Leading commercial law firm Lawrence Stephens has expanded its offering to meet growing demand from clients requiring family law expertise. The newly created department will provide advice and services on a full range of family

Family law expert Lisa Shrimpton has joined Cardiff and Barry law firm Robertsons in a Senior Associate Solicitor role. Well known throughout the South Wales area, Lisa is highly regarded amongst her peers and the

Solicitors’ leaders today welcomed the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) draft 2021-2022 business plan and budget, which will focus on anti-money laundering (AML), diversity, inclusion, technology and innovation. Law Society of England and Wales president I.

The UK is ordered to pay compensation to a social worker by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Damages have been awarded to a social worker who became aware of criticisms of her conduct

The Ministry of Justice today announced that court and tribunal judgments will be available via the National Archives for the first time. The new site will be unveiled next April when the current Ministry of

• Cafcass’ Domestic Abuse Learning and Improvement plan has been developed in response to the serious findings of the Ministry of Justice’s Expert Panel on Harm in the Family Courts. • It provides key priorities

The Law Society of England and Wales has today unveiled the first wave of results from its Future Worlds 2050 project to coincide with the 2021 World Technology Law Conference. The project was set up

The pandemic has forced the Domestic Abuse Toolkit for Employers to be re-evaluated and changed. The insurance Charities, which drives action against domestic abuse has announced that the Domestic Abuse Toolkit for Employees will be

A family law firm have identified a growing trend of couples taking out ‘petnups’ when buying a pet. A quarter of breakups involve a pet, but only one in six would consider pre-agreed terms for

News the UK can begin the process of joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was today welcomed by the Law Society of England and Wales. Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce

When giving evidence at Parliament’s Committee recently, the Lord Chief Justice discussed the effect of the pandemic on the courts, modernisation of the courts service, legal aid funding, judicial diversity and recruitment. Highlights from the

An Inquiry has been set up in relation to the rights of cohabiting partners due to a widespread perception that cohabiting partners have similar or identical rights to those who are married or in a

Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), who represent children in family court cases in England, have released their monthly statistics for April 2021. Overall summary Total new case demand in April was

Prior to the pandemic, the family justice system was under enormous pressure with increases in numbers across all areas of public and private family law. After over a year of working with the constraints of

Small and medium sized law firms saw a strong first quarter in 2021, with around half seeing an increase in the number of new matters, chargeable hours recorded and fees billed, the Law Society of

Here at Today’s Family Lawyer, we wanted to share with you the good news we’ve had within in the industry of professionals joining firms and those who have moved up the promotional ladder. This week

Mena Ruparel is chair of the Law Society Family Committee, arbitrator (financial) and a consultant solicitor. She has authored two handbooks for the Law Society about Matrimonial Finance, she regularly writes and lectures on family

Resolution have launched ‘Firms of the Future’, a special project by Resolution’s Innovation Group, which will bring together all the practices, technologies and platforms family practitioners are using to help them succeed during the pandemic

Cafcass is looking for additional external members with significant experience in family justice research to join its Research Advisory Committee. The committee is responsible for reviewing and providing advice to Cafcass on external and internal