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A week today, the landmark Domestic Abuse Bill passed both Houses of Parliament and was signed into law. The Bill, which is one of 16 Bills which have received Royal Assent head of the prorogation
HMCTS have updated their operational summary for week commencing Monday 3rd May 2021. -We encourage all users to access testing available to them. Home test kits will be available for collection from all courts and
News the Domestic Abuse Bill has received Royal Assent was today welcomed by the Law Society of England and Wales. Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce said: “The Covid-19 pandemic has left domestic abuse victims
An approved new pilot scheme is to bring in new provision for communicating Forced Marriage (FMPOs) and Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders (FGMPOs). On behalf of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wolfson QC (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
The Designated Family Judges of London and the South East have agreed on a Domestic Abuse protocol regarding the issuing of applications for Family Law Act orders. Please see the protocol below or download a
Cafcass are looking to grow highly skilled professionals who’ll ensure that the voice of the child comes first. Their Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) programme is now open for applications for soon-to-be qualified Social Workers
Resolution announce their national conference is taking place on Monday 17th to Friday 22nd May. Always the most popular event in the industry calendar, it will be taking place virtually this year and is asking
Resolution are urging their members who practice legal aid cases to take part in a unique drive to gather data from the legal aid front line. The Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) has launched the
The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO) has published its new survey which supports recommendations for a review of supervision orders in care proceedings. NFJO’s new survey findings reveal nine out of ten professionals think standalone
HMCTS have updated their operational summary for week commencing Monday 12 April 2021 -Updated: Following the announcement of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral on Saturday 17 April 2021, we have reviewed the
The Law Society Group (the Group) has published its gender pay gap report for 2020. The report details the combined results of the Law Society of England and Wales and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), which
A judgment by the Court of Appeal* on family proceedings featuring allegations of domestic abuse has been welcomed by Cafcass, offering a revised approach in responding to such allegations in the future. Cafcass was invited
Three family law professionals have won a prestigious ‘Innovation Award’ at Innovate UK’s Women in Innovation Awards 2020/21. Becki Cassia, co-founder of Transparently, Samantha Woodham, one of the co-founders of The Divorce Surgery and Alice
HMCTS have updated their operational summary for week commencing Monday 5th April 2021. –Updated: We’ll be opening a new Nightingale Court in Chichester which will provide 2 additional courtrooms for Lewes Crown Court. Last week
HMCTS have updated their operational summary for week commencing Monday 29th March 2021. –Updated: This week we will be opening a Nightingale Court in Bolton, which will provide 2 additional courtrooms for Crown Court work
Yesterday the Court of Appeal handed down judgment on a groundbreaking case which is set to change the way courts treat domestic abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour claims. Earlier in the year, the Court of
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a study of children’s social care provision to establish why a lack of availability and increasing costs could be leading to the needs of children in care
In honour of International Women’s Day this week, Today’s Family Lawyer asked professionals in the family law industry to give us their thoughts on what it’s like to be a woman working in law today
HMCTS have updated their operational summary for week commencing Monday 8th March 2021. -Updated: We have opened a Nightingale Court at Birmingham Maple House, which provides 4 additional courtrooms for Crown, Civil and Family work.
News London’s Isleworth Crown Court failed a Covid safety inspection by the Health and Safety Executive has prompted the Law Society of England and Wales to remind HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) of the
