On the subject of 2020
Conveyancing bill would impose minimum standards »
On October 14th, 2020 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2020.
By Monidipa Fouzder >> MPs have presented a bill to parliament that would impose minimum standards on conveyancers to protect homebuyers from ‘unscrupulous’ developers. The Conveyancing Standards Bill is a private members bill introduced to the Commons last week under the Ten Minute Rule. While it is unlikely to become law, it could indicate the […]
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Businesses urged to avoid post-pandemic legal battles »
On October 7th, 2020 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2020.
By Jemma Slingo >> Businesses have been urged to take a more conciliatory approach to legal disputes in the wake of Covid-19, or risk overwhelming the court system with a ‘deluge’ of litigation. In a new set of guidelines, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law encourages parties to ‘avoid and/or minimise protracted legal disputes’ […]
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Conveyancing guidance on witness-free electronic signatures imminent »
On October 5th, 2020 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2020.
By Monidipa Fouzder >> HM Land Registry has revealed it is close to publishing draft guidance on a more sophisticated form of electronic signature that will not require a witness in a conveyancing transaction. However, witnessed electronic signatures are here to stay for at least another couple of years. Land Registry began accepting witnessed electronic signatures to […]
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Society alarmed by Covid-19 exemption for lawyers »
On October 2nd, 2020 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2020.
By Monidipa Fouzder >> The Law Society has raised concerns about latest coronavirus regulations which allow lawyers to break self-isolation rules. Health protection regulations introduced at the start of this week for England state that people who test positive for Covid-19 or have had close contact with someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus […]
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Manchester lawyers on alert after positive Covid-19 test »
On September 29th, 2020 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2020.
By John Hyde >> Visitors to Manchester Civil Justice Centre in the past two weeks have been put on alert after a member of staff contracted Covid-19. Lorraine Edgar, manager for HM Courts and Tribunals Services in the north west, circulated a notice to court users today, saying a colleague who was last in the […]
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Sunak offers new incentives to keep on ‘viable’ jobs over winter »
On September 24th, 2020 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2020.
By John Hyde >> Law firms that furloughed staff during the lockdown are being offered partial support in keeping those staff on over winter. Chancellor Rishi Sunak today outlined plans for additional support once the furlough scheme finishes at the end of next month. He pledged from 1 November to protect ‘viable’ jobs in businesses […]
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HMCTS to introduce evening sessions in magistrates’ court »
On September 24th, 2020 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2020.
By Monidipa Fouzder >> HM Courts & Tribunals Service has revealed that it will introduce evening courts to bring down the backlog of cases in the magistrates’ court. In a webinar discussing HMCTS’s crime recovery plan yesterday, deputy director Jason Latham said HMCTS was in the ‘final stages’ of identifying how to roll out evening […]
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Parents ‘generally bear their own costs’ in family proceedings »
On September 23rd, 2020 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2020.
By Monidipa Fouzder >> A judge has explained the family court’s approach to costs orders after rejecting a mother’s application in a case where her children were not returned to her by the father on time due to welfare concerns. The mother, in MH v KF, denies the allegations and applied for an order that the father […]
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High Court dismisses robot inventor appeal »
On September 22nd, 2020 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2020.
By Jemma Slingo >> An artificial intelligence expert who tried to establish that a machine invented two products has seen his appeal dismissed by the High Court, following a decision that robots cannot be regarded as inventors under the Patents Act. Dr Stephen Thaler argued that a food container and an emergency warning light were […]
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PRESS RELEASE »
On September 20th, 2020 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2020,MT UK Press Release.
MT UK OPENS ITS NEW CITY OFFICE UNDER THE “NEW NORMAL” London: 21 September 2020 – MT UK Solicitors (MT UK) announces the opening of its new city office under the “New Normal” situation at 6 Gate Street, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Holborn, London, WC2A 3HP. MT UK’s city office has been formally declared open […]
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