News – Page 31
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NewsProbate 'stealth tax' scrapes through committee
Changes voted through by nine votes to eight but will still go before House of Commons.
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NewsNo-deal Brexit: family lawyers told to seek local advice from EU neighbours
Government follows on the heels of Law Society and Resolution in publishing fresh guidance.
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NewsCrunch week as probate ‘death tax’ nears approval
Delegated Legislation Committee due to consider statutory instrument this week.
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News'Lackadaisical' approach to case attacked by family judge
'Much embarrassment' as the wrong person was summoned in case involving baby's burns.
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NewsCorners may need to be cut to avoid burnout, family chief warns
Sir Andrew McFarlane says lawyers and judges should discuss how early or late it is acceptable for the courts to sit.
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NewsUK named in Council of Europe sharia warning
Rulings of unofficial councils clearly discriminate against women in divorce and inheritance cases, Parliamentary Assembly states.
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NewsDomestic abuse bill to ban family court cross-examination
Landmark measure will also introduce the first statutory definition of domestic abuse to include economic abuse.
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NewsSolicitor ‘no longer needed’: MoJ rolls out online probate service
System has its place - but only for administering simple estates, solicitors warn.
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NewsGovernment under fire for failure to check probate 'stealth tax' costs
Solicitors for the Elderly says government has given ‘limited consideration’ to how proposals will work.
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NewsSurrogacy order ends 'legal limbo' for single parents
Family specialist says change in the law will end discrimination.
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NewsFamily law ‘does not need lawyers’, claims ex-policeman's McKenzie startup
As the third anniversary approaches of a report proposing tighter regulationAs new website aims to link members of the public with former police officer McKenzie friends.
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NewsDivorce law consultation attracts at least 600 responses
Justice secretary David Gauke says there is broad support to scrap the fault-based system.
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NewsPressure ramped up as lords voice regret at probate 'stealth tax'
House approves statutory instrument but passes motion criticising plans.
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NewsProblem-solving pioneer judge Nicholas Crichton dies
Tributes paid to retired judge who 'believed in people's capacity to change'.
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NewsSix months too long to finalise a divorce, bar warns
Ministry of Justice believes its proposal will give couples sufficient time to consider the implications of splitting up.
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NewsRestore legal aid for separating couples, MoJ urged
Law Society says digitising the divorce application process and 'hoping for the best' isn't enough.
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NewsLord chancellor warned for second time over probate 'tax'
Parliament’s committee on statutory instruments suggests justice secretary is acting ultra vires.
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News'Completely futile': judge criticises adulterous husband for contesting divorce
Her Honour Judge Lynn Roberts says family relationships have not been able to heal.
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NewsCourt of Protection opens door to robes at hearings
Mr Justice Hayden stressed the importance of transparency
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NewsMcFarlane on family justice system: Crisis, what crisis?
Family Division president says the word is no longer right because pressures in the system are being addressed.