From 1 April 2025, with amendments to the Court of Protection Fees Order 2007 and the Civil Proceeding Fees Order 2008 respectively, fees relating to … Read More ›
Category: Legislative developments
The President of the Family Division has set out public-facing Practice Guidance (January 2025) for cases transitioning from the National DOL List (“NDL”) to the … Read More ›
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 8 January, would amend s.25 Children Act 1989 … Read More ›
In a letter sent out on 18 November 2024 (but which had the wrong date, subsequently corrected), HMCTS has confirmed that Court of Protection Practice … Read More ›
At its July 2022 meeting, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) approved the creation of a working group to look at a procedure for determining mental … Read More ›
The law on disabled children’s social care in England is currently governed by a patchwork of legislation, some of which dates back more than five … Read More ›
For those wanting to get themselves up to speed in new posts, a few resources: On deprivation of liberty – the state of play after … Read More ›
With effect from 1 May 2024, the fee for making an application in the Court of Protection will rise from £371 to £408, and the … Read More ›
Amendments to three Practice Directions supplementing the Court of Protection Rules 2017 have been made. In summary the changes are: The amendments to the Practice … Read More ›
The Government has today (21 March 2024) published its response to the report of the Joint Committee on the draft Mental Health Bill, published in … Read More ›