The Law Society has issued guidance around VAT treatment of disbursements and expenses following on from a decision made of the First-tier Tax Tribunal in Brabners LLP v The Commissioners for her Majesty’s Revenue Read More
Ahead of National Adoption Week, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced extra funding to support adopted children and their families. The funding is aimed at helping adopted children overcome past trauma. Building on an investment Read More
Currently England and Wales looks to the Brussels IIa for the rules as to which EU member state can determine divorce and matrimonial matters, as well as other family matters such as resident and parental Read More
In the first of a two part blog, Sarah Brocklebank of The Move Exchange invites you to consider how effective your firm’s call handling is. Do you have different call routes for existing customers Read More
Monday 14th October marked the opening of Parliament and the first Queen’s speech of Boris Johnson’s premiership. Promising to impose tougher sentences and ensuring the continuation of the Domestic Abuse Bill, there was Read More
“We allow individuals a legal route to acquire gender; we must not then fall short when they wish to use those rights” This was the disappointed response to a ruling from the High Court, whereby Read More
Nominations are now open for The Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Awards 2020. The Modern Law Awards recognise and celebrates sparkling talent and success in entrepreneurship, market development, business management and best practice in the modern legal Read More
The most dangerous time for a victim of domestic abuse is on leaving the abuser, often when an abuser learns of their victim’s decision to leave they can become more violent. Victims therefore have Read More
Risk management and compliance consultancy service provider, Legal Eye has urged solicitors to act now if they are holding client money on account that is subject to financial sanctions. Legal professionals have until tomorrow (11th Read More
It’s World Mental Health Day today, 10th October, and charity organisations, legal professionals and firms across the UK have echoed their sentiments across the community to raise awareness of the importance of good mental Read More
Aiming to help solicitors increase productivity rather than replace solicitors, LawTech looks to benefit solicitors in meeting their client needs more efficiently. There is no doubt that we are surrounded by technology and despite some Read More
October marked the 1st anniversary for the Nottingham office of Stowe Family Law, a part of the UK’s largest specialist family law firm and the first office for the firm in the Midlands. Recently Read More
St John’s Buildings barristers’ chambers are celebrating after two of their own have been appointed as Fellows of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL). Kate Burnell, who was called to the Bar in 1998, Read More
Register My Marriage seeks to campaign to amend the Marriage Act 1949 and is committed to raising awareness to the lack of legal protection for unregistered faith marriages. Started in 2104 by Aina Khan OBE, the Register Read More
Recent statistics have shown a 13% decline in the number of applications for divorce in the last year, continuing the trend of falling divorce applications since 2010. Despite shocking headlines stating 42% of marriages end in divorce, divorce Read More
Law firms are failing in their efforts to tackle the rising risk of cyber crime. Even with £millions continuing to be fraudulently redirected, with the associated reputational impact and knock on effect on professional indemnity Read More
A report published by The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) is calling for reforms to improve reparations for victims and survivors of child sex abuse after their experiences were found to be “hostile, Read More
All of the uncertainty over Brexit has fuelled legal disputes over child custody. According to research conducted by the law firm Nockolds, the surge of EU migrants leaving the UK head of October 31st has Read More
As the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) nears its 18 month anniversary, recent research conducted by software supplier Egress have revealed that only 48% of UK businesses are fully compliant with the rules. Organisations had taken their Read More
Here are our top five steps to winning more business from existing enquiries. Build Rapport First and foremost… pick up the phone! In a digital age the telephone is still the most effective way to Read More