Burnetts Solicitors LLP has become the sponsor for Look Ahead in the North, an annual acevent for brain injury survivors and their families. The event, Look Ahead in the North, is an event organised by
Yesterday’s Supreme Court judgment on applications for financial relief in Potanina v Potanin, following an overseas divorce has been described as ‘long overdue’ by Baroness Shackleton, who represented Potanin and ‘a warning that an application
3PB’s Family Law Group have announced their second full-day Private Law Children & Financial Remedies Conference on Thursday 25th April 2024. They are pleased to announce the keynote speaker on Financial Remedies is Mr Justice
Today’s Family Lawyer had the pleasure of interviewing Adam Armstrong, clerk at Westgate Chambers. Please tell us a little about you and life before becoming a clerk Before joining Westgate Chambers, I was the Circuit
What an evening we had celebrating the family law profession at our inaugural British Family Law Awards 2024. The awards really are the gift that keeps on giving with a warm afterglow on social media
This circular sets out detail of the new criminal offences in the Online Safety Act 2023. This circular is issued to inform the police and other relevant public authorities of certain provisions of the Act,
A new partnership has been formed between NSPCC and Common Sense Media as young people have been in contact Childline about AI related sexual abuse, bullying and misinformation. Both the NSPCC and Common Sense Media
The SRA has written to more than 1000 firms offering advice and guidance on complying with the UK’s financial sanctions regime. The SRA gathered data from a number of firms and based on the responses
HFEA, the UK fertility regulator has launched a new fertility data dashboard which is thought to be the first of its kind in the world. The Human Fertility and Embryology Authority (HFEA) launched its new
Children will be better protected from the impact of lengthy courtroom battles thanks to pioneering measures to help families resolve disputes as swiftly as easily possible. With the hope that if parents are offered early
999 emergency call centres, need domestic abuse specialists on hand, says, the Shadow Home Secretary. Yvette Cooper, Shadow Home Secretary, whilst speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, said Labour would install the specialists to provide
The family law community sector came together to recognise legal excellence, client care and staff wellbeing at the inaugural British Family Law Awards, with 200 people joining the celebrations at Harbour House Hotel in the
Divorced parents say financial matters are the biggest challenge they face in managing their children with their ex-spouse, a new YouGov survey has revealed. A quarter of divorced parents said financial matters were their biggest
The new Bar Council Chair, Sam Townend KC has called for urgent investment in to the justice system, which he believes is “at the point of structural failure”. Sam Townend KC, delivered his inaugural address
The day is finally here, the very first British Family Law Awards is taking place tonight. Launched to recognise and celebrate family law practitioners from across the legal spectrum, the awards are hosted at the
Families who have children with SEND will soon receive further support with short breaks, supported internship opportunities and recognition of Down syndrome as existing programmes and pilots are extended. The Department for Education announced late
Ofsted announced that the full inspection of Cafcass has started. The inspection takes place for four weeks in accordance with the published inspection framework. Ofsted inspectors will be working to assess the effectiveness and impact
There will be a clampdown on child abuse as a gap in the existing legislative provisions. the Criminal Justice Bill, has been closed. The Government has announced that children will be better protected from sexual
With the average family court case duration being 46 weeks in 2023, law firm Rollits, says, that it is “a stark reminder for families to consider mediation”. Statistics show that this is at an all
Final call for any questions you want raised at the LSB Board Meeting tomorrow, 23rd January 2024. The Legal Services Board (LSB) have requested all questions that you would like raised with the Board in
Burgess Mee Hires Family Law Partner, Rachel Freeman from Kingsley Napley LLP. Burgess Mee Family Law have announced the appointment of family law partner Rachel Freeman. Rachel joins the firm from Kingsley Napley LLP (where
Nick Emmerson, Law Society of England and Wales president has shared his thoughts, on the the first Monday after the festive period being coined as ‘Divorce Day’ as allegedly there are usually a high number
Following the update already provided, an additional failure was identified in the urgent review of Clare’s Law applications by Wiltshire Police. Today’s Family Lawyer previously covered the initial findings here, but a subsequent statement has
CILEX have moved one step closer to a position where it gives the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) power to oversee legal executives. This is after they have announced that the proposal has received “strong support”
Matthew Hill, Chief Executive at The Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced he is stepping down at the end of March 2024. Matthew Hill joined the LSB in August 2019 as Chief Executive and executive
Statistics released yesterday have shown the lack of progress made in tackling the huge criminal court backlogs, says the Law Society of England and Wales. These delays and backlogs in the criminal courts are having
The Law Society of England and Wales have shared their thoughts on the family court reporting pilot (which originally started in three family courts in January 2023) being expanded to a further 16 courts across
3PB have announced their second Private Law Children and Financial Remedies Conference, taking place on Thursday 25th April 2024. Following on from their inaugural event in 2023, 3PB Family’s full-day conference is returning. It will
The latest HMCTS email update provided coverage in the Family section on the updates to the probate service. From 18 January, probate professionals who submit probate applications on MyHMCTS must include a code from HM
Hanne & Co Solicitors appoints Emma Baillie as Head of Family Law. Emma Baillie joins Hanne & Co from TV Edwards where she was Joint Head of Family Law. At Hanne & Co, Emma will
The UK government has signed up to the Hague 19 Convention, meaning judgments made in courts in England and Wales will be recognised internationally in future. As a result, UK citizens and businesses will be
Wiltshire Police confirm that after identifying critical failures in their service under the Clare’s Law scheme, they have now risk assessed all 3,582 applications made to them. In October 2023, Wiltshire Police announced an urgent
Kingsley Napley is pleased to announce that Sital Fontenelle has been appointed to Head the Family & Divorce team with effect from 1 March 2024. Sita Fontenellel, has been a partner with Kingsley Napley since
SurrogacyUK’s Annual Conference 2024 will take place on Saturday 20th April 2024 in Leicestershire. with attendance is open to both SurrogacyUK members and non-members, and legal professionals and experts on surrogacy law are crucial. With
The Family Court reporting pilot announced this morning that it will be rolled out to sixteen more courts across England. On Monday 29 January 2024 the Transparency Implementation Group Reporting Pilot (TIG), which for the
With Family Mediation Week 2024 fast approaching, professionals working in family justice will have opportunities to find out more about how family mediation can support them in their work, by attending a range of free