Category: Latest News

SRA client money consultation

Taylor Rose fined £160,000 by SRA

24 April 2026

Sir Stephen Cobb

King appoints new president of the Family Division

24 April 2026

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Supreme Court rules adoption orders are final and permanent

23 April 2026

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Unregulated sperm donor loses declaration of parentage application

23 April 2026

Cohabitation reform

Government ‘running out of time’ to reform cohabitation

23 April 2026

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SRA is investigating £39.5m ‘sophisticated suspected fraud’ at PM Law

23 April 2026

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Landmark legal case identifies British fathers of children in rural Kenyan Army base

23 April 2026

LSB to ‘focus on sharper and more targeted interventions’ in response to changing regulatory environment

23 April 2026

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News has ‘blind spot’ to VAWG coverage, with just 1.3% of global stories on the issue

21 April 2026

Environmental social and governance

LSSA launches ESG policy to ‘support responsible innovation and trusted AI in legal technology’

21 April 2026

FCA consults on the interpretation of cryptoasset activities ahead of summer policy statements

20 April 2026

Government to crack down on harmful pornography in fight against VAWG

17 April 2026

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New paternity leave reform ‘could reshape family law’

17 April 2026

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Law Society issues Mazur practice note

16 April 2026

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Judges urged to write to children in updated family court toolkit

16 April 2026

Sir Andrew McFarlane

President of the Family Division Sir Andrew McFarlane retires from the judiciary

16 April 2026

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Legal sector growth at 15 year high

16 April 2026

Domestic abuse Scotland

‘Judiciary should take note of landmark Scottish decision which held abuser criminally responsible for partner’s suicide’

16 April 2026

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LeO receives 6.1% budget increase to tackle ‘staggering’ increase in complaints

16 April 2026

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Government study will explore how AI transcripts can improve family court experience

15 April 2026

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Monisha Shah appointed chair of the Legal Services Board

15 April 2026

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Victims and bereaved to get more time to challenge lenient sentences

10 April 2026

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UK Family Law Report forecasts steady growth for sector, reaching £2.9bn by 2029

9 April 2026

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Nuffield analysis of changing needs of young people sheds light on future of family justice system

9 April 2026

Japan’s new joint custody legislation will make ‘significant difference’ to nationals divorcing in UK

9 April 2026

Shikha Datta

Shikha Datta appointed head of family law at Andrew & Andrew Solicitors

9 April 2026

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Satisfied clients aren’t leaving reviews in growing ‘advocacy gap’, report finds

9 April 2026

Lawfront adds Reading-based Field Seymour Parkes to portfolio

9 April 2026

Richard Blakeway

LSB confirms Richard Blakeway as chair of Office for Legal Complaints

7 April 2026

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Court of Appeal overturns Mazur in ‘most consequential judgment for legal services in recent history’

2 April 2026

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Mazur overturned: Legal sector reacts

2 April 2026

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Deprivation of liberty applications up 12.5% in 2025

2 April 2026

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Awards, acquisitions, launches and promotions in the latest round-up of family law news

2 April 2026

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New allocation guidance relating to children in the Family Court

2 April 2026

LawtechUK funding

Legal tech sees 35% increase in external investment as government invests £4.5m in incubator

2 April 2026

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New partner at The International Family Law Group; Maguire Family Law expands Wilmslow team

1 April 2026