Legal News

MPs have rejected two of the remaining Lords amendments to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, in the latest stage of the ‘ping pong’ process.

The impact of blockchain on the legal landscape is explored in a revised issue of the Law Society’s report, ‘Blockchain: legal and regulatory guidance’, now in its third edition.

The Ministry of Justice has launched an Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) to help guide judges, legal representatives and litigants through online court procedures. 

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has launched a new Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) on 12 June 2023 in order to help guide judges, legal representatives and litigants through online court procedures. 

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has issued a release note as to the ability for solicitors and caseworkers to indicate that a party’s contact details (address, phone number or email address) are to be kept confidential when the case is being created in MyHMCTS. 

Digital conveyancing platform InfoTrack has announced the opening of its newest offices in Brewery Wharf in Leeds. 

The Law Society has published the third edition of its blockchain report, in collaboration with the Tech London Advocates (TLA) Blockchain Legal and Regulatory Group, and the Society for Computers and Law (SCL). 

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published a toolkit which aims to increase awareness of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA 2005) and help parents and carers access funds belonging to disabled young people, should they lose the capacity to make decisions themselves. 

The third Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010) Practice Direction update of 2023 has been issued, amending various Practice Directions including, inter alia, the revocation of FPR 2010, PD 36ZB (Pilot scheme: Procedure for using an online system to complete and file certain applications for an adoption order) and its replacement with a new Practice Direction, FPR 2010, PD 41E (Procedure for using an online system to complete and file certain applications for an adoption order). 

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published: ‘Making finance decisions for young people: parent and carer toolkit’.