Tenants’ rights
Daniel Fitzpatrick, a member of our Housing Law Committee, spoke to BBC Radio Stoke (from 2:10:26) about tenants’ rights when rent is no longer affordable and eviction is imminent.
Practising fees
Legal Futures mentions the Law Society in a piece reporting that the Solicitors Regulation Authority will be seeking more funding from the profession this year.
Mandatory mediation
New Law Journal continues coverage of news that separating parents in England and Wales could face fines for refusing to try mediation under new proposals.
Law Society President Lubna Shuja said: “The best way to get couples into mediation is to provide them with early legal advice, but the government has not taken this on board.
“Mediation can be a vital tool for resolving many family disputes, but compulsory mediation in family cases is not a substitute for funded early advice, which can provide people with a reality-check and confidence that mediation is in their best interests.
“The risk is that compulsory mediation could force the wrong people into the process, at the wrong time and with the wrong attitude for it to be effective. They need to be ready to mediate and have a full understanding of what the process will involve.”
Also worth a read:
- Smaller businesses can win trademark disputes – Times (£)
- Too late to regulate artificial intelligence? – Legal Futures
- Fears over ‘domino effect’ of Illegal Migration Bill – Guardian
- Will the UK meet its net zero target? – BBC