Now in its third year, the National Paralegal Awards returns with its quest to find the Best Paralegals in the UK and businesses that support the industry. This year there are 19 categories comprising of 15 awards Read More
This evening (21st April), the House of Lords considered the House of Commons amendments on the Domestic Abuse Bill. The Bill went to the Commons for consideration of Lords amendments on Thursday 15 April 2021. The Commons Read More
A report from Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA), The Cost of Covid: Economic abuse throughout the pandemic has revealed how domestic abusers utilised Covid-19 restrictions to restrict, exploit and/or sabotage victims’ economic resources, compromising their Read More
The nature of work in the legal industry is changing rapidly, according to new research from specialist recruiter Robert Half and global labour market trends experts Burning Glass. Law firms are simultaneously embracing remote working, Read More
Professional indemnity insurance (PII) is commonly cited as one of the biggest professional concerns faced by legal professionals in the UK. With many experts warning 2021 will be one of the most difficult years for PII Read More
We recently ran a survey all about content marketing, to help us at Today’s Media gain more of an insight into how people in the legal industry think about content marketing, their understanding of Read More
Cohabitating couples: building financial resilience on relationship breakdown
This is the second in a series of articles exploring the steps that can be taken to combat the potential risks to personal wealth that can be suffered on relationship breakdown. This article explores the Read More
The Law Society has issued a series of warnings ahead of the closure of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) on 30 September 2021 – a move that could leave former owners of law firms that shut in the Read More
Resolution are urging their members who practice legal aid cases to take part in a unique drive to gather data from the legal aid front line. The Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) has launched the 2021 Read More
The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO) has published its new survey which supports recommendations for a review of supervision orders in care proceedings. NFJO’s new survey findings reveal nine out of ten professionals think Read More
Grainne Fahy, partner and IAFL fellow and Head of Family Law at BLM law firm talks about her paper addiction, despite being in an evolving legaltech world, and how Covid-19 changed her to a paperless Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are calling for professionals in the legal sector to give their feedback on a clause which covers for cyber losses explicit in the minimum terms and conditions (MTC) of professional Read More
My client, a senior associate, revealed that she was struggling at work. She described: lacking motivation, doubting her professional judgement, losing confidence, sleeping badly and not even enjoying her time off. Working in family law Read More
HMCTS have updated their operational summary for week commencing Monday 12 April 2021 -Updated: Following the announcement of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral on Saturday 17 April 2021, we have reviewed the arrangements for Saturday Read More
And what this means for lawyers for issues like revenge porn Machaela O’Brien, Trainee Legal Executive at The Family Law Company shares her thoughts on why the law is struggling to keep up with Read More
The Commons is due to consider the Lords amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill on 15th April 2021. This is the latest stage the Bill has had to go through before it is passed by Government. Read More
This is the first in a series of articles exploring the steps that can be taken to combat the potential risks to personal wealth that can be suffered on a relationship breakdown. It explores some Read More
The Law Society Group (the Group) has published its gender pay gap report for 2020. The report details the combined results of the Law Society of England and Wales and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), which are Read More
Tanya Foster, Family Law Consultant at LSL Family Law shares her thoughts on no-fault divorce and the advice those in the profession could share with clients. The journey so far So many divorces start off Read More
A judgment by the Court of Appeal* on family proceedings featuring allegations of domestic abuse has been welcomed by Cafcass, offering a revised approach in responding to such allegations in the future. Cafcass was invited Read More