Family justice body Resolution has announced the winners of its 2025 awards programme, hosted at Church House, Westminster on Thursday 18th September. The body, which represents more than 6,500 professionals, celebrated its annual awards which
Family law firms across the country have announced a raft of appointments with newly qualified solicitors choosing to remain after the training contracts and partner promotions. Guildford-based TWM Solicitors has confirmed that six second-year trainees
The Today’s Family Lawyer Podcast welcomes Annmarie Carvalho, director of The Carvalho Consultancy (TCC), to discuss her work at the intersection of law and therapy and the launch of her new book, ‘Staying Sane in
In its seventh year, the National Paralegal Awards recognised the work of paralegals up and down the country at a ceremony hosted at the Burlington Hotel in Birmingham last week. Sophie Wells, childcare law paralegal
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has confirmed interim Chair Catherine Brown will continue in the role until at least the end of March 2026. Following approval by the Lord Chancellor, Brown will continue as chair
Family Justice Minister Sarah Sackman KC MP will deliver the keynote speech when the Family Mediation Council holds its 10-year anniversary conference in London later this week. Over 200 delegates and speakers will attend the
Two parents were told they were damaging their own efforts to have their children returned to them after planting covert tracking devices into their children’s bag and toys while they were in foster care. The
Family professionals have been left ‘extremely concerned’ by the news there will be significant cuts to the number sitting days in the London Financial Remedies Court, reducing the number of opportunities for financial remedies proceedings.
Two former law firm partners have joined forces to launch their own family practice under the umbrella of the Excello Law consultant banner. G&G Law is a boutique family firm based in London’s Holborn, founded
A government consultation on the registration of all organisations who provide tax advice and interact with HMRC could see lawyers required to register with the agency under new legislation. HMRC have identified a need to
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has begun publishing user guides and frequently asked questions for its new portal ‘Signing into Legal Aid Services’ (SILAS) developed in the wake of the cyber attack which rendered the
Children and families are being let down by unacceptably long delays in family courts, and inconsistent timescales across the country according to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report into improving family court services for children.
Digitalisation and reform has made access to online divorce service available through HMCTS easier for public users, but legal professionals say they found some of the processes ‘burdensome’ due to document filing issues and lack
There will be no improvements to family court services without ‘comprehensive investment’ said Bar Council Chair Barbara Mills KC in response to the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) report ‘Improving family court services for children.’ Published
Yorkshire firm Lupton Fawcett, which has had a presence in the county since 1895, has been acquired by Flint Bishop as part of the latter’s ‘ambitious growth strategy’. The transaction, due to complete at the
The new Legal Aid portal, which will replace the previous portal which was hacked by cyber attackers earlier this year, will see a three-phase restoration starting from ‘early September’ though to October. Responding to a
His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service is actively reviewing and adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in its effort to moderns the courts and tribunals service said Gary O’Reilly, Chief Technology Officer in a blog on the
The report in to bullying and harassment within the Bar has concluded 36 recommendations to tackle what is described as a ‘culture of impunity’ by Baroness Harriet Harman KC, the report’s author. The review was
The ongoing case of Potanin v Potanina has taken an ‘unexpected’ turn after the The Court of Appeal overturned a previous decision to dismiss an application for leave under Part III Matrimonial and Family Proceedings
A family court has denied permission for a mother to relocate her child to Dubai, citing child’s welfare and the importance of maintaining his relationship with his father. His Honour Judge Willans made the ruling
45% of parents share details of their children online, known as ‘sharenting’, and overestimate the effectiveness of privacy settings, leaving them and their children vulnerable to cyber crime. The warning come from the University of
In this episode of the Today’s Family Lawyer podcast, host David Opie discusses the increasing number of disputes between separating partners when it comes to pets, and a new working group looking at amending legislation
Encouraging or assisting serious self-harm is to be a ‘priority offence’ in update regulations attached to the Online Safety Act. The government has introduced new regulations which require tech companies to be legally required to
Campaigners are calling for the urgent digitisation of adoption records in England as a television programme to on ITV has highlighted the scandal of mothers who were forced to put their children up for adoption
A new Ofqual-accredited paralegal qualification has been launched by The National Association of Licensed Paralegals (NALP). The Diploma for Senior Associate Paralegals is the first Ofqual regulated Level 5 paralegal qualification and joins NALP’s suite
UK courts will adhere ‘strictly’ to the Hague Convention in abduction cases warns a family solicitor after an unusual case saw a child returned to a country in which the parents only had temporary residence
The group suspected of hacking the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) may also have been responsible for the cyber attack on Marks & Spencers (M&S) according to retail trade press. Retail Gazette says the Scattered Spider
Nearly two thirds of lawyers are now using artificial intelligence to support the in their roles; but appear to be doing it off their own back with 17% of lawyers saying their firm has a
The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) is proposing increasing its case fee from £400 to £600; in the first change to pricing since charges were first introduced in 2010. The Law Society of England and Wales have
A leading surrogacy lawyer has joined The International Family Law Group LLP (IFLG) as a Partner with a further Partnership announcement to be announced in the coming weeks. . Natalie Sutherland joins from boutique family
HM Courts and Tribunals service are seeking feedback from the family law community on updated guidance related to the allocation of work to magistrates. A review of the existing Allocation and Gatekeeping Guidance was commissioned
This episode of the Today’s Family Lawyer podcast features host David Opie in conversation with Grant Cameron – family lawyer, mediator, collaborative practitioner, and a partner at Trethowans. Grant recently concluded his tenure as Chair
More than half of UK law firms are unprepared for the new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence coming into force under The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) in September, according to a new
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned scammers continue to target those most vulnerable in society and those over the age of 56 according to recently released numbers from the regulator. The warning comes as
Recently run roundtables to discuss the option of funding access to justice through interest on client account, first previewed in The Law Society Gazette, have created more questions than answers according to attendees. In July
New statutory guidance and a legal definition of ‘honour’-based abuse is to be introduced to provide greater protection for victims say the government. 2,755 ‘honour’-based abuse related offences were recorded by the police in England