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The Unkindest Cut?
Swingeing cuts to Legal Aid will threaten to put vulnerable children at greater risk. You’ve probably heard in the news that the Government is planning to dramatically reduce access to Legal Aid in...
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Information campaign vital as millions in public funding for mediation lies...
The announcement that mediation centres aimed at helping couples to separate without the trauma of going to court are under threat – while the best part of £25 million in public funding to help such...
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Have you signed the right will? Why you should check your signature
By Martin Holdsworth Where there’s a will there may well be a relative who feels that they have been unfairly cut out of an inheritance. As a lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience of dealing with...
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Jones Myers takes lead on pioneering mediation service for separating couples
Jones Myers has been instrumental in spearheading an innovative new service for separating couples who may otherwise struggle to pay for legal assistance. Together with seven other divorce and family...
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Changes to the family courts – will they boost mediation rates?
By Fiona Kendall On April 22, the family justice system had a major reboot to make it more streamlined and efficient. Many of the changes are concerned with how the courts that make up the system are...
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The haves and have nots as legal aid cuts create two tier family court system
This week a survey conducted by the Independent newspaper and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has confirmed that our family courts have become a two-tier system – for those who can afford legal...
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Relationship breakdowns are bad for business – how employers can help their...
by Norman Taylor, collaborative family lawyer I was saddened but not surprised to read how one in seven employees revealed that relationship breakdowns have set productivity plummeting in their...
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Rags to riches – delayed divorce payout ruling is cautionary tale
By Peter Jones, founder and partner Could a landmark Supreme Court ruling allowing a woman to make a claim for financial support from her ex husband 20 years after their divorce open the floodgates for...
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Why representing yourself in court could be financially and emotionally costly
There has been a dramatic rise in the number of litigants in person – those representing themselves in divorce court hearings – to decide children’s best interests. This is because litigants are...
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Why our expansion to Harrogate has made a media splash!
Jones Myers team Our highly experienced team at Jones Myers has opened a new office at Windsor House, Cornwall Road in Harrogate as we mark our 25-year anniversary. The milestone for our specialist...
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Why our 25th birthday anniversary is going down a treat!
It’s celebration time as we mark 25 years as a niche family law practice which continues to go from strength to strength. We have earned an enviable reputation working exclusively in divorce,...
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