The Law Society of England and Wales has published its pay gap report for 2023 and has shown median pay gaps in favour of white and male staff within the sector. The Law society, in a Read More
French Parliament enshrines abortion into constitution after historical landslide vote
Parisians saw the Eiffel Tower light up last night as a landslide Versailles vote enshrined abortion rights into the French constitution. A live-streamed joint session was held at the Palace of Versailles yesterday to protect Read More
A new statutory aggravating factor was brought in for offenders who cause death through abusive, degrading or dangerous sexual behaviour earlier this month. Discounting the so-called ‘rough sex’ defence – which means that judges are handing Read More
Applications are invited for a number of fixed term posts assisting the Lords and Lady Justices of Appeal. During their period with the Court the judicial assistants will give invaluable help to members of the Read More
Boodle Hatfield have revealed a new equal opportunity parental leave policy. The new policy is available to all employees and Partners across the firm and is believed to be a market first for an independent Read More
The Law Firm Marketing Club (LFMC) have announced the launch of its annual Professional Services Marketing Survey, inviting participation from professional services firms across the United Kingdom. The survey, designed to offer comprehensive insights into Read More
The Law Society of England and Wales is calling on family law practitioners to take part in the next stage of our research from Frontier Economics. If you do sign up you will be joining Read More
Announced today, children will be better protected from sexual predators under plans being brought forward by the Home Secretary. Children will be better protected from sexual predators under plans being brought forward by the Home Read More
Legal regulators must do more on transparency and harm prevention,
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published its latest assessment of the performance of the eight legal services regulators. The LSB is the independent body responsible for overseeing the regulation of legal services in England Read More
International Family Law Conference 2024 – Cascais (near Lisbon), Portugal Expatriate Law are excited to extend a warm welcome to family lawyers worldwide as they invite family lawyers to attend the upcoming conference in Cascais, Portugal. This 1.5Read More
It has been announced that a total of 20 Nightingale courtrooms will remain open in 2024 to allow more cases to be heard across the country. These temporary courtrooms, across nine venues, will continue to be used Read More
The High Court and Court of Appeal have opened their doors to the charity Bridging the Bar and its outreach programme. The Judicial Office Diversity and Inclusion Team, in collaboration with the academy within Bridging Read More
‘Children of care leavers risk inheriting parents’ emotional scars’, finds
The trauma associated with care experience casts a long shadow on mothers’ mental health and that of their children, finds new UCL research released last week. The researchers found that mothers who had lived in Read More
The Law Society of England and Wales has opened nominations for Legal Heroes 2024, which recognises the solicitors who stand out for making a lasting difference. People across England and Wales are being encouraged to nominate Read More
For parents who refuse to financially support their children, new reforms will propose they will face quicker penalties under government plans. With ministers saying enforcement times will be cut from six months to six weeks Read More
Following on from the article by NSPCC and the impacts of court delays on those involved, the figures speak for themselves. The average number of days between a defendant in child sexual abuse cases being Read More
Yesterday’s Supreme Court judgment on applications for financial relief in Potanina v Potanin, following an overseas divorce has been described as ‘long overdue’ by Baroness Shackleton, who represented Potanin and ‘a warning that an Read More
Are children at risk from substance misuse, is an all too familiar question facing the family courts. Hair strand testing (HST) is the most common form of testing used to produce evidence for the courts Read More
As part of a new pilot scheme – the ‘Reporting Pilot’ – to make proceedings in the family courts more transparent and less secretive, press reporters and legal bloggers have been covering family cases from the Leeds, Read More
The family law community sector came together to recognise legal excellence, client care and staff wellbeing at the inaugural British Family Law Awards, with 200 people joining the celebrations at Harbour House Hotel in the historic Read More
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