Legal team had to take ‘forensic’ approach to ‘fabricated’ pregnancy case
Legal teams had to piece together photographs, medical records, bank statements and police evidence in a highly unusual High Court fact-finding hearing which became a “forensic investigation” to establish whether children at the centre of proceedings actually existed. A judgment on John v Jane [2026] EWHC 415 (Fam) was handed down in private on 26th […]
Government mostly rolls back on plans to curb jury trials
The government has mostly scaled back its plans to scrap juries for some criminal trials, with the Lord Chancellor responding to the “strength of feeling” on the issue. In December 2025 the then-deputy prime minister and secretary of state for justice David Lammy introduced proposals to allow some criminal cases where a sentence was likely […]
Firm news: the latest appointments in family law
Knights has strengthened its family law offering in Cheltenham with the appointment of Helen Benussi as partner. Before qualifying as a lawyer in 2014, she worked as a tax accountant for 15 years. She subsequently spent 12 years managing a specialist family law divorce firm. Commenting Benussi said: “Having run a law firm for 12 […]