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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




Government launches plan to transform children’s social care
9 February 2023

Women’s Aid: Domestic abuse funding still falling short
9 February 2023

Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 published
9 February 2023

Two in three lawyers suffered burnout in 12 months, study finds
9 February 2023

Two thirds of first-time buyers cohabiting, study finds
7 February 2023

Life as a family lawyer: In conversation with Linda Hunter
6 February 2023

New £17m fund set to support child victims of abuse
2 February 2023

Family court reporting pilot launches
2 February 2023




Fines totalling £25,000 highlight risk of non-compliance
26 January 2023


Crisis in local government will slow plans for progress
24 January 2023


£36m domestic abuse prevention fund launched
19 January 2023

Government announces ban on conversion therapy
19 January 2023



CILEX acquires Institute of Paralegals
19 January 2023


Consultation launched on Hague Convention 2019
13 January 2023




Rape cases reaching court up 91% from 2019
12 January 2023







Expert warns women over 35 not to freeze eggs
3 January 2023

New guidance tells lawyers not to call judges “sir” or “madam”
30 December 2022

Why is the legal sector reluctant to accept remote working?
29 December 2022


Happy Holidays from the Today’s Media team
22 December 2022

Data reveals number of children looked after up 2% in 2022
22 December 2022

Judge praises family lawyer who was subjected to “intense” abuse
16 December 2022

2021 sees significant drop-off in new civil partnerships
15 December 2022

Charity slams UN’s ”demonising” approach to parental alienation
15 December 2022

Migrant domestic abuse survivors “must not fall through the cracks”
15 December 2022

Children and Families Act 2014 “ultimately failed” – report
15 December 2022

Metamorph: SRA confirms intervention into four firms
14 December 2022



Government pledges £15 million to tackle VAWG
12 December 2022


Report condemns “patchwork provision” of domestic abuse support
8 December 2022

Separating parents see family court as “last resort” – study
8 December 2022


24/7 Support Line for rape victims launched
8 December 2022



Lord chief justice tells lawyers not to stand for rude judges
7 December 2022

Ofsted launches framework for inspecting SEND provisions
6 December 2022



PCS announces four more days of strikes over Common Platform
2 December 2022



Woman with Down’s Syndrome loses abortion law appeal
1 December 2022



LSB calls for consistent approach to tackling economic crime
29 November 2022

Record numbers of children seeking mental health services
28 November 2022

Lord chief justice announces plans to step down
24 November 2022

Bar Council report condemns “catastrophic” legal aid cuts
24 November 2022





Report by MPs calls for specialised economic crime courts
21 November 2022


Inquiry launched into honour-based abuse
17 November 2022



Looking back at one year of the Youth Justice Board
17 November 2022


Remote workers leaving legal sector “wide open” to cyber-attack boom
14 November 2022


Raab’s Bill of Rights returns for parliamentary consideration
10 November 2022


Report claims legal sector is continually abusing AML rules
9 November 2022


Council moves abuser’s relative to same street as victim
7 November 2022

Research suggests hybrid working affecting retirement plans
4 November 2022

Cohabitation law: Government rejects calls for reform
3 November 2022

Divorces figures soared 10% during 2021, ONS data reveals
3 November 2022

Consultation opens on Interim Supervision Order Report
3 November 2022

Reports of AML breaches down 8%, SRA data shows
3 November 2022

LeO confirms when changes to Scheme Rules will come into effect
3 November 2022





New PM urged to back campaign to support parents
28 October 2022
Features

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29 September 2026

Interview: Rachel Roberts, UK MD Stowe Family Law
24 September 2026

The rise in financial provision work, and what’s behind it
23 September 2026

Being The Candid Divorce Lawyer: how a podcast transformed my practice
21 September 2026

No access to legal provision? Just ask Jon
17 September 2026

The role of mediation in shaping the future of family law
17 September 2026

Pensions on divorce: moving the conversation beyond the family home
14 September 2026

Cohabitation law reform: a mad idea, the devil and the vulnerable
10 September 2026

Managing international child relocation disputes
10 September 2026

Profile: Juliet Harvey, family team partner at Birketts
9 September 2026

Conduct in financial remedies: could reform revive the blame game?
29 September 2026

Interview: Rachel Roberts, UK MD Stowe Family Law
24 September 2026

The rise in financial provision work, and what’s behind it
23 September 2026

Being The Candid Divorce Lawyer: how a podcast transformed my practice
21 September 2026

No access to legal provision? Just ask Jon
17 September 2026

The role of mediation in shaping the future of family law
17 September 2026

Pensions on divorce: moving the conversation beyond the family home
14 September 2026

Cohabitation law reform: a mad idea, the devil and the vulnerable
10 September 2026

Managing international child relocation disputes
10 September 2026

Profile: Juliet Harvey, family team partner at Birketts
9 September 2026
