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NewsHigh Court allows abuse victim to 'tell her story'
Court ‘profoundly sympathetic’ to mother in landmark transparency case who felt ‘let down’ by the family justice system.
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NewsProfits soar again at ABS pioneer Co-op Legal
Probate and estate administration giant has more than doubled income and quintupled earnings since 2021.
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NewsFirm complains to HMCTS over 13-month probate delay
Roche Legal calls out inconsistency after another case took only two months to be processed.
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NewsFirm hire: Trio of senior associates join mfg Solicitors
Sophie Shakeshaff, Jonathan Skilbeck and Jack Robinson are specialists in wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and estate administration.
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NewsEmailing judgments without formal hand-down ‘unsatisfactory’
A judge at Wolverhampton family court emailed her judgment to a father, but fears it may have got lost in ‘junk’.
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NewsAdoption case is set on stage
Play Too Many Books explores complexities of international adoption.
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News'Get on with it': peers tell MoJ to make pre-nuptial agreements binding
Prominent peers back pre-nuptial agreements entering the statute book but opinion is divided on judicial discretion.
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News'My name is Amos and I am a judge': judicial guide for writing to children
President of the Family Division Sir Andrew McFarlane says toolkit has ‘potential to change culture’.
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NewsGovernment to consult on cohabitation reform
Minister tells MPs there is no need to wait until existing work on marriage and divorce law has concluded.
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NewsHigh court orders legal aid firm to pay costs in family case
Judge found the firm was ‘negligent’ and failed in its core duties in preparing case.
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NewsIn depth: Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre is falling apart
Leaky roof, missing tiles, inadequate security...the Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre is not fit for purpose. The centre’s decrepitude touches raw nerves in Westminster’s relationship with Wales.
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NewsMoJ viewing probate progress through 'rose-tinted spectacles'
Solicitors point to cases more than a year old, adding that delays can be costly for grieving families.
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NewsFamily Division president sounds warning over ‘astonishing’ surrogacy
Sir Andrew McFarlane speaks out after ageing couple commissioned babies from overseas clinic without considering children’s welfare.
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NewsMother asks court's permission to 'tell her story' in legal first
Woman 'seeks to advocate on behalf of victims of domestic abuse, helping to educate others', says her barrister Charlotte Proudman.
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NewsMoJ hails further progress on probate delays
Ministry of Justice says recruitment of extra staff has helped halve waiting times in six months.
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NewsCity firms pool budgets to mitigate impact of climate change
Kenya scheme, which will earn carbon removal credits for law firms involved, said to be the ‘first of its kind’.
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NewsFamily court judge names sperm donor to ‘protect women'
'Joe Donor' opposed the application arguing it infringed his Article 8 rights which judge finds he ‘allowed to be lost’ when he spoke to press.