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The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRS) are developing a new accreditation scheme for solicitors and registered European lawyers wishing to exercise rights of audience in the higher courts of...
The Judiciary of England and Wales today released photographs of the new robes for Court of Appeal and High Court judges which will come into effect on 1 October 2008.Last July the Lord Chief Justice...
John Hemming, a Birmingham Lib Dem MP who chairs the organisation "Justice for Families" is releasing a charity song called "Bring the Sunshine in" to to raise awareness for his Justice For Families...
The Family Justice Council and HMCS Domestic Violence Branch are carrying out a survey on the provision of special facilities in family courts. The purpose of the survey is to ask practitioners and...
The Ministry of Justice is seeking views on draft court rules and forms to support the implementation of the remaining provisions of the Children and Adoption Act 2006. These enable courts to use...
A new practice direction, Residence And Contact Orders: Domestic Violence And Harm, was published by the President of the Family Division today.The Practice Direction applies to any family...
The Law Society President is advising anyone considering divorce to seek expert legal advice from a specialist family law solicitor.Andrew Holroyd, Law Society President, said: "Divorce is stressful,...
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today announced the appointment of Mandie Lavin as its new Director.Ms Lavin, currently Director of Fitness to Practise and Legal Affairs at the Royal Pharmaceutical...
A gunman shot dead by police after a five hour stand-off was a practising family law barrister, it has been revealed today.Mark Saunders, 32, has been named as the man at the centre of a gun battle...
Sir Michael Bichard has today announced that he will take up a new post as Director of a new Institute for Government, funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, in September 2008. He will therefore...