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03/06/2024

Come and say hello when you see us at the upcoming LAW2024 event in Nottingham on 4 June!

20/05/2024

Come and say hello when you see us at the upcoming LAW2024 event in Leeds on 21 May!

13/05/2024

Come and say hello when you see us at the upcoming LAW2024 event in Peterborough on 14 May!

07/05/2024

Come and say hello when you see us at the upcoming LAW2024 event in Plymouth on 8 May!

20/03/2024

Come and say hello when you see us at the upcoming Family Law event at Gatwick on 21 March!

19/03/2024

Come and say hello when you see us at the upcoming Property Law event in Elstree on March 20!

17/03/2024

Come and say hello when you see us at the upcoming Property Law event at Gatwick on 18 March!

11/03/2024

Come and say hello when you see us at the upcoming Property Law event in Birmingham on 12 March!

04/03/2024

Come and say hello when you see us at the upcoming Property Law event in Bristol on 5 March!

20/11/2023

Join us on stand 550 to see our unique system of guides and precedents at work.

14/11/2023

Join our Wednesday webinars to learn more about By Lawyers, ask questions and chat to our experts: https://calendly.com/leap-training/by-lawyers-training?month=2023-11

07/11/2023

We’re getting prepared for on 29-30 November at London. We'll be at stand 550, so come and say hello!

11/10/2023

Our author specialising in immigration work, Andrew Nyamayaro of Tann Law, has reviewed our Immigration guide and provided several enhancements which have been incorporated into our Immigration guide, including:
• two new enclosures, one about writing an immigration support letter and one about what to expect at an asylum substantive interview;
• two new migrant information questionnaires, one for clients making a visa application and one for those needing a replacement biometric residence permit; and
• three new letters to clients, including one to sponsor clients offering additional services to support them during their licence period.

We hope that the new documents will assist immigration lawyers in ensuring that their practice is efficient and help them to enjoy practice more. We welcome comments and suggestions in this area of law.

09/10/2023

By Lawyers update - Many practitioners routinely recommend the OurFamilyWizard parenting app to their clients, so we have added extra documents to the Family – Private Child Arrangements guide to reflect this trend in legal practice.

05/10/2023

By Lawyers update - Claims relating to Japanese Knotweed and the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 have been included in the precedents contained in the Freehold Disputes guide.

03/10/2023

Following Mr Justice Mostyn’s exhortation in James v Seymour [2023] EWHC 844 (Fam), we have created the Enclosure – The cost of not negotiating, which emphasises the need for negotiations to be carried out in good faith to avoid adverse costs orders.

29/09/2023

The By Lawyers Criminal Offences app now includes new sentencing guidelines for Perverting the Course of Justice and updated sentencing guidelines for Witness Intimidation. The guidelines are effective from 1 October 2023.

28/09/2023

Pre-settled status extension without the faff!

Migrants with pre-settled status will now have their status automatically extended for two years, every two years. Our reference work, Family Visas and European Union Settlement, which accompanies our Immigration and Immigration Dispute guides, has been updated to reflect this.

27/09/2023

By Lawyers update - The By Lawyers Criminal Offences app now includes new sentencing guidelines for Perverting the Course of Justice and updated sentencing guidelines for Witness Intimidation. The guidelines are effective from 1 October 2023.

07/09/2023

The By Lawyers Criminal Offences app now includes new offences created by the Public Order Act 2023. They are intended to deal with disruptive protestors, including offences of locking on or being equipped for locking on, where individuals attach themselves to others, objects and buildings to cause serious disruption, and offences relating to tunnelling. For more information on the app, have a look at https://community.leap.co.uk/s/article/Criminal-Offences-UK

04/09/2023

According to those that influence us, artificial intelligence (A.I.) is now the microchip revolution currently marching up the garden path of a slumbering homo sapien, to seize not only their castle but also the world and, no doubt, a galaxy far, far away.

21/08/2023

By Lawyers update: Estate disputes – Acting for the claimant.
Following a request from a user, we have added:
- Letter to defendant before action – Claim for revocation of grant due to later will;
- Letter to defendant before action – Claim for revocation of grant due to later marriage;
- Letter to defendant before action – Failure to properly administer estate.
These can be found in the C. Preparatory casework and letters before claim folder of the Estate dispute – Acting for the claimant guide.

17/08/2023

By Lawyers update: The Practice Management guide now includes an updated section on undertakings. Additionally, there is a new Personal relationships at work policy and an updated Money laundering – Independent audit checklist.

15/08/2023

By Lawyer update: A new Enclosure – Domestic violence orders document has been included in the Domestic Violence Orders guide. Designed to explain the most common orders to clients, this has been produced after a user request.

Comments and feedback are welcomed and help us to ensure that practitioners enjoy practice more.

14/08/2023

By Lawyers update: The Purchase of land guide now includes a new section on exchange of land transactions, often called a part-exchange, to be found in the less ordinary sales section. Additionally, a new Enclosure - Client completion checklist - Purchase can be sent to clients as a helpful checklist to lessen the stresses and strains of moving!

12/07/2023

By Lawyers update: Family – Private Child Arrangements

The By Lawyers Private Child Arrangements guide has been enhanced with information about:
- family assistance orders;
- special guardianship orders;
- gender identity issues for transgender parents and children;
- court reporting pilot;
- the OurFamilyWizard co-parenting app.

To find out more about how By Lawyers can help you enjoy practice more, see: https://bylawyers.co.uk/

11/07/2023

By Lawyers update: Family – Financial Remedy

The accelerated first appointment procedure enables clients to reduce costs and skip straight to a financial dispute resolution hearing if an agreement has been reached. A draft directions order is required and wording for this is now available in By Lawyers. For more information about how By Lawyers can help you enjoy practice more, see:

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