The search is on for Resolution’s Champions of Family Justice 2024. The Resolution Awards is a celebration of their founding values, of their members’ commitment to finding a better way. Recognising excellence across all family

London firm Hunters Law LLP has announced that Alex Brereton and Dr Maria Wright have joined the firm as Partner and Senior Associate respectively, strengthening the firm’s rapidly growing family department, now a team of

Appointment of the Designated Family Judge for South Yorkshire Following an Expressions of Interest exercise, the President of the Family Division is pleased to announce the appointment of a Designated Family Judge. HHJ Fayyaz Afzal

In the last weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall, one feature was Legal Aid. The Legal Aid comment is below:

The Law Society of England and Wales is celebrating 20 years since its landmark Diversity Access Scheme (DAS) began and invites talented aspiring solicitors to apply for the 2024 cohort. DAS aims to help improve

As a reminder, today is the last day to register for the Bridget Lindley Memorial Lecture. The lecture is given by Jacky Tiotto, Cafcass Chief Executive. ‘A light or a sound in the distance –

Managing Director at The Family Law Company, has called for a national register of dual-qualified solicitors to better improve access to justice for clients from the outset. Commenting on this issue, Norman Hartnell, Managing Director

The Family Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2023 (SI 2023/1324) will come into force in part on 8th April 2024 and partly on 29th April 2024. This story puts the focus on Non Court Dispute

Divorces in England and Wales: 2022 – plummeting numbers of divorces granted are the lowest for 50 years! The Office for National Statistics have released their annual divorce and civil partnership dissolution numbers and rates,

Karen Dovaston provided the update below regarding Notice of Change to her followers on LinkedIn, and has kindly allowed Today’s Family Lawyer to share it as a news story. You can read Karen’s original LinkedIn

Bereaved parents who have lost a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy in England can now receive a certificate in recognition of their loss. Ministers have stated that they have listened to bereaved parents who

The Health Secretary, Victoria Atkins says her “record speaks for itself” as MPs begin preparations for the first major vote in over 30 years which would change the law by backing the decriminalisation of abortion.

You will have already seen that earlier today we covered the LSB’s publication regarding NDAs. Evidence NDAs used to cover up illegal conduct, promote imbalances of power and restrict access to justice published by the

Thousands of offenders on community and suspended sentences will no longer be able to secretly change their name as part of tough new rules to protect the public. The Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of

Menopause symptoms can be considered a disability and employers face being sued if they do not make “reasonable adjustments”, a watchdog has said. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have issued the guidance to

A barrister, Lewis Tresman formerly at Staple Inn Chambers has been disbarred for professional misconduct after he was found to have allowed a chambers to invoice his professional fees with VAT when he was not

Helen Chamberlain has been reappointed as chair of the Independent Family Returns Panel (IFRP). The IFRP is an expert committee, sponsored by the Home Office, that provides independent advice to the department on how best

HMCTS have announced that whilst working alongside their justice partners, they have made significant progress towards the vision for reform which they set out in 2016. With their core principles that have underpinned their work

The government has announced a new package of measures to help families save even more on bills. With energy prices supposedly falling to their lowest level in two years, the government is launching a package

Schools will receive new guidance on prohibiting mobile phone use during the school day. Mobile phones are set to be prohibited in schools across England as part of the government’s plan to minimise disruption and

The latest research published by the Law Society of England and Wales has revealed that millions of people are still unable to access justice when they need it, with charities and small firms struggling to

The Court of Appeal has criticised the ‘misuse’ of the practice of requesting clarification of fact-finding judgments in recent family court cases, says The Law Society Gazette. In YM (Care Proceedings) (Clarification of Reasons), judges

Following an open recruitment process, the Lady Chief Justice has announced the appointment of Michelle Crotty as the new Chief Executive of the Judicial Office. Michelle brings a wealth of legal experience to the role

The Government Legal Department (GLD) have published their new Strategy 2024 – 2027. Strategy 2024 – 2027 sets out GLD’s 3 strategic ambitions and how they will be achieved in the coming years: A National