THIS ISSUE
The government has scrapped controversial plans to hike probate fees.
The cost of divorce for EU couples could rise ‘dramatically’ post-Brexit if the UK leaves without a deal.
Law firms can help disabled clients most by recognising their needs and requirements at an early stage, research commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has found.
Baroness Hale, president of the Supreme Court, is now also the subject of an illustrated children’s book.
The Personal Support Unit, a charity providing free, independent assistance to individuals facing court alone, has changed its name to Support Through Court, following an extensive rebrand.
All contacts and queries to the Bar Standards Board (BSB) will now pass through a single point of initial contact and be assessed centrally, following a streamlining and modernisation process.
Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage
Mark Solon outlines the latest guidance for healthcare professionals serving as expert witnesses
Far from a flash in the pan, support for mediation in health sector disputes is on the rise, reports David Locke
The new Electronic Communications Code: Emma Humphreys discusses some problematic cases for landowners
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Slater Heelis—Charlotte Beck
Partner and Manchester office lead appointed head of family
Civil Justice Council—Nigel Teasdale
DWF insurance services director appointed to Civil Justice Council
R3—Jodie Wildridge
Kings Chambers barrister appointed chair of R3 Yorkshire
NEWS
The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC
Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way column rounds up a flurry of procedural and regulatory changes reshaping housing, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and personal injury litigation
Patients are being systematically failed by an NHS complaints regime that is opaque, poorly enforced and often stacked against them, argues Charles Davey of The Barrister Group
A wealthy Russian divorce battle has produced a sharp warning about trying to challenge foreign nuptial agreements in the wrong English court. Writing in NLJ this week, Vanessa Friend and Robert Jackson of Hodge Jones & Allen examine Timokhin v Timokhina, where the High Court enforced Russian judgments arising from a prenuptial agreement despite arguments based on the landmark Radmacher decision
An obscure Victorian tort may be heading for an unexpected revival after a significant Privy Council ruling that could reshape liability for dangerous escapes, according to Richard Buckley, barrister and emeritus professor of law at the University of Reading
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