Speaking at the recent Legal Eye Annual Risk & Compliance Conference in Birmingham, Sean Hankin, Head of Forensic Investigation and Intelligence at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), laid bare the powers and practices of the

A High Court judge has ruled that Archie Battersbee’s life support should end, with the 12-year-old boy having suffered “irreversible cessation of brain-stem function”. In concluding that Archie had passed away at noon on 31st

In the ongoing case surrounding a boy on life-support’s hospital treatment, the High Court heard from an expert that parts of the boy’s brain have already died. The boy, Archie Battersbee, 12, has been in

Thousands more separating parents will avoid stressful and expensive courtroom battles after a government mediation scheme was more than doubled in size. An extra £5.4 million in funding will help more families to resolve disputes

The Family Justice Council has published new interim guidance in relation to expert witnesses in cases where there are allegations of alienating behaviours (with regard to conflicts of interest). On the importance of the expert

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has commented on the recent national child safeguarding practice review findings, calling for new expert child protection units across the country. The review into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes,

It has been claimed that half of Britain’s 10 largest child social care operators are owned by offshore private equity firms in Jersey, Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates. According to a report from The

As the country prepares to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, Today’s Family Lawyer has looked back at the development of the law and society during Her Majesty’s reign.  

Proposals laid out by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for changes to its rules on health and wellbeing at work are not supported by evidence, the Law Society of England and Wales said on Friday.

Heightened demand to protect vulnerable children at risk of harm has seen spending to provide support skyrocket over the past five years. This comes as the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, described as “once

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that marriage rates re continuing to decline, falling to 219,850 marriages in England and Wales in 2019 – a decrease of 6.4% from

Speaking at the recent Resolution annual conference, Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the family division, called for fewer fact-finding hearings in family cases. McFarlane noted that judges and magistrates had received guidance so as to

The Supreme Court handed down its judgment in CMA v Flynn Pharma Ltd on Wednesday, wherein it clarified its position that the SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) should be eligible to receive costs protection as a

Safeguards needed to offset exponential rise in regulator fining powers, says Law Society The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is set to reform its approach to financial penalties including an increase of its fining powers by

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced how it intends to move forward with plans to update its approach on issuing financial penalties to law firms and solicitors who fall short of the expected professional

Government commits to major reforms to improve the lives of England’s most vulnerable children and families Vulnerable children and families in England will be better supported by a fundamental shift in how children’s social care

A review of councils’ children’s care services has been warned that tens of thousands more children could end up in care without drastic changes to child protection in England. The Independent Review of Children’s Social

On Friday 20th May 2022, National Work from Home Day, run by Work Wise UK a, not-for-profit, campaign and development organisation provides an opportunity for both employers and employees to focus on championing modern “smarter”

The number of reports of harmful sexual behaviour by one child to another has increased by 29% over the last year, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has said. The