Lady Chief Justice annual press conference 2024
Yesterday, the Lady Chief Justice held her annual press conference, at the Royal Courts of Justice. This was was her first press conference as Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, having started her new role in October 2023. The Lady Chief Justice covered a number of topics including: her ambitions and challenges in her […]
As marriage popularity declines, family lawyers await Government decisions on cohabitation reform
The Office for National Statistics recently revealed data on the changing status of relationships in England and Wales, with marriage rates of people aged 16+ dropping below 50% (to 49.4%) since comparable records began. Same-sex marriages have increased, however, with an estimated 167,000 people in a same-sex marriage in 2022, compared to 26,000 in 2015. […]
Register for the Bridget Lindley Memorial Lecture
Register for the Bridget Lindley Memorial Lecture. The lecture is given by Jacky Tiotto, Cafcass Chief Executive. ‘A light or a sound in the distance – finding a clearer way through private family law proceedings’ Tuesday 5 March 2024, 10.05am to 11.00am (online) This online event is being hosted as part of the Family Justice Council’s […]
Fatal domestic abuse reviews renamed
Fatal domestic abuse reviews renamed to better recognise suicide cases. Domestic Homicide Reviews will be renamed to Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews following calls to better recognise deaths from domestic abuse related suicide. The government has taken action to better recognise the often hidden victims of domestic abuse who die after suicide, coercive and controlling […]
