January 2007

Divorce Lawyers Believe In Marriage!

Mon, 01/01/2007 - 01:00 — Georgina Smith

Pictured: Left Kelly Round, and right Jane Flemming

Weee - Are You Ready?

Mon, 01/01/2007 - 01:00 — Georgina Smith
Electrical equipment is the fastest growing category of rubbish across the European Union, with around 20kg per person produced every year. The UK alone now generates around 1m tonnes of waste electrical equipment annually.
The Government has now published draft regulations, guidance and its timetable for implementation of the EC Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (referred to as WEEE) in the UK.

Listed Buildings Targetted For Enforcement

Mon, 01/01/2007 - 01:00 — Georgina Smith
One of the final acts of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, before it became the Department for Communities and Local Government, was to issue a guidance document for local authorities on how successfully to pursue prosecutions for unauthorised building works to listed buildings, the aim being to improve the level of enforcement of the planning laws that relate to listed buildings.

The guidance follows an earlier review in which it was concluded that the system as presently operated is an ineffective deterrent to planning breaches in such cases.

Divorce - When Conduct Matters

Mon, 01/01/2007 - 01:00 — Georgina Smith
As regards divorce, recent press coverage has tended to concentrate on the financial settlements awarded following the divorces of very rich couples. One might therefore be forgiven for thinking that the conduct of the parties during the marriage is irrelevant to the settlement made.

In the sense of determining the division of the financial assets, the courts are disinclined to take account of conduct, unless it is of the most heinous kind.

Law Society Warns Of Unregulated Wills Danger

Mon, 01/01/2007 - 01:00 — Georgina Smith
The Law Society has issued a warning on the dangers of using unregulated will writers, citing more than a dozen recent examples of problems with wills drafted in this way.