Archive of: October, 2020
Transparency in family law firms
Transparency rules are in place to protect you from unregulated or unscrupulous family law firms.
Upturn in court applications involving probate in the wake of pandemic
The Law Gazette reports that legal advisers have been ‘brought in to keep waiting times down’. This is in response to the upturn in probate applications.
Who bears the cost in family court proceedings?
This article, relating to the family court case MH v KF, references how parents generally bear their own costs at the family court.
Family Judge appeals for best use of the Family Court system - continued.
There are times when going to family court is a sensible and indeed essential move.
Family Law Court Judge tells Lawyers to "steer their clients away from court except where it was necessary"
In a clear message addressing family lawyers, the designated family judge for Bristol, His Honour Judge Wildblood QC, stated: ‘Do not bring your private law litigation to the family court here unless it is genuinely necessary for you to do so.’
Family court access statistics published, reflecting changes the COVID-19 pandemic
New cases started in UK family courts are down 13 per cent between April and June 2020, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Justice.
The limits of remote hearings - ensuring no one is left behind in quest for family justice.
Less than a fifth of vulnerable clients are well served by remote court hearings. A figure which gives us pause to consider how easy it is for us all to access justice in the UK.