Features – Page 7
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FeatureProposed probate fee reforms fall short
Bereaved are not litigants pursuing multi-million pound cases through the courts.
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: February’s Council meeting
Brexit, legal aid, employment law and probate were all discussed.
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FeatureLiving dangerously
Many unmarried couples are unaware of their lack of legal rights in the event of separation or death, but will a growing appetite for reform actually change ‘outdated’ laws? Marialuisa Taddia reports
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FeatureParental alienation
Dealing with accusations that one parent has ‘turned’ the mind of a child against the other.
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FeatureOwens fallout: a damp squib or turning point?
Owens put divorce law reform high up on the agenda – now it’s time for the government to act.
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FeatureOut of the shadows
A glut of celebrity cases has demolished the myth that child abusers are all dirty old men in raincoats. But now the scale of the problem has been laid bare, reports Rachel Rothwell, the justice system is struggling to adapt.
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FeatureProtecting the vulnerable
Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children or adults at risk and protect them from harm.
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FeatureOn the money
With private wealth under cross-border scrutiny, the nervous rich are reaching for lawyers who must also put their own houses in order.
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FeatureInsight: The benefits of private banking
In an increasingly automated world, Alastair Hazell of Hampden & Co describes how private banking can offer the benefits of a more personal service to both legal professionals and their clients.
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FeatureTackling financial abuse of the elderly
We need tougher rules on lasting powers of attorney but the Ministry of Justice appears indifferent.
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FeatureFamily trials and tribulations
Contentious probate is booming but need not lead to courtroom drama.
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FeatureReform needed to protect cohabiting couples
It’s time the law caught up with the social shift toward cohabitation.
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FeatureHair strand testing in care proceedings
The case H (A Child: Hair Strand Testing) 2017 EWFC 64 concerned care proceedings to determine whether H, an eight-month-old removed at birth and then returned to the mother under supervision, should remain in her mother’s care, given a history of drug abuse and the presentation of a positive drug ...