Category: Legal Aid

Annika’s Blog # 14

I am now in the final year of my Training Contract and I am due to undertake the Professional Skills Course over the next few months. The PSC consists of three core modules and 4 elective modules. The core electives are in Advocacy, Client Care and Professional Standards and Financial and Business skills. The Financial…




The weight of children’s wishes and feelings in family cases

A judge has recently re instated the limited weight that is placed on the ‘wishes and feelings’ of children in family cases. The Court of Appeal has ruled that a mother can relocate to Ireland with her 10-year-old daughter despite her daughter’s expressed desire to remain in England with her father. The Judge granted the…




Annika’s TC Blog # 13

It’s been a busy few weeks since my last Training Contract Blog. I have been out at Court quite a lot recently to represent clients in applications for Non Molestation Orders, Prohibited Steps Orders, Residence Orders, Occupation Orders and Contact Orders. As my attendance at court continues to increase I am having more involvement with…




Stalking Becomes a Criminal Matter in the UK

When the Scottish legal system changed in 2010 to make stalking a criminal offence the UK decided not to change its laws. However this has now been revised and it is now a criminal offence to stalk a person in the UK. Stalking is a term commonly used to refer to unwanted or obsessive attention…




NIcolas Diary #2

Since my last diary entry I have been just as busy. This week though I have not been out at Court at all, therefore I have been catching up with administration work in the office. We have had some complex cases which have required us to instruct Counsel. This is a barrister. A barrister has…




Annika’s Diary #12

Time has really flown here at Lewis Rodgers and I am now over half way through my Training Contract. I am still working closely with our Partner Anna Brunt and I continue to work predominantly within the family team. I have been out at Court a lot over the last few weeks. I have continued…




Lewis Rodgers – Providing Legal Services Across Cheshire

As a well established leading firm of Solicitors based in offices across Cheshire, we are proud to serve the local communities across an ever-expanding area, we are delighted to announce that we are able to provide our usual great legal services to people across: Winsford, Northwich, Middlewich, Sandbach, Crewe, Nantwich, Congeleton, Macclesfield and Tarporley. We…




Will – Confusion over a Gift

Scarfe and another v Matthews and others: ChD (Mr N Strauss QC (sitting as a deputy judge)): 5 September 2012 The instant proceedings concerned the administration of the will of the late Mr Bernard Matthews (BM), the founder of a very successful turkey farming and food production business. In November 2010, BM died, survived by…




Landmark ‘Divorce’ Settlement in Civil Partnership Breakdown

For the first time the Court of Appeal has adjusted a settlement between two men following a civil partnership breakdown. Originally Mrs Justice Parker ruled that Mr Donald Gallagher should be awarded a £1.7m ‘divorce’ settlement. However, three Appeal Court judges reduced this sum by more than £250,000. The parties entered in to their relationship…




No Fault Divorces

The President of the High Court’s Family Division, Sir Nicholas Wall has said: “No fault divorces should become standard”. Sir Nicholas believes this would be better than the current procedure of proving that one side is responsible for the breakdown of a marriage. Sir Nicholas Wall argues that the “time for allocating blame for the…