Ministry of Justice to close 86 courts in England and Wales
Buildings will be sold to fund judicial modernisation in second wave of closures after 140 courts were shut in 2011 review
Australia’s ‘abusive refugee policies’ criticised in damning international report
Human Rights Watch report also finds governments across south-east Asia and the Pacific are stifling free speech, imprisoning dissenters and suppressing social media
Sackings on grounds of ill health sadly very common
Letters: Recent government changes making access to employment tribunals more difficult have certainly exacerbated the problem
Fixed fees for new family divorce clients in January and February 2016
Meadows Ryan Solicitors are pleased to announce a special promotional fixed fee divorce package for the basic divorce procedure of £750 plus court fees plus vat for the remainder of January and throughout February 2016 for new clients. Contact lynnsutton-bunnell@meadowsryan.com for more details. The family department includes http://www.resolution.org.uk/ members, a collaboratively trained solicitor and members of Reunite…
Right to legal aid is ‘basic human right’, Jeremy Corbyn tells Justice Alliance meeting
Labour leader joins Shami Chakrabarti to condemn cuts to legal aid while row continues over duty criminal solicitors’ contract
Gay Briton fights extradition to Dubai
Michael Halliday, who is accused of theft from store where he worked, fears he could be punished disproportionately because of his sexuality
MoJ considers specialist courts for issues such as domestic abuse
Michael Gove has signalled enthusiasm for US-style ‘problem-solving courts’ where same judge sits in both criminal and civil aspects of a case
Monies raised during `Make a Will Fortnight 2015`
Meadows Ryan Solicitors are proud to announce that the private client department has raised the grand total of £1,012.50 for Woking and Sam Beare Hospices `Make a Will Fortnight 2015`. A large sum for a worthwhile cause !
A Brief Introduction to Child Arrangement Orders
The area that unsurprisingly concerns most parents on relationship breakdown – what is going to happen to the children ? How often am I going to see them ? Who are they going to live with ? The children are arguably the most important people to consider in any relationship breakdown and so below is…
What is Family Law?
Family Law is an area of law that deals with family related matters and relationships. It is an interesting and diverse area that has attracted many qualified practitioners keen on assisting people during one of the most difficult periods of their lives. It has, more recently, particularly with legal aid representation becoming increasingly difficult to…