News – Page 6
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NewsVideo guide for unrepresented parties in civil and family court
Support Through Court worked with legal training company Bond Solon to produce the seven-minute video.
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NewsGift 'in contemplation of death' valid, judge finds
High Court hears that testator was unable to find a witness to a will during the pandemic lockdown.
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NewsFilming testators could help resolve will disputes, private client lawyers told
Barrister specialising in trust and probate disputes says clients in today's digital age will be used to being filmed.
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NewsFamily court analysis lifts lid on life for litigants in person
Law Society and Support Through Court make case for why people navigating family justice system alone need legal representation.
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NewsJudge stays financial proceedings to allow non-court resolution
Divorce hearing is a 'paradigm case' for the court to exercise its new powers on ADR.
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NewsProbate delays: MPs tell HMCTS to 'release the data'
House of Commons justice select committee highlights quick and easy solution before disbanding due to general election.
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NewsMidas Touch in Oldham
Respect and felicitations to Touch Solicitors, which topped the charts in this year’s annual Will Aid charity will-writing campaign.
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NewsMan fails to end French civil partnership in England
’Clear difference’ in legal approaches between the two countries fails to persuade judge that France is not the right forum.
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NewsElection ‘wash-up’ latest: Leasehold reform bill set to pass
Legislation to reform leasehold system likely to go through - but select committees abort inquiries into probate, the county court, and home buying and selling.
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NewsHappy reunion: The Split is returning
BBC's hit family law drama starring Nicola Walker and Stephen Mangan will return for a two-part special.
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NewsIn depth: Probate modernisation can't happen until 37-year-old rules are updated
With the Probate Registry set to handle a projected 350,000 applications a year, modernisation of the process is increasingly urgent. But digitisation is contingent on updating 37-year-old rules.
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NewsCompetition watchdog unveils guidance for unregulated legal providers
Competition and Markets Authority says businesses providing will-writing and online divorce should not make misleading comparisons with solicitors.
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NewsRule changes steer families towards non-court dispute resolution
Parents will be informed of various mediation models and judges can ask parties to set out their views on non-court dispute resolution.
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NewsProbate manager jailed for taking £640k from wills
Trusted member of staff targeted wills from which few family members were due to benefit.
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NewsFirm hires: Actons recruits new family team
Julie McCrery and Sophie Spreckley join the Nottingham law firm.
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NewsLaw Society calls for civil legal aid increase over unrepresented parties in family court
Society president says more action is needed as ‘rise in litigants in person [creates] further pressure on system already in crisis’.
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NewsJudges 'apprehensive' about security, Family Division president tells MPs
Sir Andrew McFarlane suggests security arrangements in criminal and family courts should be equally tight.
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NewsSpecial investigation: Greater Family Court transparency puts expert witnesses in the spotlight
In conjunction with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Hannah Summers analyses a case that raises questions about unregulated specialists.
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NewsFamily judges will return to robes in safety pilot
Three-month pilot follows concerns over ‘violent and threatening behaviour experienced by judges and court users’.
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NewsFamily specialist Sarah Bentley dies at 62
Practitioner established her own practice, Sarah Bentley Solicitors, in 2017.