Ministry of Justice (MOJ) figures reveal that divorce petitions shot up last year, bucking the trend of fewer break-ups. Recent divorce petition statistics The courts faced 118,141 divorce petitions last year; this is the first stage of the process. This number shows an increase of almost 9,000 cases compared with 2017, equivalent to a rise…
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Committee Publishes Leasehold Reform Report
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee recently published the report from its inquiry into leasehold reform. Ban on selling new builds as leasehold The report, which the Committee published last month, made several recommendations to the government. One of these recommendations is banning the sale of new leasehold houses; the government has already committed to…Continue reading
Road Traffic Accident Reforms to be Delayed
The government has decided to delay the implementation of changes to Personal Injury claims. The plans involved increasing the small claims limit to £5,000 for motoring claims and were due to be implemented in April 2019, but have recently been put back to April 2020. The Law Society of England and Wales has been vocal…
Reforms to Personal Injury Claims Could Be Bad News For Claimants
Ministry of Justice officials have recently confirmed that reforms affecting the personal injury sector will be implemented in April 2019. It has been reported by the Motor Accidents Solicitor’s Society (MASS) that the main focus, at first, will be on the implementation of changes regarding Road Traffic Accident (RTA) claims, with later plans for personal…Continue reading