News – Page 51
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NewsChildren to get a greater voice in family courts
Children aged 10 and over will be able to tell the judge their thoughts and feelings on family cases affecting them.
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Firearms among Law Commission topics
Wills and the law in Wales also among nine topics picked for the next programme of work by the commission.
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NewsPublicly funded bar facing post-LASPO exodus
Many family and civil legal aid barristers are ‘actively considering’ their futures, according to a Bar Council survey.
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Pre-nups on the rise
Irwin Mitchell says the rise reflects a trend for second or third marriages.
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NewsAid cuts leave thousands in hands of amateur lawyers, MPs told
84Justice committee takes evidence from the Law Society, Bar Council and Legal Aid Practitioners Group on the impact of civil legal aid cuts.
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NewsGovernment pushes on with online powers of attorney
Solicitors warn digitisation likely to increase risk of fraud and abuse.
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NewsReport calls for higher fees to boost mediation
Mediation taskforce report calls for £100 rise in settlement fees for solicitors.
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NewsSimpson Millar begins post-buyout acquisition spree
The consumer firm, which became part of the Fairpoint Group last month, has snapped up Bristol-based Foster & Partners.
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NewsPeers back bill to make pre-nups binding
The bill introduced by Lady Deech amends the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.
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NewsCourt and councils face surge in denial of liberty cases
Court of Protection could be overwhelmed, head of family division warns.
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NewsBid to save legal aid for domestic violence victims
Two charities have brought an action to quash ‘restrictive’ evidential requirements needed to get legal aid.
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News26-week care limit is not a straitjacket, says Hughes
The justice minister and top family judge give strong backing to London’s Family Drug and Alcohol Court at a Law Society conference.
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NewsLegal aid ‘impasse’ forces top family judge to adjourn
Sir James Munby calls on justice secretary to intervene to decide who should pay for an unrepresented father’s case.
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NewsInterpreters contract ‘unacceptable’ – top family judge
Sir James Munby criticises the MoJ’s contract with Capita after being forced to abandon a final adoption hearing for want of interpreters.
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NewsHampshire firm offers will-writing by Skype
Move means clients will not have to attend the solicitor’s office.
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NewsFailure to fund child’s expert report unlawful
The Court of Appeal ruled the LAA was wrong not to pay the full costs of a report in case where only the child and not the parents were publicly funded.
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NewsMoJ official hints at PI inducements ban
Government has ‘different view’ to the SRA, which has ruled out the move.
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NewsLitigants in person make life ‘infinitely more difficult’
Lady Justice Black says local authorities must provide extra bundles to make up for shortfall.
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NewsQuickie Divorce site told to drop claim
Advertising watchdog rules that ‘leading providers’ claim could not be substantiated and was misleading.
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NewsCuts will not damage family justice, says Munby
Law Society has warned that reforms in the sector will be undermined by legal aid cuts.