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The Legal Services Commission (LSC) today launched a 12-week consultation on proposals for modernising business processes.The 'Delivery Transformation' consultation paper aims to transform the way...
Dear Sir,Last week's announcement from the Office for National Statistics, that marriage rates are the lowest for 110 years, shows that the trend towards couples cohabiting rather than marrying is...
A Norwich based solicitor has been made a partner just six years after commencing her career as her firm's secretary.Amy Walpole has become the first female partner at Rogers & Norton where she...
The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice have made a joint statement on a new partnership for the operation of Her Majesty's Courts Service (HMCS).The new framework document for HMCS sets out...
Cafcass have announced a partnership with childrens voluntary organisation, Coram. The partnership will operate in South East England and is designed to promote better outcomes for children whose...
Prominent High Court Judge, Mr Justice Coleridge, broke with the judiciary's traditional silence and spoke out against the government in a speech to Resolution family lawyers at their annual...
Changes to checks for those working with children and vulnerable adults will start from October 2009. The fees structure for the scheme has also been set. The creation of the Independent...
The Law Society, Legal Services Commission (LSC) and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) reached an agreement yesterday to resolve their differences of view about the consequences of the judgment of the Court...
The Government has announced the creation of thirty new Specialist Domestic Violence Court (SDVCs) systems across England and Wales. This brings the total number of SDVCs in the national programme to...
The Public Law Outline (PLO) came into force in England and Wales yesterday.The PLO has been introduced to replace the existing Protocol for Judicial Case Management in Public Law Children Act Cases....