News – Page 20
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NewsOnline probate forms mandatory for solicitors from next month
Statutory instrument laid today will apply to majority of probate cases.
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NewsQualified solicitor, 41, loses battle for financial support from parents
Claimant had urged court not to abandon him to the ‘capricious’ decisions of his parents.
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NewsCourt service tackles jump in probate applications
Around 2,000 more applications for grants of probate were received in August than pre-coronavirus.
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NewsJudge tells lawyers: Stop wasting our time with trivial applications
Bristol family judge says parties not adhering to his warning will be criticised and sanctioned.
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NewsTop divorce outfit blames court delays as 10 jobs put at risk
High-profile family firm Vardags says delays in the court system have slowed down case progression.
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NewsParents 'generally bear their own costs' in family proceedings
HHJ Middleton-Roy says courts have to consider all the circumstances before deciding a costs order.
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NewsMeasure laid to legalise virtual witnessing of wills
Temporary amendment to the Wills Act 1837 will come into force on 28 September.
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NewsMother in care case allowed to type answers from witness box
Judge grateful for help of lawyers and court intermediary in facilitating innovative approach.
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NewsSocial justice training contracts up for grabs
Legal Education Foundation opens application process for Justice First Fellowship 2020.
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NewsSolicitor probate applications must go online, government proposes
‘It is clear the process has to modernise,’ says Ministry of Justice as professionals spurn digital route.
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NewsNews focus: Witnessing wills in absentia
Lockdown has prompted the government to update the 183-year-old rules on witnessing wills. But some solicitors think reform is unnecessary and risks creating a contentious probate spike.
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NewsVideo wills 'risky and unnecessary', solicitors claim
New statutory instrument will allow wills to be witnessed over Skype, Zoom and Facetime.
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NewsJudge replaced after private comments overheard on Zoom chat
Family judge had said mother in care proceedings case was trying ‘every trick in the book’ to avoid questions.
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NewsVideo-witnessed wills to be legalised under temporary SI
Reforms to be backdated to 31 January 2020, when first UK coronavirus case was confirmed.
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NewsJudge rails at lawyers’ ‘thoroughly disorganised’ case presentation
Parties warned they should not expect ‘indulgence’ of the court over late filing of evidence.
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NewsBusy family court set to close after landlord opts to redevelop
Medway County and Family Court, which sat for 6,670 hours last year, will close from January 2021.
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NewsFirm promotion: Lennons appoints director
Buckinghamshire law firm Lennons Solicitors have appointed Gavin Henshaw as a director of the company as of 1st July 2020.
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NewsSolicitors braced for contentious probate spike caused by lockdown wills
‘No doubt’ wills have been witnessed via webcam during the pandemic, solicitors warn.
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NewsFirm hire: Ison Harrison appoints new head of family division
Yorkshire law firm Ison Harrison has appointed a new head to its private family law division.
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NewsHMCTS braced for probate surge
Government hires new staff and retrains existing employees in drive to keep on top of applications once lockdown is lifted.