Child contact charity reports fall in solicitors’ referrals
The proportion of referrals from solicitors to the National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC) has fallen by 46 percentage points since 2009/10.
16 October 2019
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Supervision, but not as you know as it
Supervision of lawyers is a vital tool in their resource kit which would fundamentally change how they deal with relationships, and should be compulsory for family law firms, argues Gillian Bishop
12 October 2019
Doing what you do best
Alison Lobb explains what changed her perception of pro bono and the myriad of different ways of providing it
11 October 2019
Divorcing couples opt for fixed fees
Nearly two-thirds of couples divorcing or dissolving a civil partnership now pay fixed fees – but final legal fees for many were higher than expected, a new report has shown.
27 September 2019
On the farm
Farming divorces typically involve complex business ownership structures and require special care, as Laura Martin explains
26 September 2019
Court of Appeal: family judges must justify adjournments
Judges in family cases should not adjourn final decisions simply to “press the pause button” the Court of Appeal has warned.
23 September 2019
Provocation and coercive control: the Challen case
In the week that Sally Challen told her own story for the first time, Jessica Maguire explores the perception of coercive control in the current justice system
17 September 2019
The dangerous assumption of cohabitation rights
Pippa Allsop asks why the legislators have not yet kept up with societal changes, when even the Prime Minister is cohabiting with a partner
11 September 2019
Sentencing of mothers causing children ‘irreparable harm’, report claims
The welfare of dependent children should be at the forefront of a judge’s mind when sending mothers to prison, according to a new parliamentary committee report.
11 September 2019
Let’s be realistic
David Hodson OBE asks if it’s time for a John Cornwell-style code of practice for lawyers’ wellbeing in family justice
5 September 2019
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