Government changes to the process that was in place for low value road traffic accident (RTA) claims, often referred to as “whiplash claims”, came into effect earlier this year from May 31st onwards. These changes are expected to reduce the ...
The world of employment has been spun on its head over the past year or so, with the introduction of furlough schemes and restructuring of redundancies perhaps the main points of discussion. Despite all that is going on, it’s important ...
The long-awaited no-fault divorce law is likely to be implemented at some point in the near future following the governments earlier decision to reform the divorce process with the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020. Many legal experts hold a ...
On December 23rd 2019 a centenary milestone was reached within the profession of law, as the date marked 100 years since the introduction of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act in the UK. This act finally allowed women to qualify as ...
Legal research in Wales will take a huge step forward next summer, as Swansea University and the Welsh Government prepare to open the Legal Innovation Lab Wales to help facilitate the research and innovation in legal technology.The new lab, which ...
The Government has made a U-turn on plans to increase probate registry fees that would have seen bereaved families pay up to £6,000 for Grants of Representation (including Grants of Probate). Had the plans been implemented it would have meant ...
The Welsh government recently commissioned a taskforce to review the justice system in Wales, and the outcome was a proposal to establish a Law Council of Wales to help promote legal education and increase awareness of Welsh law.The proposal has ...
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The political and legal landscape has been largely dominated by one thing in particular in recent times - but don't worry, we won't mention it here! Instead, we’re going to highlight a few changes that are on the horizon as ...
The prison population across Wales and England was originally projected to rise in the short term, but recent figures from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) show that these predictions may be off the mark and it’s instead expected to decrease ...
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) reported back in March that testing had taken place on "open banking" technology that provides officials with access to a client’s bank account in a bid to speed up the process of checking the financial ...
