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Civil way: 4 February 2022

04 February 2022 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 7965 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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Divorce rules out; Service charge enforcement; E-bundle breakdowns; 167 out of 1793 may do

DIVORCE COUNTDOWN

I cannot see any sign of slippage (though I should warn that I am way behind with my annual eye test) and so let us take it that it is still on for 6 April 2022. Not the filing of my tax return but full implementation of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020. I promise to take you gently and incrementally towards the monumental reforms.

The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2020 have been published in draft and will update the lingo of primary and subordinate legislation. Remember, applicant for petitioner; conditional divorce for decree nisi; final order for decree absolute; separation order in divorce for decree of judicial separation and decree of nullity will become nullity of marriage order. In short, alignment where appropriate with corresponding handles already in use in civil partnership dissolutions.

The eagerly awaited Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2020 (SI

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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