News – Page 49
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NewsWatchdog targets online divorce
Consumer panel will research the challenges created by a growing online marketplace.
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NewsICAEW gears members up for probate land-grab
Accountancy regulator already has a number of firms waiting to conduct reserved activities in probate.
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NewsCall for overhaul of exceptional funding scheme
Ministry of Justice figures reveal only 3% of the 1,151 applications for funding were granted.
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NewsJudge blasts ‘wasteful’ Legal Aid Agency
Judge’s dismay at repeated rejected applications for funding for expert witness report.
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NewsPre-nups should be legally binding, says Law Commission
Draft bill would give qualifying agreements legal force, so long as safeguards are met.
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NewsSociety wills quality firsts
The Law Society has accredited the first group of firms to its new Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme. The Society said the scheme is the first recognised standard for wills and estate administration in England and Wales. Since October, 20 firms have been accredited. Society president Nicholas Fluck said: ‘Accredited ...
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NewsMillionaire wins divorce case despite finding of perjury
Court of Appeal rules that misrepresentation does not affect court order.
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Shared parenting clarification
A House of Lords amendment to the Children and Families Bill clarified that the concept of shared parenting does not imply any particular division of a child’s time.
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NewsWills mix-up could open ‘floodgate’ to litigation
Probate experts believe Lord Neuberger’s judgment on signatures could widen the notion of a ‘clerical error’.
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NewsWills valid despite error, Supreme Court rules
Lord Neuberger has said the interpretation of wills should be treated in the same way as contracts.
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Will-writing code published
Release follows the government’s refusal last year to regulate the work.
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NewsFamily courts told to publish more judgments
Judgments will be available to the public and media, under guidance issued by the head of the Family Division.
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NewsFamily judge admits foreign media beyond reach
The High Court allows Slovak mother to publish case details so long as they are not in English and do not identify her child.
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NewsFamily lawyer criticises MP’s ‘dangerous’ advice
Lawyers will have to fight harder to get independent expert reports in care cases.
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NewsFunding fillip for family drug court
Innovative court had faced a ‘double whammy’ of uncertain funding and the loss of its trailblazing judge.
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News‘Chronic problem’ with legal aid in abduction cases
Legal aid in child abduction cases should be granted immediately, High Court judge suggests.
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NewsEight years for solicitor who stole £2m
Former coroner stole money from weak clients to pay for his expensive habits.
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NewsJudge's fury at ‘eye-watering’ Young divorce case costs
Ex-wife awarded half of husband’s assets but judge is critical of time and costs spent during case.
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NewsMP intervenes in SRA costs row
Simon Danczuk is angered by what appears to be a loophole denying costs protection to someone who was a beneficiary of a will but not the client.