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A top down approach

Pippa Allsop argues the case for self-regulation of lawyer working practices supported by a clear framework from employers

King's College students launch free law clinic

Third year law students at King's College London are teaming up with lawyers from Stowe Family Law to offer free legal advice at the King's Legal Clinic.

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.

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

Doing what you do best

Alison Lobb explains what changed her perception of pro bono and the myriad of different ways of providing it

Children proceedings: speeding up disclosure of police records

The 2013 protocol can be a useful tool in private Children Act cases where you need to obtain police records, as Mariko Wilson explains

Adoption orders: a rare revocation

Adoption orders: a rare revocation

Bleak house, bleak future

The statutory framework for how councils should support homeless children is good, but the overall housing and welfare system and council cuts risk failure to make it a reality, says Enver Solomon