Victims of rape and sexual assault will receive a 50% funding boost to help with specialist support services. The boost to fund for victims of rape and sexual abuse across England and Wales will benefit from Read More
Impressionist Jon Culshaw welcomed and entertained the swathes of legal professionals in Manchester last night as the Modern Law Awards took centre stage. The evening delivered an abundance of talent in the sector and highlighted Read More
The second reading on the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill took place in the House of Lords on 5th February 2020. The Divorce Bill was introduced for the first time by Lord Keen of Elie on 7Read More
Whenever we’re searching for products, whether it be insurance, credit cards or new appliances, somehow, we always end up on comparison sites to get the best deal and to find out what other users Read More
‘Dark web’ is a term that is widely used to conjure up images of a second mysterious yet murky layer of the internet where criminal gangs operate. The dark web – a set of web pages Read More
Today marks the start of the Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Week, with events across the country to speak out against sexual abuse, as well as stand up in support of victims and survivors. Sexual Read More
The Professional Paralegal Register have announced the finalists for the prestigious National Paralegal Awards, which will be taking place on Friday 27th March 2020. Karen Babington, Director at the Practical Vision Network, was selected as a Read More
On the anniversary of the government’s review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), a Law Society survey has shown an overwhelming public support of legal aid. Funding for domestic Read More
For the first time Resolution have revealed what makes up their members in a new diversity survey. The report presents a snapshot of the first diversity survey taken by Resolution’s members where over 3,000 of Read More
Resolution lends its support to the Divorce Bill in a parliamentary briefing, ahead of the Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords today, the 5th February. Resolution, representing 6,500 family justice professionals, has thrown Read More
The Law Society has published its Parliamentary briefing on the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill, more commonly known as the Divorce Bill. Giving its ‘unequivocal support in the introduction to the Divorce Bill, welcoming the Read More
On Saturday 1st February 2020, a fire broke out at the Law Society of England and Wales’s headquarters on 113 and 114 Chancery Lane in central London. 25 fire engines and around 150 firefighters were called to deal with Read More
England is about to pass into law what will be, for recipients of a divorce petition, probably the fastest divorce anywhere in the world. The respondent may have just over six weeks’ notice from receipt, Read More
St John’s Buildings has welcomed barrister Andrew Mountain into its family law team. Specialising as a solicitor in family law for 35 years, Andrew Mountain transferred to the Bar in 2019 and has joined St John’Read More
Education secretary Gavin Williamson has urged councils to prioritise finding vulnerable young people a stable, loving home. Calling on council to not ‘shy away from putting children forward for adoption’, Williamson has asked them to Read More