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Ministers have approved the reappointment of Graeme Fraser, as Solicitor member, and Rhys Taylor and Poonam Bhari as Barrister members of the Family Procedure Rule Committee for 3 years from 28 February 2024.
Employment Tribunal decision.
These are independently audited stewardship accounts of the Official Solicitor to the Senior Courts and of the Public Trustee.
Guides for legal professionals submitting a divorce or dissolution application using the new law service – applications made after 6 April 2022.
HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor annual report and accounts, including HM Crown Prosecution Inspectorate and the Attorney General's Office.
John Ward OBE is a Legal Director in Home Office Legal Advisers in the Government Legal Department (GLD). Having previously led the policing, crime and national security teams, he now leads the five immigration teams. John qualified as a...
Elaine Brown has been a Deputy Official Solicitor since October 2014. She is currently Head of the Court of Protection Property and Affairs team, and advises the Official Solicitor’s and the Public Trustee’s Trust and Deputy Services team. Her previous...
Edward is a qualified solicitor with experience gained in the private sector at Simmons and Simmons, and as an adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and latterly as a Director General in HM Treasury.
Simon Polito (appointed in January 2012) was a City Solicitor with international law firm Hogan Lovells. He has over 30 years’ experience as a specialist in UK and EU competition law and has practised both in London and Brussels. He...
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