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Free mediation to free up court capacity

The government says tens of thousands of people will be able to access free mediation to resolve disputes away from court

Retired judge becomes chair of criminal legal aid board

Deborah Taylor will chair the Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board for 18 months from July 2023

Law Society: Legal framework for NDAs must be improved

Changes should be made to the legal framework for non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to prevent them from being used to hide matters of public interest, the Law Society of England and Wales says

Court of Appeal grants Bitcoin blockchain IP appeal

The court concurred with the claimants that there is a real prospect of successfully establishing that the Bitcoin File Format is fixed

Family mediation: should it be voluntary or not?

Mediation has no single definition, but most would agree that mediation is voluntary All that could change, however, if the government gets its way, says Tony Roe.

Modernisation, social mobility and civil justice

Tony Guise outlines comments made by Sir Geoffrey Vos at his first appearance before the Justice Select Committee in June

Law Commission review: the financial consequences of divorce

The current law is sufficiently certain for couples who can afford legal representation, but the situation is unclear for the silent majority of couples who cannot, writes Jennifer Dickson

Kingsley Napley and Jenner & Block help resettle former female Afghan judge

Working in a pro bono partnership, the firms aided their shared clients, an Afghan female judge (Y) and her adult son, in obtaining permission to enter the UK.