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22nd May 2013
London Legal Walk Raises over £575,000
Over 7,500 lawyers took part in a 10km sponsored walk on 20 May to raise a record £575,000 for charities that provide free legal advice in London and the South East. This sector has been seve...
22nd May 2013
MPs debate Same Sex Marriage Bill
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill had its final reading in the House of Commons on Tuesday before passing to the House of Lords in early June.
The bill cleared its...
21st May 2013
Legal Salary Survey: Infographic
Recruitment specialists Sellick Partnership has today revealed the key findings from the 2013 salary survey for the legal sector.
The survey is a reflection of the changes being made by employers ...
21st May 2013
Lawyers Unite for Minute of Action against Legal Aid Cuts
Solicitors and barristers across England and Wales will pause for a minute of unity at 9.59 am on June 4, to express their concern and alarm at the Government's plan to cut criminal legal aid.
Sup...
20th May 2013
Men Increasingly at Risk of Domestic Violence
According to the National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV), an increasing number of men are suffering from domestic violence. Research has revealed that every third victim of domestic violence i...
17th May 2013
New proposals on minimum standards for expert witnesses
The Ministry of Justice and the Family Justice Council have put forward new proposals for minimum standards for expert witnesses providing evidence in the family courts in proceedings relating to c...
10th May 2013
Home Office Policy Concerning Children Unlawful
The case SM and TM and JD and Others v SSHD [2013] EWCA 1144 (Admin) has found that the Home Office policy on discretionary leave to remain is unlawful. The case concerned foreign national children...
8th May 2013
Fathers' Story Week
Fathers’ Story Week is set to return for its third year, taking place on 10–16 June 2013. Run by The Fatherhood Institute, its aim is to encourage dads to get into the habit of reading ...
7th May 2013
Drop in average time taken to complete care and supervision cases
The Ministry of Justice has released statistics that show there has been a drop in the length of care and supervision proceedings.
In 2012, the average time between the date an application for a c...
1st May 2013
Increase in cross-border cases, according to Lord Justice Thorpe
The number of cross-border family legal disputes have grown by tenfold in a decade and more than doubled in two years, according to the annual report of the Office of the Head of Internatio...
29th April 2013
Second marriages less likely to end in divorce, report reveals
Second marriages are more stable than first marriages, according to new research that challenges the belief that couples who remarry will repeat the mistakes from their first marriage.
Almost...
26th April 2013
Law Society launches survey on impact of LASPO
The Law Society has launched a new survey on the impact to solicitors of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO).
The Law Society is looking for examples where legal aid ...
26th April 2013
Nomination deadline for Family Law Awards is Sunday 28 April
The deadline for the Family Law Awards 2013 nomination entries is Sunday 28 April. Nominate someone now at familylawawards.com.
The awards ceremony will be held on 9 October 2013 at the prestigiou...
18th April 2013
MoJ proposes more Legal Aid cuts
Following the legal aid cuts that came into force at the beginning of April, the Ministry of Justice has announced it plans to go further in an effort to deliver additional savings of £220 mi...
18th April 2013
Number of practising solicitors drops for first time
The number of firms and practising solicitors in England and Wales has decreased for the first time ever, according to the latest Law Society's Annual Statistical Report. The number of admissions a...
15th April 2013
Pilot scheme to help separating parents reach own agreements launched
The Chair of Resolution, Liz Edwards, has announced the launch of a new scheme, ‘Family Matters', which will provide help and guidance for separating parents who do not qualify for legal aid....
14th April 2013
Family Law Awards Nomination Deadline Extended
The deadline for nominations for the Family Law Awards 2013 has been extended to Sunday 28 April. Several law firms and chambers requested an extension to the nomination deadline and as a result Jo...
12th April 2013
Lord Justice Ryder talks of “revolutionary culture of change” in family justice
Speaking at Resolution's national conference in Stratford-Upon-Avon, the outgoing Judge in Charge of the Modernisation of Family Justice talked of a "revolutionary culture of change" within th...
9th April 2013
High Court rules on funding of experts in legal aid cases involving children
Children at the centre of family law cases will face uncertainty about their future as a result of a stalemate over the funding of expert witnesses in family cases, following a High Court ruling to...
1st April 2013
Bar Council publish guide for litigants in person
As the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) come into force today, the Bar Council of England and Wales has published A Guide to Representing Yourself in Court.
After LASP...
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22nd May 2013
London Legal Walk Raises over £575,000
London Legal Walk Raises over £575,000
Over 7,500 lawyers took part in a 10km sponsored walk on 20 May to raise a record £575,000 for charities that provide free legal advice in London and the South East. This sector has been seve...
22nd May 2013
MPs debate Same Sex Marriage Bill
MPs debate Same Sex Marriage Bill
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill had its final reading in the House of Commons on Tuesday before passing to the House of Lords in early June.
The bill cleared its...
21st May 2013
Legal Salary Survey: Infographic
Legal Salary Survey: Infographic
Recruitment specialists Sellick Partnership has today revealed the key findings from the 2013 salary survey for the legal sector.
The survey is a reflection of the changes being made by employers ...