Consultations

August 26, 2021

It is currently a busy time on Government Consultantions and a number of the more recent ones can be found on our Consultation Page at the Yorkshire Union of Law Societies https://yorkshireunion.org.uk/consultations/

Two particular consultations are likely to be of interest to Solicitors :

Dispute Resolution

A consultation on how Dispute Resolution and modern litigation should now look including the quesiton of whether and is so what sort of cases should attract compulsory ADR or Mediation

The Consultation can be accesssed here : https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/dispute-resolution-england-wales-call-for-evidence/

Deadline is 30th September 2021

Lasting Powers of Attorney

A consultation which is looking at modernising the system for creating and registering Powers of Attorney which might bring significant changes to the market