Home secretary launches international coalition to end violence against women and girls

26 May 2026

Family firms share latest successes

22 May 2026

EXCLUSIVE: KC calls for better safeguarding after litigant ‘ruins lawyers’ lives’

21 May 2026

Man who ‘terrorised’ lawyers via TikTok issued with injunction

20 May 2026

Survey reveals widespread use of unauthorised and open source AI, breaching client confidentiality

19 May 2026

Judge releases name and picture of child abducted by father mistakenly released from prison

15 May 2026

Cafcass demand is up 7% over 12 months

13 May 2026

Family law firm claims UK first with 24-hour live legal Q&A

13 May 2026

US parents with $2,500 child support debt to have passports revoked

12 May 2026

AIIC posts record revenues and profits

6 May 2026

Survey finds strong demand for cohabiting rights, as requests for legal agreements rise 50%

5 May 2026

Freelance journalist wins reporting restrictions challenge in family proceedings

1 May 2026

Assisted dying bill stalls in House of Lords but supporters hopeful of imminent return

27 April 2026

Taylor Rose fined £160,000 by SRA

24 April 2026

King appoints new president of the Family Division 

24 April 2026

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

21 April 2026

Law Society issues Mazur practice note

16 April 2026

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

15 April 2026

Victims and bereaved to get more time to challenge lenient sentences

10 April 2026

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

9 April 2026

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

9 April 2026

Deprivation of liberty applications up 12.5% in 2025

2 April 2026

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

2 April 2026

Shortage of refuge places as demand outstrips supply – Women’s Aid

31 March 2026

Family mediation voucher scheme ‘extended to March 2027’

30 March 2026

Landmark case on parental responsibility: Lessons from the Court of Appeal in Re J, Re M, and Re P (Loss of Responsibility)

26 March 2026

High Court to decide whether home on aristocrat’s family estate forms part of ex-wife’s £1.2m trust

25 March 2026

Court of Appeal rules on ‘extraordinary’ Copinger-Symes case

19 March 2026

Nuffield FJO calls for outcomes-based measures in family justice

19 March 2026

‘Property Act removes uncertainty over digital assets’ – Sir Geoffrey Vos

17 March 2026

Family Solutions Group report calls for children to be at heart of provision

16 March 2026

SRA pays out £9m to ‘most urgent’ PM Law transactions after receiving 250 applications to compensation fund

10 March 2026

Domestic abuse crisis ‘hiding in plain sight’ – Refuge

6 March 2026

Mother fabricated abuse claims, court finds in Hague Convention application

6 March 2026

Government launches consultation on children’s digital wellbeing

3 March 2026

Family lawyer questions effectiveness of domestic abuse legislation

26 February 2026

UK legal services sector grew by 6.1% last year, with family law worth £3.6bn

26 February 2026

Family Executive Team launches consultation on short notice application guidance

25 February 2026

Referral scheme aims to put clients in touch with non-UK legal professionals

25 February 2026

Court refuses application to return children to Türkiye after planned abduction

23 February 2026

Without notice Part III applications must be rare and ‘exceptional’, Family Court reiterates

18 February 2026

Court of Appeal upholds finding that £38m trust was a sham

16 February 2026

LawCare supported record numbers in 2025

16 February 2026

Family arbitration use doubles as court delays mount

6 February 2026

Litigants in person, AI and the changing dynamics of family proceedings

6 February 2026

Understanding trauma responses in family law – why behaviour isn’t always what it seems

5 February 2026

Stowe Family Law partners with Australian firm in first international deal

4 February 2026

Napthens strengthens family team with Islamic divorce expert

3 February 2026

A social media ban for children in the UK? The implications for children’s rights

2 February 2026

Fledgeling family law podcast looks beyond the job

28 January 2026

Court of Appeal reiterates need for ‘anxious scrutiny’ in interim separation cases

27 January 2026

Family Mediation Week 2026: 26th-30th January

22 January 2026

Social purpose law firm launches divorce chatbot to improve early support

20 January 2026

High Court rules WhatsApp messages are not legal signatures in divorce case

16 January 2026

New charity launches national directory of separated parenting programmes

16 January 2026

mfg Solicitors appoints Richard Port MBE to expand family team

12 January 2026

Legal GiGZ launches ‘world first’ global directory of business of law conferences and events

12 January 2026

Researchers call for UK banking industry to ‘design out’ economic abuse

9 January 2026

FMC hosts week of free webinars for Family Mediation Week 2026

7 January 2026

Senior appointments expand family teams for Jackson Lees and Harrogate Family Law

7 January 2026

‘Divorce day is a myth’ – family lawyers weigh in on annual ‘event’

5 January 2026

Psychotherapist loses bid for anonymity, as Appeal Court rules judicial criticism doesn’t trigger additional rights

16 December 2025

High Court test case will decide whether WhatsApp messages are legally binding

12 December 2025

Over half a million children to be lifted out of poverty in ‘historic’ strategy

11 December 2025

UK law societies back landmark treaty to protect lawyers

10 December 2025

Property tycoon Michael Fuchs guilty of contempt after breaching order in divorce dispute

8 December 2025

Law Society research lays bare shocking scale of threats and abuse against solicitors

4 December 2025

LSB seeks feedback on encouraging diversity in legal sector 

28 November 2025

Budget may have ‘profound and immediate’ impact on separating couples

27 November 2025

Domestic abuse-related offences accounted for more than 15% of all crimes recorded by police in the last year

27 November 2025

Rebuke for Whitehaven firm that failed to return residual balances for almost 10 years

24 November 2025

Law Society unveils artwork to honour 200 years of legal service

24 November 2025

Number of marriages fall by 9% following decades long downward trend

20 November 2025

Companies House ID changes now in force – what you need to know

19 November 2025

Presumption of parental responsibility tested in High Court

13 November 2025

Legal Aid Agency confirm contingency procedures for November as civil systems launch delayed

13 November 2025

Raydens acquisition first foray into family for group best known for PI

10 November 2025

A vision for family justice

6 November 2025

SRA ‘proud of AML progress’ ahead of FCA handover, as annual report reveals a third of assessed firms were non-compliant

5 November 2025

Sir Andrew McFarlane to step down as president of the Family Division

30 October 2025

Chambers launches breast-feeding policy to support mothers returning to work

27 October 2025

Decision to remove automatic assumption of parental involvement ‘momentous’ say campaigners

23 October 2025

Survivors face ‘uphill struggle for justice’ – Law Society responds to Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s report

17 October 2025

Co-habitation trends strengthens the case for reform say family lawyers

16 October 2025

New tools to encourage family disputes to avoid courts launched by MoJ

9 October 2025

Government consider move to regulate officiants rather than buildings in weddings shake up

9 October 2025

Social media firms could be fined up to 10% of worldwide revenue if they do not tackle cyber-flashing

9 October 2025

Criminal court sitting days to hit record levels to tackle up to four year wait

6 October 2025

50% reduction in number of legal aid funded family mediators

2 October 2025

At least one person unrepresented in 80% of private family law proceedings

1 October 2025

“Shambolic” courts infrastructure laid bare in Law Society report

25 September 2025

Covert tracking leads to court intervention in children’s foster care case

18 September 2025

Reduced private law sitting days creates ‘uncertainty’ as opportunities for FDR cut

18 September 2025

SILAS user registration and get started guides launched

18 September 2025

No change without ‘comprehensive investment’ – Reaction to Public Accounts Committee report into family courts

15 September 2025

Bullying report a ‘moment of reckoning’ for the Bar

11 September 2025

Child abduction case a reminder of courts’ adherence to Hague Convention

4 September 2025

39% of lawyers say not engaging with AI could harm their future careers

4 September 2025

Vulnerable the target of fake scams – FCA

29 August 2025

New measures to tackle ‘honour-based’ abuse

28 August 2025

Tickets available for fourth annual Domestic Abuse Conference

28 August 2025

HMCTS IT bug could have caused documents to go missing or appear lost

21 August 2025

Father sentenced to 6 months’ prison for ‘deliberate and persistent’ breaches of court orders

21 August 2025

Cohabitees to be unfairly impacted by inclusion of pensions in estates for IHT

21 August 2025

Mystery surrounds claims to LAA hack as ransom deadline comes and goes

14 August 2025

£15m divorce case a warning to those who might wish to conceal assets

14 August 2025

Bigamist’s estate to be split between ‘former’ and ‘current’ spouse after high court claim

14 August 2025

SRA awards £360,000 for disadvantaged candidates to take SQE

13 August 2025

46 words costs couple £37,000 in contested financial remedy case

7 August 2025

Rise in grandparents caught up in children’s disputes

6 August 2025

Charity launches training to help family professionals better understand coercive control and abuse

1 August 2025

LAA says data breach goes as far back as 2007

31 July 2025

Inquiry into access to justice launched by Justice Committee

24 July 2025

98% of family public law applications now submitted digitally – HMCTS

24 July 2025

Twofold increase in the number of parental order applications for older surrogates

24 July 2025

Parliament hears of need for regulation of online fertility providers

21 July 2025

Government rolls out domestic abuse agenda with £53m investment in Drive Partnership

18 July 2025

LSCP urges regulators to act on unbundling as Tracker Survey finds numbers at record high

10 July 2025

Courts will take into account sustained coercive behaviour in deciding whether nuptial agreements are binding

10 July 2025

Deprivation of Liberty orders ‘high’ over last 18 months

10 July 2025

Housing and immigration legal aid funding uplift but no word on family

4 July 2025

Supreme Court rules in favour of husband in Standish v Standish

3 July 2025

Divorce on the decrease as couples increasingly choose to cohabit

3 July 2025

Amendment to Crime and Policing Bill will criminalise depiction of strangulation in porn

26 June 2025

Councils instructed to exempt victims of domestic abuse from local connection rules

26 June 2025

Kinship carer allowance pilot invite local authorities to apply for funding

25 June 2025

‘Reverse mentoring’ toolkit promotes diversity within legal profession

24 June 2025

Spending review a ‘missed opportunity’ to redress £307m shortfall in VAWG funding

12 June 2025

66% increase in the number of contested financial settlements

12 June 2025

Pilot to offer right to review before final decisions on prosecution for rape or serious sexual abuse cases

12 June 2025

‘Misunderstood’ compliance teams facing greater pressures

10 June 2025

AI to identify complex stalking behaviours at an early stage

10 June 2025

Marketeers ‘present’ but not ‘leading’ law firm business development strategy

6 June 2025

VAWG rights groups raise concerns over ‘landmark’ sentencing reforms

29 May 2025

1 in 4 experience domestic abuse as ONS better captures the experience of victims

29 May 2025

Communication is key when dealing with delays, says Legal Ombudsman in new guidance

29 May 2025

NAO gives damning verdict of family courts as 4000 children still in proceedings 2 years on

22 May 2025

Consultant model ‘a fundamental part of the UK legal fabric’

22 May 2025

Guidance on the use of covert recordings in family proceedings published

22 May 2025

Largest deal to date see PE-backed group grow to £130m

21 May 2025

Surrogacy reform won’t go ahead as government focus on other “key priorities”

15 May 2025

Guidance published for IDVAs and ISVAs

15 May 2025

SRA seeks 23% budget increase to tackle ‘shifting risks’

12 May 2025

Public Accounts Committee call for written evidence into improving family court services for children

9 May 2025

Justice Secretary defends Supreme Court ruling defining ‘woman’ by biological sex

2 May 2025

Today’s Family Lawyer partners with Nova Engage

2 May 2025

Thousands of children facing domestic abuse alone as support services risk financial collapse

1 May 2025

Scam warning as firm targeted with fake reviews

25 April 2025

‘Romeo and Juliet’ clause added to child abuse reporting bill to avoid ‘unintended consequences’

24 April 2025

High Court Judgment in Safety Valve Legal Challenge

17 April 2025

UK government confirms no plans to ban international surrogacy travel

17 April 2025

Government to launch consultation on legal protections for cohabiting couples amid concerns over economic abuse

11 April 2025

UK’s first baby born after womb transplant

10 April 2025

Divorcing couples increasingly opt for one lawyer

10 April 2025

1,280 children subject to DoL applications in 2024 – MoJ

4 April 2025

LSB emphasises ongoing oversight and engagement to drive regulatory improvements

4 April 2025

MoJ releases update on Pathfinder programme for private law reform

3 April 2025

Children deprived of their liberty require better access to legal aid – The Law Society

3 April 2025

Guardiola to divorce using “one couple, one lawyer”

27 March 2025

Oligarch’s ex-wife faces £2m legal bill in high court battle against divorce lawyer

27 March 2025

SRA says no final decision on scrapping client accounts has been made

20 March 2025

Billionaire Michael Fuchs loses legal battle over divorce settlement

20 March 2025

Ofcom launches investigation into social media firms over child abuse failures

20 March 2025

Cohabitation law reform moves forward as government plans consultation

13 March 2025

Swifter justice for victims as courts sit at record level

13 March 2025

Government pledges to protect more women from violence

13 March 2025

96% of leaders are confident in their firm’s ability to comply with evolving AML regulations – report

12 March 2025

‘Momentous’ amends to Employment Rights Bill sees recognition for expectant parents who suffer miscarriage

6 March 2025

Gap in nations’ awareness of red flags of domestic abuse, survey reveals

6 March 2025

New regulatory proposals to strengthen lawyers’ ethical standards

6 March 2025

Refuge welcomes Ofcom’s draft VAWG guidance

28 February 2025

Guidance for family judges on how to write to children in family court proceedings

27 February 2025

Success of Family Mediation Week spurs FMC to redouble work to boost mediation’s profile

26 February 2025

Lawyers impatient for firms to invest in technology and innovation – report

24 February 2025

More than 100 child sexual abuse image crimes being recorded by police every day

20 February 2025

Law Society ‘slams’ SRA proposals to remove client accounts

19 February 2025

One in 10 couples who split over the age of 50 use property wealth to fund the cost of divorce

19 February 2025

Growth of ‘non-traditional’ families prompts lawyers to rethink services

17 February 2025

‘Delegate Now to Supercharge Your Profits’ – read our third and final exclusive extract

12 February 2025

Don’t waste precious time and resources on intermediate court, warns Law Society

11 February 2025

13% increase in support calls to mental health helpline

10 February 2025

Family Justice Council Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System for Practitioners

3 February 2025

Government push to inform victims of their rights

3 February 2025

The funding gap risking the future of domestic abuse services in England

30 January 2025

The Family Mediation Trust launches fund to tackle domestic abuse in family mediation

28 January 2025

Growing public awareness of family mediation for separating couples offers ‘real promise for reducing costly court conflict’

27 January 2025

Better protection for victims due to new law on sexually explicit deepfakes

23 January 2025

Celebrating 200 years of the Law Society

22 January 2025

Family court reporting provisions to extend to all family courts in England and Wales

16 January 2025

ABS fined more than £25,000 for AML failings

16 January 2025

Influence the future of mental health in the legal sector

16 January 2025

CILEx Regulation sets out its priorities for delivering forward thinking evidenced-based legal regulation in 2025

13 January 2025

Family Mediation Week 2025: Family law professionals invited to free webinars

6 January 2025

2025 look ahead for the legal profession

31 December 2024

Family Court transparency expanded: Journalists to report on cases

27 December 2024

Investment ‘crucial’ to cut backlog and ensure timely justice is delivered – The Law Society

16 December 2024

Courts reform to see quicker justice for victims and keeps streets safe

13 December 2024

Family courts urged to prioritise domestic abuse allegations over parental alienation claims

12 December 2024

Peers call for legal recognition of humanist weddings

10 December 2024

Family law firm compensates client after failure to update her on divorce delay due to Legal Ombudsman investigation

5 December 2024

NSPCC seen a surge in concerns about children experiencing domestic abuse

5 December 2024

Legal sector grows by 50% in the last decade

5 December 2024

Solicitor warns of legal risks amid surge in AI-generated legal documents

3 December 2024

Refuge calls for VAWG sector to be exempt from National Insurance hikes during 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

27 November 2024

Majority of family lawyers reject caps on spousal maintenance, survey reveals

27 November 2024

TikTok or TikNot? Should law firms invest in social media?

25 November 2024

Firm takes three-pronged approach to management

20 November 2024

Number of children in care system in England remains ‘extremely high’

19 November 2024

Law Society hits back at client money consultation

18 November 2024

SRA sounds warning on client account interest income

8 November 2024

Further justice cuts untenable, warns Law Society

7 November 2024

Computer glitch led to premature approval of dozens of divorce applications, High Court hears

7 November 2024

Wilsons Solicitors launches ‘one lawyer, one couple’ solution

5 November 2024

£22billion NHS cash injection after damning’ Darzi report revealed 350,000 people waited a year for mental health support and infants endured long A&E waits

4 November 2024

Women’s Aid responds to budget saying they are ‘concerned’ about government’s ability to meet manifesto commitment to end VWAG in 10 years

1 November 2024

County Court Bailiff denied right to bring emotional support dog to work-tribunal dismisses claims

30 October 2024

Man jailed for over two years for creating and sharing sexually explicit deepfake images

28 October 2024

LSB appoints barrister to the Office for Legal Complaints

25 October 2024

Government releases 1,100 more prisoners early to ease overcrowding crisis

24 October 2024

Law Society’s new AI strategy: The three I’s

22 October 2024

Burgess Mee and Rosefield Divorce Consultancy announce ‘Trauma in Family Law’ collaboration

22 October 2024

Refuge calls for tech-facilitated abuse to be a priority in government VAWG strategy

21 October 2024

LawCare focuses on the impact of grief and loss in the legal profession this November

17 October 2024

QS acquisition creates multi-disciplinary professional services group

16 October 2024

Law Society hails Government’s industrial strategy ‘bold and ambitious’

14 October 2024

‘Roevember’ gains celebrity support in build up to US Presidential elections as women of Arizona said to have ‘the same abortion rights as 1864’

9 October 2024

Law Society publishes guidance to support Black or minority ethnic students entering the profession

8 October 2024

Convicted child sex offender worked illegally as security guard

3 October 2024

‘She didn’t want to believe he was a monster’ family teams up with police for domestic abuse campaign after barbaric murder of Holly Bramley,26

3 October 2024

Rushed bidding process for criminal legal aid risks deepening crisis

27 September 2024

Latest Family Court from MoJ shows report a 17 per cent increase in the number of both finance and private law children cases closed

26 September 2024

Top perpetrators of VAWG targeted under new national strategy

26 September 2024

Domestic abuse survivor labels abusers as ‘domestic terrorists’ amid warnings of soaring violence

26 September 2024

Families who lost women to domestic violence call for change of law that imposes lighter sentencing for murders carried out within the home

25 September 2024

Starmer says domestic abuse victims ‘will have security they deserve’

24 September 2024

‘Mortgage abuse traps’ have left women going without food and toiletries as perpetrators refuse to pay their share

19 September 2024

Legal Hero solicitors praised for community dedication

16 September 2024

The Intermediary Cooperative highlights communication support failings in Family Court hearings

16 September 2024

SEND parents forced to quit work to fight for in-school support for their children

12 September 2024

LegalRunner launches to improve wellbeing through exercise

11 September 2024

Landmark legislation allows UK lawyers to practise in Greece

10 September 2024

Surge in legal gender change applications as Labour considers simplification reforms

6 September 2024

Conference to cover gaslighting, domestic abuse, ToLATA disputes, cohabitation and more…

5 September 2024

Ofsted: Council ‘still failing’ to support some children

3 September 2024

Gang members sentenced in sham marriage documents scam

3 September 2024

Only one in five believes they can access justice, research reveals

30 August 2024

Navigating the SRA AML Questionnaire: Key Insights for Law Firms

23 August 2024

Prenuptial agreements amid high-profile marriages and divorces sparks debate

22 August 2024

New Victims’ Commissioner survey looks at impact of court delays on victims

22 August 2024

NSPCC calling on the UK government to improve support for reunited families

22 August 2024

Refuge announces Nikita Kanda as Ambassador and a face of Refuge’s Summer Escape Appeal

21 August 2024

Multinational legal firm supported Women’s Aid and acted for Natwest bank as they see revenue hike

16 August 2024

Law Society supports legal professionals who are targets of protestors as one firm closes after ‘threats of far right violence to staff’

9 August 2024

East London law firm fined over £12,000 for anti-money laundering violations

9 August 2024

Analysis from WHO shows a quarter of young women globally have experienced intimate partner violence by the time they are 20

8 August 2024

BAME women feel ‘gaslit and stereotyped’ when receiving maternity care

8 August 2024

Ex-BBC newsreader Huw Edwards pleads guilty to three counts of making indecent images

7 August 2024

Woman loses appeal after ex-wife slept with sperm donor behind her back

6 August 2024

Consultation on child maintenance to enable CMS ‘help to increase the number of children being kept out of poverty’

31 July 2024

Coroner rules that action should be taken after care home death

31 July 2024

Refuge reiterates domestic abuse ‘is a crime’

29 July 2024

Santander leads ban on offensive language after reports that abusers are using banking apps to send death threats

19 July 2024

Journalists can now report on private law children matters in 16 courts

18 July 2024

Legal Services Consumer Panel survey found that a third of clients ‘do not trust’ their legal services provider to handle a complaint

18 July 2024

Industry Reaction – family court reporting extended to private law

17 July 2024

More than three quarters of the public would support a new law to end child poverty

17 July 2024

Femicide report shows that at least 147 women were killed by 144 men in the UK

15 July 2024

Studies reveal babies of Black ethnicity are shown to be twice as likely to be stillborn

15 July 2024

Family Law Conference – Manchester; £99 +VAT (CPD & Continuing Competence)

11 July 2024

Shabana Mahmood has been named Lord Chancellor and Secretary of state for justice ahead of ’emergency measures’ to reduce prison overcrowding

11 July 2024

‘Court can be as bad as the abuse itself’ Mel B’s Family Court petition with Women’s Aid close to reaching 25K signature target

4 July 2024

Latest family law stats see divorce applications decrease and a decline is domestic violence applications

4 July 2024

Law Society has serious concerns about proposed rise to the Compensation Fund levy

4 July 2024

More than 25,000 children ‘trapped in a broken justice system’

28 June 2024

Despite positive development on Victims and Prisoners Bill 14-year-old son turned away from visit to father on prison steps

27 June 2024

Rally outside Parliament to raise awareness of domestic abuse against women and girls ahead of election

27 June 2024

Network to improve professional services for the deaf community launches

21 June 2024

Nuptials bouncing back indicate institution of marriage isn’t dead -but cohabitation rises for opposite-sex couples as civil partnerships start to lead in wedding industry

20 June 2024

Keir Starmer promises a tough stance on trafficking and rape cases in Labour manifesto

13 June 2024

Royal College of Midwives to build maternity services that are ‘envy of the world’ in wake of birth inquiry

13 June 2024

Conservatives pledge ‘better protection for women and girls’

13 June 2024

Earl Spencer uses the same divorce lawyer as the King in his split from Princess Diana in 1996

11 June 2024

MoJ raises QLR fees by 10% amid concerns over legal aid rates

7 June 2024

‘Relief’ as Victims and Prisoners Bill passed before the election

6 June 2024

Conservatives propose Equality Act overhaul to ‘focus on biological sex protections’

6 June 2024

Stowe Family Law launches divorce coaching service

5 June 2024

Law Commission to release scoping paper on financial remedies in divorce by November 2024

30 May 2024

Domestic Abuse Commissioner sets out priorities for a new Government

30 May 2024

Managing Partner’s Marathon Raises £12,000 for Charity

28 May 2024

More than 18,000 orders for eviction as legal aid remains elusive

23 May 2024

MHAW: Law firms, psychologists and professors launch industry-first mental health collaboration

21 May 2024

Prior warnings from a judge to family lawyers that bringing unnecessary divorce cases to court

17 May 2024

Australia’s new Family Law Act to widen the definition of ‘family’ to include step-parents and kinships

17 May 2024

People with HIV can now donate eggs or sperm to start a family

16 May 2024

Comparisons of mediation between the UK and the US

14 May 2024

Data breaches within the legal sector uncover persistent compliance issues

13 May 2024

Wealth Recovery Solicitors launches crypto tracing offering for private client and family solicitors

13 May 2024

Arizona governor Katie Hobbs signs measure to repeal 1864 abortion ban law

3 May 2024

New changes to the Family Procedure Rules

2 May 2024

Navigating the pitfalls of generative AI in legal proceedings: A call for guidance and awareness

2 May 2024

LSB sets out pro-innovation approach to AI regulation in legal services

2 May 2024

Thousands of cases without representation in UK Family Courts

29 April 2024

Record numbers of calls to slavery helpline include suspected forced surrogacy

19 April 2024

Cohabitation campaigner joins London law firm

18 April 2024

‘Misogynistic’ sexually explicit ‘deepfake’ images named as new offence after reforms to Online Safety Act

18 April 2024

Central family court judges resume robes in response to safety concerns

18 April 2024

Tough new measures to bolster landmark victims’ law

12 April 2024

East Midlands Courts implement new management system in children’s private law to ‘provide better outcomes’

11 April 2024

Surge in ‘honour-based’ abuse cases

11 April 2024

Legal Ombudsman say ‘create a bigger picture of what’s happening in legal services, what’s going wrong, and what needs to change’

10 April 2024

Ofsted report of Court advisory ‘outstanding’

9 April 2024

Only 25% of legal associates want to make partner in their firm within the next 5 years

9 April 2024

‘No-fault’ divorce: What’s changed two years on?

8 April 2024

Leadership promotions and growth across Fisher Jones Greenwood

3 April 2024

Nagalro open leltter to government urges the end of Deprivation of Liberty Orders for Children not in therapeutic care

3 April 2024

More than 100,000 children ‘trapped’ in family courts backlog

2 April 2024

Richard Spencer case highlights female on male abuse, after 43 images of bruises inflicted by wife Sheree Spencer handed over in court

28 March 2024

Childline receives nearly 40 contacts per day from children who feel unhappy

27 March 2024

Research shows just one in 10 UK students had received a lesson on the law by the time they reached A-Levels

19 March 2024

Key lessons for family lawyers as relationship landscapes change and rise of ‘no-fault divorces’

18 March 2024

Law firm acts on behalf of husband in spousal maintenance case, reducing cost by £50K

18 March 2024

Victims given greater access to justice through legal aid reform

15 March 2024

White, heterosexual staff still come out on top when it comes pay gap in the UK Legal Sector, findings show

15 March 2024

Law firm advocates for neurodivergent clients with specialist team

14 March 2024

Refuge celebrated International Women’s Day by launching survivor-focussed photo mural

12 March 2024

Green light for Blackpool Courthouse as developers urged to expedite construction

11 March 2024

White, heterosexual staff still come out on top when it comes pay gap in the UK Legal Sector, findings show

7 March 2024

French Parliament enshrines abortion into constitution after historical landslide vote to protect ‘women’s freedom’

7 March 2024

New statutory says there is ‘no such thing as the rough sex defence’ to dish out harsher punishments after tragic Grace Millane death

7 March 2024

Open: Judicial Assistants in the Court of Appeal

6 March 2024

Boodle Hatfield announces new gender-neutral parental leave policy

6 March 2024

LFMC Professional Services Marketing Survey

5 March 2024

Law Society calling on family law practitioners

27 February 2024

Tougher laws to protect children from sexual abuse

22 February 2024

Legal regulators must do more on transparency and harm prevention, says LSB

22 February 2024

International Family Law Conference 2024

21 February 2024

20 Nightingale courtrooms remain open to boost capacity

19 February 2024

Bridging the Bar 2023 Outreach Programme

16 February 2024

‘Children of care leavers risk inheriting parents’ emotional scars’, finds research

13 February 2024

Law Society Legal Heroes 2024 open for nominations

13 February 2024

‘Enforcement times will be cut from six months to six weeks’, say ministers

12 February 2024

Court delays significantly impacting children, says NSPCC

5 February 2024

Supreme Court ruling is ‘long overdue’ on overseas divorces

1 February 2024

Hair strand testing | Are children at risk from substance misuse?

1 February 2024

More transparency in the family courts will fight client fears

29 January 2024

Family practitioners celebrated at inaugural British Family Law Awards

25 January 2024

Should mediation be compulsory in family cases?

24 January 2024

Burgess Mee Hires Family Law Partner

19 January 2024

Majority of professionals seek more employer support for wellbeing

16 January 2024

SurrogacyUK Conference 2024

15 January 2024

NSPCC ‘urging government to take action on sexual abuse trial delays’

11 January 2024

HMCTS Podcast – Neurodiversity and remote hearings

10 January 2024

Family Mediation Week 2024

4 January 2024

British Family Law Awards Host Announcement

4 January 2024

Today’s Training 2024

2 January 2024

Charity leads cross-sector call to plug ‘glaring gaps’ in family legal aid when children are deprived of their liberty

21 December 2023

‘It’s a real privilege’: Shabana Jaffar on new role as Head of Cafcass Legal

18 December 2023

106% increase in child cruelty and neglect offences in England in the past 5 years

18 December 2023

A year in review: Celebrating milestones and impactful stories

13 December 2023

LSB consults on 2024/25 business plan

13 December 2023