Legislating for Sarah's Law is unnecessary and will not make our children any safer, says Alisdair Gillespie
Solicitors dealing with unregulated claims referral companies or claims management companies could face disciplinary sanctions or even prosecution from this week.
The Legal Services Commission (LSC) has agreed to extend its consultation exercise on planned changes to the way duty solicitor slots are allocated following threats of legal action by the Law Society.
Extramarital affairs are up, prompting a huge rise in the use of private investigators by divorcing couples to confirm fears that their other half was cheating on them, family lawyers report.
Is private international law due to meet
its Waterloo? asks Richard Frimston
An extension of the defamation laws which would allow the dead or their representatives to sue for libel are reportedly being consided by the government.
Evans v United Kingdom (App. No. 6339/05), [2007] All ER (D) 109 (Apr)
Stewart Jordan advises on how to administer nil rate band discretionary trusts
Are wills too easy to fake? Thomas Dumont and Wendy Mathers investigate
The Rolling Stones banker and a question of trust. Tracy Harris reports
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton
Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner
Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan
Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office
Blake Morgan—four promotions
Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices
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
