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Report recommends compulsory ADR

Mandated ADR was described as 'another useful and powerful tool in the box'

Plans to extend bereavement benefit to cohabiting parents

If approved, the changes will apply retrospectively and backdated lump sum payments 

Former England footballer transfers to firm's board

Mark Wright has joined divorce specialists Fair Result

HMCTS opens new Salford service centre

The Salford service centre will be home to HMCTS' Digital Hub

CILEX CPQ: applications open and scholarships available

CILEX hopes the scholarships will 'make the UK legal sector... more representative and better serve society'

Crying in court: judicial bullying

A reported increase in bullying has prompted the Bar Council to encourage barristers to speak out

Setting boundaries between work and home

Mary B. Jackson reminds us of the importance of maintaining balance when working from home 

Family Court quarterly statistics: a call for alternatives to courts

Alice Scambler considers what options are open to those seeking an alternative to family courts under post-pandemic pressure