News – Page 14
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NewsSolicitor suspended over supercar failures
Practitioner failed to prevent his firm’s client account being used as a banking facility by a Saudi prince.
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NewsWill cancelled after solicitor failed to probe ‘paranoid delusions’
Court hears that client was suffering from increasing paranoia but a proper assessment was not carried out.
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NewsSolicitors angry over vulnerable clients left ‘wide open’ to unregulated market
Continuing calls for greater intervention in the market despite the LSB backing away from more rules.
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News81-day wait for LPA registration
Government says staff are working day and night to tackle Covid backlog but acknowledges frustration over delays.
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NewsHMCTS figures confirm divorce 'bulge'
Nearly 13,000 couples filed for divorce in first few weeks after 'no-fault' regime came into force.
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NewsRoutinely anonymised family judgments unlawful, says remedies lead
Mr Justice Mostyn says only an act of parliament could change the current presumption of open justice.
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NewsExclusive: Solicitors probed over client loans to fund divorce cases
Vulnerable clients claim they were pressured by their solicitors into taking out high-interest loans to finance family litigation.
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NewsFamily solicitors welcome extension of voucher scheme
£5.4m invested to steer family cases away from court - but more needs to be done, says Law Society.
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NewsSolicitor transferred dead client’s £1m home into his own name
Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds that London lawyer misappropriated around £1.8m from estate of client who died in 2016.
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NewsFact-finding hearings should not be default in abuse cases - McFarlane
Family Division president commissioned guidance to help judges determine whether fact-finding is required when domestic abuse allegations are made.
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NewsUpbeat Fladgate reports record revenue growth
Top 100 firm posts 30% growth in revenue to £66.5m for 2021/22, unaudited results show.
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NewsSRA rebukes solicitors whose work involved family members
Separate cases involved a relative included in a will and a step-sister buying a property.
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NewsBundles guidance 'highlights litigant-in-person struggles'
Respondent in financial remedies proceedings 'encouraged' to help unrepresented applicant to prepare electronic file.
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NewsDivorce applications up in first week of 'no fault' era
Process introduced on 6 April removes requirement to assign blame and allows separating couples to make joint applications.
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NewsFormer MP’s barrister apologises for disclosing skeleton
Richard Clayton QC committed 'significant breach' of confidentiality regime, Court of Appeal says.
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NewsFamily judge sorry after ‘everything went wrong’ in contact dispute
Court finds child’s needs were not put first and appeal took a year to come to court.
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NewsDrop in divorce petitions as 'no-fault' era edges closer
HM Courts & Tribunals Service switches off old digital service ahead of 6 April reforms.
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NewsMoJ urged to extend family mediation voucher scheme
Around 7,000 families will have benefited from £500 vouchers designed to resolve disputes away from court.
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News'Absolute scandal': HMCTS urged to cut £593 divorce fee
New digital service is expected to be quicker but fee to file an application for a divorce will remain unchanged.
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NewsMinister names more law firms acting for Russians on sanctions
James Cleverly names Peters & Peters and W Legal.