The no fault divorce: handle with care
Tanya Foster, Family Law Consultant at LSL Family Law shares her thoughts on no-fault divorce and the advice those in the profession could share with clients. The journey so far So many divorces start off on the wrong footing, and it can be hard to clamber back from the precipice of complete distrust and antagonism. […]
Cafcass welcomes judgment on family case involving domestic abuse
A judgment by the Court of Appeal* on family proceedings featuring allegations of domestic abuse has been welcomed by Cafcass, offering a revised approach in responding to such allegations in the future. Cafcass was invited by the Court of Appeal to intervene in four named Children Act appeals, concerning the application of Practice Direction12J (PD […]
Pioneering family lawyers win Women in Innovation Awards
Three family law professionals have won a prestigious ‘Innovation Award’ at Innovate UK’s Women in Innovation Awards 2020/21. Becki Cassia, co-founder of Transparently, Samantha Woodham, one of the co-founders of The Divorce Surgery and Alice Stephenson who leads Stephenson Law were three women in law out of 40 winners each to win a £50,000 cash […]
HMCTS operational position : weekly summary updates
HMCTS have updated their operational summary for week commencing Monday 5th April 2021. –Updated: We’ll be opening a new Nightingale Court in Chichester which will provide 2 additional courtrooms for Lewes Crown Court. Last week we opened a Nightingale Court in Bolton, which provides 2 additional courtrooms for Crown Court work from Bolton Crown Court. […]
Brangelina divorce bill skyrockets
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie two of the world’s superstars, are estimated to have spent more than $1m each on their respective lawyers as the fall out from their spectacularly nasty 2016 split continues unabated. They have been fighting each other longer than they were married and the legal bills are apparently skyrocketing. It is […]
