The government consultation, Reforming the courts’ approach to McKenzie Friends, has been extended until 9 June. Non-lawyer assistants to litigants in person have become a common feature of family courts since legal aid cuts took effect in April 2013, and some of these charge fees. A working group, chaired by Mrs Justice Asplin, is examining the issue and may suggest possible reform. The consultation was originally scheduled to close on 19 May. It invites submissions relevant to courts in England and Wales..
12 May 2016
Extension for McKenzie Friends consultation
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Clyde & Co—Suriya Ashok
Clyde Co strengthens energy transition and construction offering with hire of Suriya Ashok
Jurit—Nicole Gallop Mildon
Jurit appoints rare dual-qualified lawyer to expand Anglo-French private wealth expertise
Twenty Essex—Thomas Hibbs, Jack Hollingworth & Sam Pearce
Three new tenants join Twenty Essex
NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’
Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application
Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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