Russell-Cooke expands family team with new partner
Russell-Cooke has expanded their family team with new partner Katie Longmate. Katie advises on all aspects of family law including divorce and relationship breakdown and managing the associated financial matters, many of which have an international element. She also assists clients with drafting nuptial agreements. She acts for clients ranging from HNW individuals, international entrepreneurs […]
Family Rights Group launches pilot
Family Rights Group has launched a pilot in Dorset to help “safely avert the need for care proceedings”. This morning the Family Rights Group has announced Dorset as the local family justice pilot area as part of its ‘Reimagining pre-proceedings’ project. The 15-month Dorset pilot brings together families, Dorset Council, partners agencies, local services, and […]
Court delays significantly impacting children, says NSPCC
Following on from the article by NSPCC and the impacts of court delays on those involved, the figures speak for themselves. The average number of days between a defendant in child sexual abuse cases being charged and the criminal trial starting rose from 273 days in 2017/2018 to 423 days in 2022/2023. This means that […]
