HMCTS braced for probate surge The Government has pulled in extra staff to deal with a surge in probate requests as applicants brace themselves for ‘some volatility’ in waiting times. HM Courts &…
Liverpool Family Court update for professional court users FHDRA Reforms The Joint Publication by the President of the Family Division and CAFCASS in relation to suggested ways of managing private law work during the Covid 19…
CVP Demonstrations for Professional Users of Employment Tribunals The Employment Tribunals are now using the HMCTS bespoke cloud video platform (“CVP”) for video hearings, in preference to Skype for Business or Microsoft Teams. CVP is intended…
Probate FAQs for professional users On 10 June, HMCTS issued a document regarding probate matters. It contains information on Online application queries Paper application queries General queries IHT queries The process explained Signature…
Metro Mayor launches new LCR Future Innovation Fund to support the city region’s most innovative SMEs Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, has launched (12 June 2020) the £3m LCR Future Innovation Fund to support businesses in the region to adapt…
Law Society latest news and guidance 11 June 2020 The following update was received from the Law Society on 11 June which we hope you will find useful: The Law Society have now published the Q&A with…
Guidance as to the replacement of affidavits with statements of truth in non-contentious probate processes Naomi Pinder, Liverpool Law Society's Non-Contentious Business Committee Chair, writes on 8 June 2020: "I am still aware of questions arising regarding the need for affidavits of due…
Update on opening of Liverpool’s Civil and Family Courts June 2020 The following information has been issued by the Operations Manager of the Liverpool Civil and Family Courts in June 2020 for anyone attending a face to face civil…
Update on limited opening of Manchester Civil Justice Centre (Civil and Family Courts) Nigel Bird, the DCJ for Greater Manchester issued the following on 1 June 2020: Introduction Following careful consideration and assessment of the relevant risks and how they can…
St Helens – re-opening for ‘long’ civil (1) hearings: Note To Solicitors / Counsel St Helens will be re-commencing hearing of Fast Track trials in the week commencing 6th July 2020 (2) . Certain suitable small claims trials may also be listed.…
