News the Domestic Abuse Bill has received Royal Assent was today welcomed by the Law Society of England and Wales. Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce said: “The Covid-19 pandemic has left domestic abuse victims Read More
It is in the public interest for regulators to set standards, rather than leave it to consumers to work out the quality of a solicitor or law firm said the Law Society of England and Read More
The Legal Aid census has been launched and the Legal Aid Practitioners Group is urging lawyers in England and Wales to have their say, and help inform the Legal Aid workforce of the future. The Read More
The 11th Family Law Awards have now opened for this year’s entries. The Awards will take place on Wednesday 24th November, and offers those in the sector the opportunity to highlight their success and Read More
An approved new pilot scheme is to bring in new provision for communicating Forced Marriage (FMPOs) and Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders (FGMPOs). On behalf of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wolfson QC (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Read More
Ampla Finance’s ‘Litigation Funding guide for family law practitioners’. There is a range of funding options available to those facing divorce or other family proceedings if they don’t have resources of their own Read More
As part of our ‘Technical Corner’ we want to bring you information that will help you to continue to learn and grow in your career. This month’s technical corner article comes from Robert Blech Read More
Update Today (29th April) the Domestic Abuse Bill recieves Royal Assent. ________________________________________________________________________________ Yesterday (27th April), the House of Commons considered the Commons amendments on the Domestic Abuse Bill. The latest information surrounding the Bill is available Read More
Legal management software provider Clio has marked a historic moment in the growth of legal technology by becoming the first legal practice management unicorn globally. On Tuesday 27 April at 2pm, Clio, the UK’s leading Read More
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has outlined how legal services regulators can actively support technology and innovation that safely increase access to legal services. By working together, regulators can create an environment that ‘de-risks’ innovation Read More
Join Legal Eye for a series of events from 18-20 May 2021 focusing on how law firms should be adapting risk management strategy and processes in response to the pandemic and as restrictions start to ease. Read More
As Team Leader in the Children and Domestic Violence Team, I am shocked to read that only three police forces have enough specially trained domestic abuse advisors (according to a report for the Government from Read More
Almost three quarters of legal professionals are struggling to find the time to complete essential learning and training because of heavy workloads. New research from legal software specialist Access Legal has highlighted the challenges law Read More
The Designated Family Judges of London and the South East have agreed on a Domestic Abuse protocol regarding the issuing of applications for Family Law Act orders. Please see the protocol below or download a Read More
The Parenting Apart Programme are offering a workshop to enhance your skills and knowledge when working with parental conflict. They also have two other workshops to help professionals with identifying safeguarding in divorce and Child Read More
Cafcass are looking to grow highly skilled professionals who’ll ensure that the voice of the child comes first. Their Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) programme is now open for applications for soon-to-be qualified Social Read More
Specialist family law practitioners Julian Ribet, Alistair Myles and Laura Geraghty are delighted to announce the launch of their legal practice; Ribet Myles LLP. Headquartered in the heart of legal London off Chancery Lane, the Read More
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, known as Cafcass have recorded their busiest ever month since their records began back in 2003. Cafcass supports over 140,000 children every year in private law and public law Read More
Data released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed that 56% of separated families have child maintenance arrangements in place. At the financial year end of 2020, it is estimated that: There were 2.4 million Read More
Resolution announce their national conference is taking place on Monday 17th to Friday 22nd May. Always the most popular event in the industry calendar, it will be taking place virtually this year and is asking Read More