News – Page 49
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NewsJudge issues ultimatum on ‘absurd’ £1.3m dispute
'Flabbergasted' Mr Justice Holman persuades parties to settle after threatening to limit their submissions.
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NewsDyson: miscarriages of justice likely since LASPO
Master of the rolls says litigants in person ‘dry up’ in court.
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NewsCourts service centralises divorce to combat fraud
Each centre will act as the single point of entry for all divorce and remedy applications.
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NewsJudge urges reform of 'inadequate' Court of Protection rules
The Honourable Mr Justice Peter Jackson said two cases heard on consecutive days illustrated ongoing problems.
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Cuts have had 'no significant impact' on hearing times
MoJ data appear to allay concerns about litigants in person ‘clogging up the courts’.
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NewsSociety withdraws sharia wills note
Practice note removed from website in the light of criticism, president says.
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NewsJudge rages at ‘grotesque leeching’ of costs in divorce
Lawyers and experts received £920,000 in total – almost one-third of the assets.
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NewsPartner hire: Maclay Murray & Spens
Alexis Graham joins private client and charities department in Glasgow.
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NewsSolicitor mediation referrals plummet post-LASPO
Couples more likely to seek out mediation without turning to solicitor.
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NewsMunby’s fury as aid denied in adoption fight
Head of Family Division praises solicitor for working 100 hours for free after state ‘washed its hands of the problem’.
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NewsHughes pledges £1.4m a year to help LIPs
Support network for litigants in person will be spread across England and Wales.
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NewsLegal challenge to Woolf chairing abuse inquiry
Lord Mayor of London has come under renewed pressure over her links to Leon Brittan and alleged lack of relevant expertise.
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NewsMunby urges radical reform of family courts
The president of the Family Division says the child arrangement programme, which came into effect in April, requires a new approach to private law cases.
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NewsWills complaint scheme ‘bare minimum’, says ombudsman
Chief ombudsman Adam Sampson today suggests a voluntary scheme for unregulated providers.
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NewsFirms face new hurdle for credit work
SRA proposes firms carrying out consumer credit activities apply to the FCA for authorisation.
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NewsLaw Society excellence winners announced
Winners of the Law Society Excellence Awards revealed at London ceremony.
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NewsChartered accountants grant first ABS licence
Top-20 accountancy firm approved to carry out probate work.
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NewsJudge dismisses 180 divorces over ‘industrial-scale fraud’
Sir James Munby says rules on divorce declarations have to be tighter.
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NewsSociety warns consumers on new intestacy rule
Provisions of the Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014 come into force on 1 October.
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NewsFamily justice minister calls for legal aid review
Lib Dem Simon Hughes has asked the MoJ to probe the impact of cuts on children’s rights.