calls for clarity from the
The deadline to have your say on the Ministry of Justice’s plans to use lawyer’s client account interest to fund access to justice has been extended by four weeks to 9th March, from 9th February.
A Sheffield law firm and its subsidiaries appear to have ceased trading, with notices placed on office doors and former employees taking to social media to advise of their availability for work. In a widely
The High Court has ruled that Hounslow Council unlawfully failed to recognise a child as looked after and provide him with adequate accommodation and support under the Children Act 1989, in a successful judicial review
Family Law Partners has expanded its Ascot-based family team with a new senior associate, while Newcastle firm Mincoffs has built its family capacity with the appointment of a new solicitor. Georgia Meyer (pictured above) will
Four law firm leaders have come together to form a network which aims to bring ambitious women together to connect, share insight and support each other. Female Leaders Network has been described by its co-founders
Katy Moody has spent a decade working in family law, after qualifying in 2016. She has worked in both national family teams and local firms, although her most recent role prior to joining Setfords in
Shakeela Bi has joined Lancashire firm Napthens as legal director, where she will provide advice to the members of the Muslim community going through divorce. Recognised as an expert in Islamic divorces, Bi (pictured right)
Claire Gordon has been appointed head of family at London law firm Farrer & Co, following a period of sustained growth for the eight-partner practice, which was founded in 1701. Gordon completed her training at
D (A Child) (Recusal) addresses the recusal of a High Court judge, in a hearing which examined three linked appeals. The decision also examines the use of AI by litigants in person, which the Court
Owen Reynolds has joined the family team at Knights in Reading, where he becomes partner in the growing firm. A family law specialist, Reynolds (pictured right) brings three decades of experience to the role, including
This Thursday, LawCare, the mental health charity for the legal sector, is running a free webinar offering practical ways to cope with anxiety. The webinar is being staged as part of Time to Talk Day
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has criticised the response of regulators to the questions raised by Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP, and the potential impact of the case on litigation work conducted by unqualified
Publicly funded mediation has seen a substantial decline since 2013, with a 60% drop in assessments over 12 years and a halving of successful agreements, data from Nuffield Family Justice Observatory reveals. The fall is
A more joined up approach to dealing with perpetrators of domestic abuse which will allow criminal justice agencies to identify domestic abusers and ensure they are better monitored to protect victims is to come into
An analysis of Companies House data has revealed a quarter of new businesses in the legal services sector fail to make it past their first five years. Witan Solicitors examined the number of businesses in
Brian Hughes, practising solicitor and founder of the Essex and London law firm now known as Rainer Hughes, qualified as a solicitor in 1965 and says he has dealt with every type of legal problem.
Family Mediation Week 2026 was launched at the office of Family Law in Partnership in London yesterday (Wednesday), ahead of a week packed with on and offline events and learning opportunities for family lawyers, other
A senior Manchester solicitor has been struck off after “knowingly” and “recklessly” misleading an unrepresented opposing party and attempting to involve a junior colleague. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal heard that in September 2023, Kirsten Tomlinson,
Kirsty Leedam has been family partner in the Liverpool office of HM3 Legal since early 2025. She has a particular interest in all areas of family, but particularly those with expatriate family dynamics, complex children