Resolution has written to the new Lord Chancellor urging him to reform several aspects of family law to improve the lives of families and put the needs of children first, Solicitors Journal has learned. In a letter sent to David Lidington MP, the family law practitioners group, asked the new justice secretary to act on …
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A dad who fought a £170,000 legal battle after taking his daughter on a term-time holiday was convicted over the unauthorised trip today. Jon Platt was hauled to court in 2015 when he refused to pay a £60 fine for going on the family holiday to Disney World. Magistrates initially angered council chiefs on the …
Thousands of vulnerable people with dementia and learning disabilities are being detained in hospitals and care homes without the appropriate checks, due to a law unfit for purpose according to the Law Commission. Often those who lack the mental capacity to consent – like certain people with dementia or learning disabilities – need to be …
BREAK UP BONANZA Russian millionaire’s ex says she has been forced to live ‘frugally’ while hubby has enjoyed holiday homes, yacht and helicopter AN oligarch’s son who bought himself a helicopter and partied on his family’s yacht to celebrate separating from his wife is fighting to get her “over-generous” £7million payout cut. In the pair’s …
Expert evidence is useful in derivatives mis-selling litigation but not always prized by the judges. Anton Balazh The debate around the use and benefits of expert witnesses in litigation has been a long-running issue for the court. Two recent High Court cases have demonstrated the complex and somewhat contradictory approach that the court has …
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The Group and its brief Under the leadership and joint chairmanship of Mr Justice Francis and His Honour Judge Edward Hess, the “Pension Advisory Group” (“PAG”) has been formed. With the imprimatur of he President of the Family Division, the PAG’s brief is to conduct an interdisciplinary review of how pensions are treated on divorce …
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Home > News Some solicitors are “treating the new law like a box-ticking exercise,” says NFM Three years after it became compulsory for separating couples to consider mediating agreements before taking their cases to court, it has emerged that only four out of ten are complying with the landmark legislation. Introduced in April 2014, the …
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Lawyers handling drug-defect suits say New Jersey courts could see an uptick in volume of pharmaceutical and medical device suits in light of this week’s Supreme Court ruling in a California case that narrowed access to jurisdiction for out-of-state plaintiffs. The justices’ holding on Monday in Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California, that California …
Starting about five years ago, LexisNexis began reinventing its technology stack, and in the time since, has undergone a series of technology developments and company acquisitions to adopt to the changing nature of laws. Among those acquisitions was that of Lex Machina, a company that started as a Stanford University project and has since grown …
Home > News Queen’s Speech includes draft legislation to transform approach to domestic violence In the Queen’s Speech, delivered today, the Government has committed to bringing forward legislation “to protect the victims of domestic violence and abuse”. Briefing notes produced by the Government on the announcements in the Queen’s Speech state that the purpose of …
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