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View from the bench | Debt and divorce

DJ Nigel Law examines the extent to which judges will take 'debts into account when dividing assests

Revisiting the redaction of records in children cases

Local authorities should take a different approach 'in relation to disclosing third-party information in 'child abuse cases, says Peter Garsden

European briefing: the ECJ has acted swiftly without sacrificing legal certainty

Placing a child in secure care is a sensitive subject, but the court has 'dealt with it rightly by considering the child's rights and interests as well 'as the need to avoid unnecessary delay, says Paul Stanley QC

Judges must avoid close relationships with solicitors

It is vital that we maintain the public's faith 'in the independence of the justice system, 'says Marilyn Stowe

Law Society under fire for banning pro-marriage conference

Event 'sat uncomfortably with our stance' on diversity

Coleridge J investigated following complaint over marriage comment

Judges neutral stance could be 'fatally compromised' after part in pro-marriage event

Fixed-fee for divorce should be tailored to circumstances

Fixed-fee packages for divorce should be tailored to clients individual circumstances, family lawyers have said as a new initiative is launched today offering legal advice at a guaranteed flat rate.

Divorce update

A year after the Ministry of Justice introduced mediation as an integral part of certain divorce proceedings, Austin Chessell reflects on his experience in practice