Archive of: 2021
Children in the family justice system
An extremely detailed infographic visual representation, produced by the Nuffield foundation, can help show information we know, and that we still need to find out about children entering the family justice system and family courts in England and Wales.
Digital divorce from this year according to HM Courts and Tribunals (HMCTS).
We already use My HMCTS, the online case management tool for solicitors to process divorce paperwork for our clients digitally. You should not notice any change to the traditional proceedings, which had been paper-based.
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 - raising awareness
The government reports that there are some 2.3 million victims of domestic abuse a year aged 16 to 74 (two-thirds of whom are women) and more than one in ten of all offences recorded by the police are domestic abuse related.
Judicial diversity in private Financial Dispute Resolution (FDR) hearings
Recognising lack of judicial diversity for FDR hearings.
CSA Cases and debts - update on statistics.
The number of Child Support Agency (CSA) cases held on Child Maintenance Service (CMS) IT systems decreased from 51,600 in December 2020 to 44,900 in March 2021.
Consultation launched on modernising lasting power of attorney
The Government has announced it will run a consultation focussing on a number of proposals that have been developed to modernise lasting powers of attorney.
Debate over changes to lasting powers of attorney
Lasting power of attorney (LPA) was introduced in 2007 to provide more flexibility and greater protections from abuse than its predecessor, the enduring power of attorney (EPA).