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0191 263 6200New Divorce law sees rise in cases
Industry News by Jacob MurrayAlmost 13,000 applications for divorce were filed in the first four weeks after reforms designed to make the process simpler came into force. The new law removed the need for […]
Mariah Carey Being Sued for £16 million
Industry News by Jacob MurrayMariah Carey is being sued for an alleged copyright infringement on her hit song ‘All I want for Christmas is you’. The singer and her co-write are named in the […]
Queen’s speech includes a victims bill
Industry News by Jacob MurrayThe Queen’s annual speech in Parliament included provision for a victims bill which is designed to improve the experience and rights of victims in the criminal justice system. Farah Nazeer […]
Football WAG case reaches High Court
Industry News by Jacob MurrayThe libel case between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney begins today at the High Court. Mrs Vardy has accused Mrs Rooney of posting false allegations online that she was passing […]
New Form D81 Published
Industry News by Jacob MurrayA new D81 form was published last month as part of reforms to financial provision within England and Wales which includes a numerical formula to guide couples on likely financial […]
Deprivation of children’s liberty has increased by 46% over the last three years
Industry News by Jacob MurrayResearch published by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has indicated the ‘last resort’ measure used by the High Court to deprive children of their liberty in unregulated settings such as caravans […]
Reforms to Housing for victims of abuse
Industry News by Jacob MurrayThe Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced increased funding to local authorities to provide safe spaces for victims of domestic abuse. A total of £125 million in […]
Local Authority to monitor those not in mainstream education
Industry News by Jacob MurrayThe Department for Education announced that it would be taking steps to legislate to introduce a registration requirement for children educated outside of school. This proposal followed the Children Not […]
Child Maintenance Service must be improved
Industry News by Jacob MurrayThe All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Single Parent Families have been discussing how the Child Maintenance service(CMS) can be improved for single parent families. It has been revealed that since […]
HP wins civil fraud case
Industry News by Jacob MurrayHewlett-Packard has won a 6 year civil fraud case against Mike Lynch. A High Court Judge ruled that he duped the US company into paying £8.2 bullion for his software […]