News – Page 46
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NewsRise in divorce cases signals mediation failure
Number of new private law cases has risen year-on-year for the third month in a row, figures from Cafcass show.
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NewsJudge dismisses LIP's bid to get solicitor jailed
High Court finds litigant in person culpable of ’abuse of process’.
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NewsJudge criticises LAA over translation costs
Legal Aid Agency was invited to clarify its position in relation to document translation costs.
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NewsNew EU inheritance law should prompt wills reviews, say experts
Rules which came into force today could leave UK residents with assets in Europe unwittingly applying English law to their entire estate
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NewsEnforce family court orders but don’t jail debtors – Society
Chancery Lane calls for more streamlined process for ensuring creditors are paid.
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NewsU-turn over GPS tagging cost in family case
Ministry of Justice agrees to make an exception in funding the cost of providing electronic tagging in family proceedings.
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NewsMore divorcing couples turning to mediation, provider says
Calls to National Family Mediation have more than doubled in the past year.
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NewsEx-Gordons lawyers set up private client boutique
Three partners and a solicitor from Yorkshire firm leave to set up Progeny Private Law.
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NewsDaughter’s £164k will victory ‘consistent with law’, say experts
Court of Appeal awards a woman money from her mother’s estate after she was expressly excluded from the will.
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NewsBar takes aim at solicitors in family court advocacy
Two principal branches of the profession clashed last week after the bar called for a review of advocacy in family law.
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NewsNew family court opens in push to encourage ADR
The designated family judge for London behind the initiative says there was a need for the court ‘to provide more than just a trial process’.
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Separating couples ‘giving up on courts’ due to firm closures
Drop in private law cases reflects the large number of separating parents who have given up on courts, says Cafcass.
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NewsSolicitor-advocates harming family justice – bar
The Bar Council and Family Law Bar Association have warned that the growing number of solicitors conducting family advocacy is causing a ‘risk of injustice’.
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NewsCourt closures ‘won’t affect legal aid and family reforms’
Ministry of Justice and HM Courts and Tribunals Service consulting on shutting nearly one-fifth of the courts estate.
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NewsFamily lawyers: 100% divorce ruling exceptional but fair
A hospital consultant has been ordered to give his former wife his entire fortune, after neglecting to pay child support.
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NewsUnregulated advisers beat law firms in Google rankings
Legal Services Board research finds potential clients confronted with services of unregulated providers.
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NewsBarclays faces will-writing battle
Tinuola Aregbesola alleges the bank’s £90 will-writing service failed to advise her late father to serve a notice of severance.
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NewsPractice note issued on duty to vulnerable
Solicitors could face sanctions if they do not comply with principles on dealing with vulnerable clients.
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NewsJudge’s ‘grave’ concern at solicitor’s relationship with client
Conduct in family battle reported to regulator by solicitor himself.
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NewsAccountants reminded of duty over legal complaints
Almost 100 accountancy firms now authorised to offer probate work.