Part of our series of common legal questions and their answers, we look at the legal requirements for filing for bankruptcy. Read more...

The Looking to the Future commentary, available in the reference materials folder of the matter plan, has been updated to include recent legislative changes and new bills. Read more...

Carer’s leave was introduced on 6 April 2024, and changes were made to redundancy protection for pregnant employees and new parents. Paternity leave entitlements were also amended. Read more…

A user recently requested a document explaining the court’s paramount intention to prioritise the welfare the children, and describing the considerations of section 1(3) of the Children Act 1989. Read more...

Following a user request, we have published Enclosure – Conveyancing glossary as a document to give to clients explaining the jargon and help them understand the conveyancing process. Read more...

The Law Society has taken an uncharacteristically proactive step by issuing guidance to its members on advising their clients on the risks of climate change. Read more...

The By Lawyers Criminal Offences app now includes new and updated Sentencing Guidelines for a number of motoring offences, all of which are effective from 1 July 2023. Read more...

Following feedback, we have added precedents for Variation of a domestic agreement and Termination of a domestic agreement. We have also reviewed the Cohabitation agreement and Nuptial agreement to add automation and efficiencies.

Following user feedback, we have added some additional precedents to the Divorce - Applications made after 6 April 2022 guide. Read more...

The new Personal Injury publication comprises a practical and useful commentary with precedents taking the practitioner through the stages involved in advising a client in a claim for personal injuries sustained due to accidents at work or on public land. Read more...

A new Consumer Dispute guide has been published. This publication covers the common claims arising from consumer contracts for goods, services, and digital content, as well as claims relating to defective products. Read more...

The Scale-up Visa is for talented individuals who have the skills needed to enable the UK economy to grow. Both sponsored and unsponsored applications can be made but the unsponsored route is only available to applicants after they have had sponsored permission for a while. Read more...

Our Sale of land guide now includes new sections of commentary and new precedents. Read more...

The By Lawyers Trusts guide has been reviewed and updated to ensure that the commentaries and precedents are in line with current law and practice. Read more...

To complement the new ‘Your Finances’ app for gathering financial information from clients, two new letters have been added to the Financial Remedy guide. The first, Letter to client instructed to commence proceedings with financial remedy – Form E shared via LawConnect, contains step-by-step instructions for using LawConnect which clients can follow. The second, Letter to client with financial statement for signing – eSignature, contains guidance for clients on signing the Financial Statement using DocuSign. We invite you to explore these new letters. Comments and feedback are always welcomed.