During a separation or after a divorce, it can be hard for former partners to maintain any kind of relationship. Yet in situations where children are involved, parenting does not end even if the relationship does. Therefore, working to build and maintain positive co-parenting communication skills is valuable. If you find yourself feeling as …
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At least 56 miscarriages of justice have occurred in cases in England and Wales where the jury was split, according to a charity, which says jury unanimity should be reintroduced to safeguard against wrongful criminal convictions. The research by Appeal, the miscarriage of justice charity, says majority verdicts “arguably dilute the principle of reasonable doubt” …
A publicly funded online guidance tool to help identify legal issues and point is one of the proposals to emerge from the Law Society’s pioneering 21st Century Justice Project. The project’s interim report, published today, lists ‘actionable simple ways’ to future-proof the justice system in seven key areas of civil law. The report’s proposals include: A …
More than 10,500 of London’s black-cab drivers have launched a £250m legal case against Uber, accusing it of breaking the capital’s taxi booking rules and deliberately misleading authorities to secure a licence. The case, which has been filed in the high court in London by the litigation management firm RGL, resurrects a claim first raised …
How much money should go to those given infected blood in the 1970s and 80s? And how much to the wronged subpost office operators? Such questions surge periodically into the daylight and then subside. Last month it was the subpost office operators’ turn, stirring a burst of public rage. Today, an amendment to a bill …
Wondering what to say in mediation? I have been co-mediating with Brian James for over 16 years and unfortunately, we have heard statements people make to their spouse that are offensive, mean, and that ultimately undermine the mediation process. On a positive note, Brian and I have also heard our clients say wonderful things—things that …
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The government made two minor changes to plug gaps in its Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill yesterday as it passed through committee stage in the House of Lords. In grand committee, advocate general for Scotland Lord Stewart (Keith Stewart KC) described both changes to the short bill as ‘small technical amendments’. The first amendment remedies a …
Swingeing cuts to public spending on cycling and walking in England should be overturned as government expenditure was already insufficient to meet legally binding climate targets, the high court has been told. Campaigners are challenging a decision in 2023 to cut more than £200m from Department for Transport’s active travel budget for the following two …
A man who raped his wife and was controlling and threatening towards her and their two children attempted to manipulate the family court into believing he was a victim of domestic abuse, a judge has ruled. In a damning judgment Judge Middleton-Roy found the man’s conduct – which included frequently filming of his family using …
