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Family mediation: Making the process mainstream

As family mediation week 2017 unfolds, Jean-Yves Gilg says mediation could become the new norm, but only if enough momentum is built up in support of the process

Swapping a law firm for the courtroom

Solicitors should be open to the idea of becoming a recorder, explains Circuit Judge Sarah Jane Lynch

Pro bono: Lawyers taking care

The SQE will cause turbulence in the education sphere, but it may also assist the public, writes Denise Farran

Blind pursuit of policy

The government must listen to the mounting evidence of the damage caused by LASPO, says Katherine Barnes

When a gift is a gift and not a bribe

Elizabeth Maxwell considers the law on giving and receiving gifts in the workplace

Swearing once in a blue moon

Swearing an executor's oath is a more complicated process than it first appears, writes Russell Conway

Supreme Court: Parliament must have vote to trigger article 50

Consent of devolved governments in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland not required

Family mediators call on lawyers and judges to be more supportive

Initiative is reminder to family lawyers of their duty to consider all dispute resolution options