Lay member of family rules committee quit after lack of progress
Family Procedure Rule Committee has been without a lay member for more than a year.
Legal aid cuts fuel surge in self-referrals to child contact centres
Figures show sharp decline in the number of solicitors referring separating parents over the past decade.
‘Inherently unfair’ probate fee hike scrapped
The Law Society ‘relieved’ by the MoJ’s announcement, having campaigned against the fee increase.
‘One lawyer is enough’: family judge issues court guidance
HHJ Robin Tolson QC says court is a stressful environment, particularly for those not used to it.
Orders in family proceedings: appeals
Mother’s appeal against findings of fact made against her in care proceedings, made on basis of fresh evidence suggesting her account of events had been plausible, was dismissed.
Orders in family proceedings: disclosure to police
Court ruled appellant parents failed to establish central ground of appeal against care proceedings order based on ‘right to silence’.
Death and taxes
Media coverage of MoJ’s decision to scrap changes to probate fees was predictably jubilant.
Letters roundup - 21 October 2019
Local law societies and legal expenses insurance: your letters to the editor.
Laws relating to trans community demand reform
Children of parents with a trans history should have the right for their birth certificates to match their parents' legally recognised gender.
