“A lawyer-backed service that supports divorcing couples during mediation, charging fixed fees to halve the cost, is being billed as a possible lifeline for family legal aid lawyers after 1 April.”
Legal Futures, 18th March 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“Family Mediation Council’s Professional Practice Consultants Conference 2013, speech by Lord McNally, 14th March 2013.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th March 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Separating couples are being urged to use mediation instead of ending up in courtroom battles after a list of England and Wales divorce hot spots was revealed.
Ministry of Justice, 20th February 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Proposals for a new law which would require newspaper editors to seek regulatory approval for certain types of stories are flawed and should be abandoned, a number of peers have said.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Many people going through divorce could be hiding their wealth from their partners, a survey suggests.”
BBC News, 22nd February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The recent county court case of Pamela Curran and Brian Collins highlights the difficulties that arise when unmarried couples separate and it should serve as a warning to others in a similar position.”
BBC News, 6th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hamilton v Hamilton [2013] EWCA Civ 13; [2013] WLR (D) 26
“An order in ancillary relief proceedings for the payment of a series of lump sums over time was not necessarily an order for a lump sum by instalments, within section 23(3)(c) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, and therefore variable under section 31 of the 1973 Act.”
WLR Daily, 24th January 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Adjudicators are increasingly called upon to adjudicate upon complex, multi-faceted disputes. It is now well established that ‘a dispute’ can encompass several discrete issues and the TCC has striven to avoid an overly legalistic approach and to apply common sense when deciding whether a claim encompasses ‘a dispute’ or not.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 7th January 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“The government has announced plans for an independent adjudicator in the pub industry to help struggling landlords.”
BBC News, 8th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Anna Heenan, solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse December’s financial remedies and divorce news and cases.”
Family Law Week, 4th January 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“On the eve of ‘D-Day’ – that’s Divorce Day, the first Monday back to work after the festive period, when warring couples are more likely to register for a divorce – lawyers warn that tens of thousands of people could find splitting up harder and more costly this year. And the number of those turning to ‘DIY divorce kits’ is expected to surge.”
The Independent, 6th January 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Tang Chung Wah and others v Grant Thornton and others [2012] EWHC 3198 (Ch)
In Tang, the Honourable Mr Justice Hildyard dismissed a claim under s. 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996 that a final LCIA Award should be found to be of no effect on grounds that the Tribunal had lacked substantive jurisdiction to determine the dispute in question.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 28th November 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“Amina Somers, a consultant and mediator with Goodman Ray, asks whether the implementation of the Family Justice Review recommendations will see the court usurped by mediation as the primary dispute resolution process following relationship breakdown.”
Family Law Week, 26th November 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“Samir Jeraj observes an independent panel settle private rental disputes, including a rare case of a flat with ‘fair rent’ controls.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lord McNally’s speech for Legal Aid Practitioners Group Conference.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th October 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Nearly half of British adults think they have to go to court to get divorced, according to a survey that shows a lack of awareness of non-court options for family law matters.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Family law’s commercial and legal landscape is changing dramatically with the legal aid reforms, the continuing impact of the recession, competition from ABSs and potential legislative changes affecting everyone from the richest to the poorest.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Changes to the way official alternative dispute resolution (ADR) schemes work will lead to consistent outcomes for consumers making complaints about telephone, mobile or broadband services, Ofcom has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Khaira v. Shergill [2012] EWCA Civ 893 – We have become used to the courts getting involved, more or less willingly, in religious issues, not least where religious freedoms conflict with legal rules which are said to be inconsistent with the exercise of those freedoms. But as Adam Wagner pointed out, in an earlier round of this litigation concerning two Sikh places of worship (Gurdwaras), the courts have developed rules stopping themselves from deciding certain cases, not least because the courts recognise they don’t know what they are doing once they get themselves immersed in issues of religious doctrine.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd July 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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