News – Page 44
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NewsCourt rules domestic violence legal aid time limit invalid
Rule requiring two-year time limit for providing some forms of evidence declared invalid.
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NewsNew OPG guidance on client accounts
Management of deputyship funds should be done with the client’s best interests in mind, the Office of the Public Guardian stresses.
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NewsLawyers press for cohabitation law update after court battle
A woman has won the battle to stop her deceased partner's share of home passing to his estranged wife.
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NewsICAEW revives campaign on legal professional privilege
Chartered accountancy body claims LPP ‘seriously distorts the market’ for tax and other advice – but the Law Society has hit back.
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NewsArbitration scheme to resolve private children disputes
New scheme described as the ‘logical next step’ for family arbitration.
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Competition complaint over family mediation
Under updated Family Procedure Rules mediators must be accredited by the Family Mediation Council.
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NewsSaga Legal admits it stopped taking new work last year
Alternative business structure seeking new joint-venture partner after collapse of Parabis.
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NewsLiPs ‘behind unfair’ divorce settlement
High Court judge cites the ‘almost wholesale abolition of legal aid’ as reason for district judge’s incorrect ruling.
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NewsOnline divorce fault may void 2,000 settlements
Justice minister apologises for ‘any distress’ caused by the divorce form error as he reveals the scale of the fallout.
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NewsFamily lawyers face new curbs on court bundles
President of the Family Division says new limits needed as lawyers ignore pleas for restraint on the length of court bundles.
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NewsAbuse survivors ‘re-victimised’ through family court process
Government and judiciary should ensure victims are not cross-examined by their abusers in court, charity recommends.
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NewsParliamentary report puts finger on rise in number of LiPs
Briefing paper to MPs blames impact of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act.
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NewsTributes pour in for ‘universally loved’ family solicitor
Wendy Kemp, head of the family department at Exeter firm Crosse & Crosse, dies aged 63.
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NewsCo-op puts legal business ‘at heart of rebuild’ with first buy-up
Retail giant announces acquisition of Collective Legal Solution Group to create 'alternative channel' to wills market.
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NewsConsumer champions unveil fixed-fee comparison site
Legal Beagles founders branch out with comparison website for services such as divorce and probate.
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NewsInsurer LV= enters legal market with fixed fee offering
Firm will offer a range of services from conveyancing to personal injury.
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NewsBogus solicitor posed as family specialist for 11 months
Susan Tindall deceived a father involved in maintenance and custody proceedings with his ex-partner.
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NewsCall for courts to take maturity into account
Defendants aged between 18 and 24 bewildered by the court process, thinktank says.