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Surrey Junior Lawyers Division – Practice Area Online Event
8 January 2024

Lucas & Wyllys solicitors expands into Norwich
5 January 2024

Talbots Law acquires well-known Worcester firm
5 January 2024

Legal Futures – The big CPR decisions of 2023
4 January 2024

Family Mediation Week 2024
4 January 2024

British Family Law Awards Host Announcement
4 January 2024





Jackson Lees welcomes new family law solicitor
3 January 2024

OLS Solicitors announces appointment of Lara-Jayne Davies
3 January 2024



Happy New Year
1 January 2024

Five commissioners appointed to the Judicial Appointments Commission
29 December 2023

LawTechUK opens Ecosystem Tracker to lawtech community
29 December 2023

Revamping civil justice: Mandating Mediation for small claims
28 December 2023



Blandy & Blandy Welcomes New Partner in Family Law Team
27 December 2023

Temporary accommodation a ‘grim reality’ for children this Christmas
22 December 2023



Interactive tool to tackle domestic economic abuse launched
21 December 2023


County Court users face ‘growing delays’ and ‘crumbling buildings’
21 December 2023

England’s first ever kinship care strategy launches
21 December 2023

Family Mediation Week: Q&A with FMC
21 December 2023

Book your tickets now – British Family Law Awards 2024
21 December 2023

Flora Page reappointed to the Legal Services Board
20 December 2023


Coodes Family Team finalist for BFL Awards
20 December 2023


£1m investment in new office for Northern firm
19 December 2023

Stowe Family Law announces the acquisition of Crisp & Co Solicitors
16 December 2023

Sexual abuse survivor regains custody of children after legal battle
15 December 2023




Cafcass deactivates prioritisation protocol in Greater Manchester
13 December 2023



Midlands legal firm boosts turnover by 130%
8 December 2023

Victims and Prisoners Bill passes Report Stage
7 December 2023


Open consultation: Defining child to parent abuse
7 December 2023


Domestic abusers released from prison due to overcrowding
7 December 2023

Children being denied their liberty lack access to legal aid
7 December 2023



Australian practice management system launches in UK
5 December 2023

Judge assaulted in family court room
5 December 2023

CNC links up with UK’s leading domestic abuse charity
4 December 2023

New LawtechUK scaler programme open for applications
4 December 2023


Resolution calls for more rights for unmarried couples
30 November 2023

Arbitration Bill passes first reading
30 November 2023

1.4m women experienced domestic abuse last year – statistics reveal
30 November 2023

SRA provides Compensation Fund update
30 November 2023

Cafcass announces new ‘Domestic Abuse Practice Reference Group’
30 November 2023

Windsor-based firm expands with acquisition
29 November 2023

Burgess Mee Family Law Appoints Private Client Lawyer
29 November 2023

Lawrence Stephens promotes two to joint Heads of Family
29 November 2023


Legal services ‘overlooked’ in Chancellor’s business tax cut
24 November 2023

Thousands more people benefit from free legal support
23 November 2023


Modernised laws to secure UK as world leader in dispute resolution
23 November 2023

Law Society publishes guidance to support disabled students
23 November 2023


Law Society comments on MOJ vision
22 November 2023

New Partner leads the way for Hugh James’ Family Team
21 November 2023

K J Smith Opens New Office in Summertown, Oxford
17 November 2023

Victims to be protected through Sentencing Reforms
16 November 2023

FLBA Annual Conference – 14th October 2023
16 November 2023

Cafcass publishes its strategic plan for 2023-26
16 November 2023



Southgate Solicitors promotes family solicitor, Chloë Rodway
15 November 2023



Bell Lamb & Joynson Wins LawNet Law Firm of the Year Award
14 November 2023

Government ignores children caught up in divorce and separation
14 November 2023

Guidance Reminder on Grant of Rights of Audience
14 November 2023

FJYPB works with Cafcass on Word Busting
13 November 2023



Ofcom’s first draft codes of practice under Online Safety Act
9 November 2023

King’s Speech: Criminal Justice reforms
9 November 2023

Refuge responds to lack of VAWG in King’s Speech
9 November 2023

Law Commission – financial remedies reform options
9 November 2023

National review following the death of Baby M
9 November 2023


New research challenges divorce myths
9 November 2023

Family Justice Council – 16th Annual Debate
8 November 2023

Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Justice in the Digital Age
7 November 2023


BDB Pitmans boosts family team with new hires
6 November 2023

4PB launches Student Family Law Essay Competition
3 November 2023




‘Alienation’ – State of Affairs
1 November 2023

ALC National Conference 16-18th November 2023
1 November 2023

Is your firm receiving small, unexplained payments by card?
1 November 2023





Concerns mount over GP medical record access for abuse survivors
31 October 2023



Law Society asks for members’ views on unbundling
30 October 2023


4PB welcomes two new joiners to Chambers
27 October 2023

Online Safety Act receives Royal Assent
26 October 2023

British Family Law Awards – Enter Today
26 October 2023

Today’s Training: Family Law Courses
26 October 2023

Cafcass latest figures indicate small reduction in workload
26 October 2023

Victims demand reduced court transcript costs
26 October 2023




CPR Update: Disclosure of Electronic Documents
23 October 2023

Scale of AML non-compliance forces SRA into action
23 October 2023




YRES Kent Shuffleboard and Pizza Event
20 October 2023


1 in 3 firms compliant with AML regime – SRA annual report
18 October 2023



One week left to enter – The British Family Law Awards
18 October 2023

Women’s Aid and National Express launch Road to Refuge
18 October 2023



New Law Society President Inaugurated
13 October 2023

House of Commons: Overview of Online Safety Bill
13 October 2023


Law Commission confirms details of MCA Scoping report
11 October 2023




2/3rds of lawyers feel held back after children
11 October 2023


Family Law Group Now A J9 Safe Space
5 October 2023

RWK Goodman new Head of International Children
5 October 2023



Jade’s Law to be introduced to better protect children – MoJ
5 October 2023


Petition for paid leave for victims of domestic abuse
4 October 2023

Harrogate Family Law Secure £165,000 in funding
3 October 2023

Rising prosecutions highlight concerns over abortion laws in the UK
27 September 2023

New divorce legislation sees 15% surge in final orders, data reveals
27 September 2023

New crime reforms mandate full prison sentences for rapists
27 September 2023

Irwin Mitchell expands family law practice
26 September 2023

Councils ‘failing’ on child services and prevention, report reveals
25 September 2023

Government rejects legal definition for honour-based abuse
21 September 2023

PII costs “not expected to fall in the near term”
21 September 2023

VAWG sector demands an end to violence against women and girls
21 September 2023


Younger workers lack communication skills – Poll
19 September 2023

Paul Davies appointed Head of Sales and Marketing at Teal Group
18 September 2023

Resolution Awards crown “Champions of Family Justice”
14 September 2023

Legal Aid cut in half since 1996
14 September 2023

Rule of law “eroded” says landmark report
14 September 2023

Salary ‘top factor’ for retaining lawyers, study reveals
14 September 2023


Review of “obstructive and costly” SLAPPs
12 September 2023


Irwin Mitchell combines with Scottish law firm
8 September 2023

Parental alienation a ‘handy tool for abusers’, new study finds
6 September 2023

‘Persistent failure’ of CMS set to be challenged by charity
6 September 2023

Domestic abusers to be tagged on prison release under new plans
6 September 2023

Draft guidance on alienating allegations responses released
6 September 2023

A glimpse into our upcoming Inaugural Family Law Conference
6 September 2023

Surrogacy UK: The real cost of a surrogacy journey revealed
6 September 2023


Social landlords urged to open doors to childminders
30 August 2023







Andrew Tucker, CEO of Irwin Mitchell, passes away
23 August 2023




Thousands of adopted children’s names appear in data leak
18 August 2023



Cohabitation law ‘severely deficient’, says firm
15 August 2023



Texan judge temporarily lifts abortion ban
9 August 2023


Celebrities being paid to deliver divorce news – reports
8 August 2023











New child maintenance legislation comes into force
26 July 2023


Today’s Training | An Introduction to Family Law
26 July 2023


Talbots Law acquires Wright Solicitors
21 July 2023























Resolution announces Annual Awards finalists
28 June 2023

Law Society survey: HMCTS portal
28 June 2023


Unbundling ‘could improve access to legal services’
27 June 2023

Non-fatal strangulation: One year on
26 June 2023






Practice Direction Update No 3 of 2023
19 June 2023



Value of pro bono family law advice highlighted
9 June 2023












Care services in Wales set for ‘radical reform’
24 May 2023





1GC announces two new additions to their ranks
17 May 2023





















Firm launches new ‘one couple, one lawyer’ service
26 April 2023



Family law firm highlights hybrid working success
23 April 2023


Sir Richard Broadbent appointed chair of HMCTS Board
21 April 2023



What do new CGT reforms mean for the future of divorce?
19 April 2023


PM to ‘clamp down’ on grooming gangs
19 April 2023




National Family Mediation announces new CEO
14 April 2023






‘No-Fault Divorce’ – One year on
6 April 2023

Divorce applications at highest level in a decade
6 April 2023



Domestic abuse victims to be given lifeline payments
5 April 2023


LSB 2023/24 Business Plan Published
4 April 2023

Legal aid: ‘A decade of cuts’
4 April 2023


How women changed family law
31 March 2023








LSB parks review of reserved legal activities
23 March 2023




AML strain likely to increase, SRA boss tells conference
23 March 2023



Stowe Family Law announces latest acquisition
16 March 2023

Police in the UK ‘missed hundreds of sex offenders’
16 March 2023









Legal age of marriage rises to 18
2 March 2023

Image-based abuse: Woman awarded £97k damages
2 March 2023

Marriage ‘going out of fashion’, data suggests
2 March 2023


Family Division Liaison Judge appointments
2 March 2023



ADCS President slams profiteering in children’s placements market
23 February 2023

“Failure to prevent fraud” set to become an offence
23 February 2023



Cafcass publishes “top tips” for those involved in the family court
16 February 2023


Report lays bare “shambolic” state of court buildings
15 February 2023

LSB calls for improvement in leadership of legal regulators
14 February 2023

Brave boy reports abusive father to police
13 February 2023
Features


New cohabitation reforms to create a wave of disputes
12 November 2026



30 years of change in family law
5 November 2026


Santa’s sleigh ride: Ten stops in international family law
29 October 2026

Profile: Andrew Powell KC, barrister at 4PB
28 October 2026

Clients’ use of AI risks flawed assumptions in amicable divorces
22 October 2026

Profile: Marjha Golding-Evans, partner at IMD Solicitors
21 October 2026


New cohabitation reforms to create a wave of disputes
12 November 2026



30 years of change in family law
5 November 2026


Santa’s sleigh ride: Ten stops in international family law
29 October 2026

Profile: Andrew Powell KC, barrister at 4PB
28 October 2026

Clients’ use of AI risks flawed assumptions in amicable divorces
22 October 2026

Profile: Marjha Golding-Evans, partner at IMD Solicitors
21 October 2026
