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Supreme Court set for £77m showdown in landmark divorce case
April 28, 2025


Scam warning as firm targeted with fake reviews
April 25, 2025


Police vetting reforms to boost officer standards
April 24, 2025




Policy priorities set out in LSB business plan 2025/26
April 24, 2025



High Court Judgment in Safety Valve Legal Challenge
April 17, 2025










Three years on: Reflections on the No Fault Divorce regime
April 10, 2025


UK’s first baby born after womb transplant
April 10, 2025

Divorcing couples increasingly opt for one lawyer
April 10, 2025







1,280 children subject to DoL applications in 2024 – MoJ
April 4, 2025





Progress on court reform programme but challenges remain
April 3, 2025






New 1,500-place prison opens as government grips crisis
April 1, 2025


Guardiola to divorce using “one couple, one lawyer”
March 27, 2025






HMCTS publishes case study on digital divorce
March 26, 2025

Firm celebrates 50 years with 50 act of kindness
March 21, 2025




Study finds wives’ poor health increases divorce risk
March 20, 2025




Celebrating 200 years of the Law Society in Bristol
March 19, 2025

Membership body rejects proposed changes to client money
March 18, 2025

Solicitors fined over £47k for failing AML checks
March 18, 2025


Keystone Law welcomes new Family partner to its ranks
March 14, 2025




Swifter justice for victims as courts sit at record level
March 13, 2025

Government pledges to protect more women from violence
March 13, 2025






Future of legal regulation discussed at CILEx roundtable
March 7, 2025










Solicitors firm fined over £31k by SRA for AML failings
March 3, 2025

Solicitors firm fined over £4k by SRA for AML failings
February 28, 2025

Refuge welcomes Ofcom’s draft VAWG guidance
February 28, 2025


Child criminal exploitation and cuckooing to be criminal offences
February 27, 2025



First domestic abuse specialists embedded in 999 control rooms
February 27, 2025




Paralegal comes back for Moore
February 25, 2025


FJG announces family law promotion
February 24, 2025



Strong support for law reform on nuptial agreements – poll reveals
February 20, 2025

Childline research reveals boys are most vulnerable to ‘sextortion’
February 20, 2025




Law Society ‘slams’ SRA proposals to remove client accounts
February 19, 2025


Growth of ‘non-traditional’ families prompts lawyers to rethink services
February 17, 2025


3PB Private Law Family and Financial Remedies conference
February 14, 2025


MPs urge government to confirm timeline for cohabitation reform
February 13, 2025

Labour shelves gender reform plans amid reform UK surge
February 13, 2025

UK becomes first country to create new AI sexual abuse offences
February 13, 2025

Risk series launches for law firm managers and compliance professionals
February 13, 2025

High Court orders husband to pay £750k for wife’s divorce costs
February 13, 2025

Open Justice: Strengthening transparency and upholding the rule of law
February 13, 2025



SRA clamps down on AML failings with fines totalling £66,000
February 10, 2025

13% increase in support calls to mental health helpline
February 10, 2025

LSB set out strategic priorities for 2025/26 amid budget concerns
February 7, 2025

New £13m police centre to tackle violence against women and girls
February 7, 2025



UK introduces new laws to tackle AI-generated child abuse images
February 6, 2025


New reforms to support victims of child sexual abuse
February 6, 2025


Brachers joins Lawfront
February 5, 2025

Government encourages victims of sexual violence to seek support
February 5, 2025



Government push to inform victims of their rights
February 3, 2025

Enable Law appoints ‘inspirational’ new mental capacity team leader
January 31, 2025



MoJ announces an extension to the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme
January 30, 2025


Law Society helps shape civil legal aid fee proposals
January 30, 2025





Regional law firm expands Family team amid growth
January 24, 2025

Lawyers targeted worldwide for upholding the rule of law
January 24, 2025



Survivors of sexual abuse to be empowered by closed case reviews
January 23, 2025


Commissioner calls to end justice lottery for domestic abuse victims
January 23, 2025

Firm fined £25k for breaches of AML regulations
January 23, 2025

Celebrating 200 years of the Law Society
January 22, 2025

Sydney Mitchell unveils ‘one lawyer, one couple’ divorce service
January 22, 2025

Refuge appoints former Save the Children boss as new CEO
January 21, 2025

Law firm marketing strategic collaboration announced
January 20, 2025

UK marriages predicted to plummet 28% by 2050, report reveals
January 20, 2025


More support for victims of antisocial behaviour
January 17, 2025




ABS fined more than £25,000 for AML failings
January 16, 2025

Teachers’ pension delays leave divorcing members in limbo
January 16, 2025





Former police officer warns grooming gangs still active across UK
January 10, 2025


Government crackdown on explicit deepfakes
January 9, 2025


89% of UK couples lack prenuptial agreements
January 9, 2025


New reforms and independent commission to transform social care
January 9, 2025




2,000 extra sitting days to help address courts crisis
January 3, 2025

Divorce enquiries up 25% due to the pressures of Christmas
January 2, 2025

2025 look ahead for the legal profession
December 31, 2024

371 children subject to DoL applications from July to September 2024
December 31, 2024

Family Court transparency expanded: Journalists to report on cases
December 27, 2024

Family Rights Group welcomes bold Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
December 27, 2024

Thank you and happy holidays
December 23, 2024





Dominique Pelicot Jailed for 20 Years in Landmark mass rape trial
December 19, 2024

Law Commission publishes scoping report on financial remedies on divorce
December 19, 2024



New sentencing guideline for strangulation and suffocation offences
December 19, 2024


Today’s Family Lawyer Podcast: A Year of Insightful Conversations
December 19, 2024


‘Mission-led’ government ‘must centre’ vulnerable children
December 17, 2024



Edwards Family Law hires Daniel Chalmers as Partner
December 13, 2024

Courts reform to see quicker justice for victims and keeps streets safe
December 13, 2024



England’s chief prosecutor condemns crown court delays in rape cases
December 12, 2024


“Value over volume” for newly launched legal recruitment business
December 12, 2024


Peers call for legal recognition of humanist weddings
December 10, 2024

Legal charity Support Through Court launch Christmas campaign
December 10, 2024




Victims to be given more protection in stalking crackdown
December 5, 2024


What risks might sink your ship in 2025?
December 5, 2024

Gingerbread calls on the government to fix the CMS
December 5, 2024



AIIC Group acquires stake in Taylor Rose Australia
December 3, 2024


TWM strengthens Family team with new appointment
December 3, 2024


Government ‘must do more’ to reform mental health law
November 29, 2024



Supreme court to rule on defining women in law in landmark case
November 28, 2024

Pilot starts for Domestic Abuse Protection Orders
November 28, 2024





PM pledges joint action to keep women and girls safe at night
November 26, 2024

Membership body awards programme recognises people-first approach
November 26, 2024

TikTok or TikNot? Should law firms invest in social media?
November 25, 2024

Law Society publishes guidance on disability terminology
November 22, 2024

Changes to Civil and Criminal Financial Eligibility Tests
November 22, 2024

French court hears testimony in mass rape case
November 21, 2024


Biggest overhaul in a generation to children’s social care
November 21, 2024

Home Secretary to unveil police reforms and £500m funding boost
November 21, 2024

SRA launches consultation on client monies
November 21, 2024


New Partner Promotion at BSG Solicitors
November 20, 2024

Firm takes three-pronged approach to management
November 20, 2024

Number of children in care system in England remains ‘extremely high’
November 19, 2024

Law Society hits back at client money consultation
November 18, 2024


Trio of family partner hires at Hodge Jones & Allen
November 15, 2024







Victims of crime will receive additional support following Budget
November 11, 2024

SRA sounds warning on client account interest income
November 8, 2024

Extension to temporary ban on puberty blockers
November 8, 2024


Further justice cuts untenable, warns Law Society
November 7, 2024


Online grooming crimes against children increase by 89% in six years
November 7, 2024

Child First: path to safer communities
November 7, 2024

Justice system: Lord Chancellor must ‘spend to save’
November 7, 2024







New protections from sexual harassment come into force
October 31, 2024

OBR Forecasts 35,000 Fewer Private School Pupils Due to VAT Changes
October 30, 2024

15 Trainees Join Ward Hadaway
October 29, 2024

Consultant fee sharing models now employ 4,000 lawyers – Report
October 28, 2024



LSB appoints barrister to the Office for Legal Complaints
October 25, 2024

Armalytix announces its expansion into family law
October 25, 2024



Modern slavery victims to be supported in fresh measures
October 24, 2024

The autumn Budget ‘must work’ for single parents – Gingerbread
October 24, 2024


Extra support for jurors due to launch of pioneering scheme
October 24, 2024

Refuge responds to the second tranche of releases under the SDS40
October 23, 2024

Law Society’s new AI strategy: The three I’s
October 22, 2024


Legal service comparisons between England and Wales
October 21, 2024


New hires and promotions at Maguire Family Law
October 18, 2024


Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Free Sentencing Remarks Pilot
October 17, 2024









SA Law’s Head of Family Law enters The Legal 500’s Hall of Fame
October 11, 2024









Lawyers play key role in safeguarding election integrity
October 7, 2024


Jackson Lees strengthens family team
October 4, 2024



Hanning becomes first CILEX Lawyer appointed a Recorder
October 3, 2024

Legal Services Board confirms rise to Compensation Fund levy
October 3, 2024


Champions of family justice announced at Resolutions Awards 2024
September 26, 2024



Need for speedier legal work drives 82 per cent of lawyers to embrace AI
September 26, 2024

Wedlake Bell announces arrival of new Family head
September 25, 2024

Steele Raymond strengthens family mediation services
September 24, 2024

New measures set out to combat violence against women and girls
September 23, 2024


Belfast firm briefed acquired by Omni partners in landmark deal
September 20, 2024





Specialist family law firm appoints new partner
September 18, 2024



Woman paid out-of-court settlement from council after adoption breakdown
September 12, 2024





Key appointments and expansions across firms
September 11, 2024

Annual Conference to welcome The Chase’s Shaun Wallace
September 10, 2024

Ministerial visit to Shared Parenting Scotland
September 6, 2024

NSPCC calls for national strategy for England on child neglect
September 5, 2024


Coup for consultant style firm as it brings in respected headhunter
September 5, 2024

Women’s Aid launch ‘Step Forward for Survivors’ fundraising challenge
September 5, 2024



Ofsted: Council ‘still failing’ to support some children
September 3, 2024

Gang members sentenced in sham marriage documents scam
September 3, 2024


Alicia Farran joins OurFamilyWizard
August 30, 2024




Successful cyber attacks up 77% year on year
August 29, 2024





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