‘How many more decades?’: Munby lambasts lawyers not complying with PDs
Retired family president returns on Children Act case where costs came to £900,000 for a jurisdiction hearing.
Court of Appeal delivers ruling on family court's approach to domestic abuse
Judgment gives general guidance on common issues arising in proceedings as well as decisions on four linked appeals.
Court fees set to increase for the first time in five years
Proposal for the civil and family courts expected to raise an extra £17m a year.
Probate wait time stuck at seven weeks
Grants of probate took an average of 35 working days to arrive throughout 2020, according to figures published by the Ministry of Justice.
Self service
Are private prosecutions getting out of control, or do we need more?
Saving private client
Private client solicitors have had to rethink the way things are done in the last year, but they are relying on more than the pandemic to grow their practices.
Why your business should implement a domestic abuse policy
And where to start.
Social security: Universal credit
Judicial review claim, alleging unlawful discrimination concerning mechanism for payment of childcare costs element of universal credit regime.
City lawyers have a role to play in the society we seek to improve
Community advice charities and international law firms may make an unlikely partnership but pro bono project KIND UK proves it works.
Letters roundup: 22 March 2021
2020 dimming the capital’s glow, JLD healthy drinking campaign and help needed: your letters to the editor.
Letters roundup: 1 March 2021
Work experience, probate changes, and a divorce divide - your letters to the editor.
