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No more blame game: the end of 'unreasonable behaviour' divorces

No-fault divorce will help reduce conflict and speed up family proceedings, says David Kirwan

The unearthly appeal of the rule of law

Alan Larkin reflects on the theatre that is family law, where chaos forever attempts to disrupt the orderly framework of the law

Lawyers welcome reform of divorce laws to enable no-fault divorce

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the government's proposed reforms of divorce law today, after a consultation found family law practitioners to be broadly in support of the change.

Nearly half of law firms now set up as corporate entities

Decline in traditional partnerships suggests new approach to legal business

The limits of litigation funding

Katie Alexiou and George Williamson explain how litigation funding can help in a family law context, albeit with limitations

Price of success: the hidden costs of financial dispute resolution hearings

FDRs were going to make divorce proceedings fairer and faster but instead they have led to mechanical lawyering; divorce lawyers must now offer better solutions for clients, says James Pirrie

King no more: dealing with unethical client requests

Agreeing to drafting a contract clause that you believe might be unethical could put you in breach of your regulatory obligations, warns Mena Ruparel

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