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05 December 2012
Issue: 7541 / Categories: Legal News
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Separation app

New app to facilitate separations

The government has launched a web app offering free advice to separating couples. The app, called “Sorting Out Separation”, offers personalised tips such as how to access legal advice, sort out maintenance, and resolve family disputes without costly court proceedings. David Emmerson, head of dispute resolution at TV Edwards, where the app was launched, says the app “promotes mediation and collaborative law as the way forward”.

Issue: 7541 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

International fraud and asset recovery offering boosted by partner hire

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire

NEWS
Cheshire West, which established an ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty safeguards, has been overturned by the Supreme Court
The Chancery Division and other segments of the High Court are to be replaced by a new Business and Property Division (BPD), in a major civil justice shakeup
Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week
Two district judges and a tribunal judge have been sanctioned for delays in delivering judgments and orders
Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker
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