The HC had heard a costs case, but the substantive application was one by the father for an order that two children are returned to Nigeria. The mother made an application to adjourn a December 2024 hearing primarily because there was no progress in the instruction of an expert in Nigerian law, as had been …
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All MLROs and senior managers of law firms should read the February 2025 report published by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) addressing threats to UK financial sanctions compliance. The report outlines OFSI’s assessment of threats to sanctions compliance involving UK financial services firms since February 2022. UK financial sanctions legislation applies to all …
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The SC has refused to allow an appeal in a case involving interim bills; as a result, the CA decision stands. Section 70 Solicitors Act 1974 provides that a solicitor’s bill cannot be challenged after 12 months have elapsed. As the CA observed, ‘The time periods in which the client can challenge a statutory bill …
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