Looking after looked-after children
Heather Thomas considers how the fundamentally different disciplines of family law and criminal law can work together to help achieve better outcomes for vulnerable children
14 September 2017
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Munby P updates domestic abuse practice advice
Domestic abuse ‘a scourge on our society’, says president
14 September 2017
Raising awareness of the benefits of mediation
Developing student lawyers’ negotiating skills as well as their advocacy skills is essential to encourage out-of-court solutions where appropriate, says Catherine Shephard
14 September 2017
Gazing into the Brexit crystal ball
Pippa Allsop looks ahead to some of the potential problems facing international families – and family practitioners – when the UK leaves the EU
6 September 2017
Understanding the litigant in person
Conduct yourself with others as you would hope to be dealt with if in that same position, writes District Judge Howard Kemp
6 September 2017
More 'Dear Sam' letters?
Carla Ditz looks at the recent decision of Mr Justice Jackson in which he delivered his judgment in the form of a letter to a 14-year-old boy
6 September 2017
Munby P: Government support for LiPs ‘sadly inadequate’
Family court procedures and rules are unintelligible to litigants in person
31 August 2017
Unintended consequences of new divorce petition
New form could lead to an increase in applicants naming a third party out of malice or inadvertence, warns John Darnton
22 August 2017
The couple that arbitrates together…
Philip Hunter considers what a new arbitration scheme designed to avoid forum shopping will mean for international marriage disputes
22 August 2017
Owens v Owens outcome will 'potentially affect thousands'
Lawyer questions whether there’s room for judicial discretion among specialist family law justices
10 August 2017
