Today’s Family Lawyer wanted to mark and recognise World Mental Health Day today (10th October) to raise awareness of the importance of good mental health and well-being in the family law sector and legal industry

Resolution, the family justice membership body, has today launched a major new initiative to tackle the growing concerns over practitioners’ wellbeing, and is encouraging professionals to provide their views in a major new survey. The

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have issued eight separate email scam alerts impersonating law firms in a matter of days. All eight scams were reported on 5th, 6th and 7th October where emails had been

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced the publication of it’s latest 2020-21 Business Plan which outlines their primary deliverables and key areas of work for the next 12 months. Prior to the publication of

The Coronavirus pandemic could be directly responsible for an impending surge in the divorce rate in the UK. New data released by comparison site, The Law Superstore reveals that demand for legal services relating to

The cream of the crop of the paralegal profession was celebrated at the annual National Paralegal Awards hosted live by the Professional Paralegal Register on last Friday 18th September. Now in its second year, the

With the next Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) renewal date looming on the 1 October, here at Today’s Family Lawyer, we wanted to look at the current market conditions and renewal issues, so solicitors are fully

Yesterday marked International Women’s Day which celebrates and highlights women’s achievements throughout history and how far we have come in gender equality since the Sex Disqualification Act was passed in 1919. Even though gender equality

The radical Domestic Abuse Bill received its first reading at the House of Commons this week. The Government re-introduced a newer enhanced version of the ground-breaking Domestic Abuse Bill to Parliament on 3rd March which

The Secretary of State has announced the appointment of Sally Cheshire CBE as the Interim Chair of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass). Following Edward Timpson’s resignation in December 2019, Sally,

A housing crisis is causing major stress and disruption in family life, according to an Affordable Housing Commission survey. The commission’s findings reveal that housing stress, due to a shortage of homes, is potentially stopping

b The 23rd CEO Survey was conducted by PwC who interviewed 1,581 CEOs in 83 countries between September and October 2019. UK CEOs expressed concerns over the fast pace at which technological change has happened

Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, announces new plan which sees a ban on vulnerable children being placed in unregulated accommodation. In order to improve the quality of children’s social care, it will become illegal to put

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s head count keeps growing as they retain nearly all of their qualifying trainees for Spring 2020. Founded back in 1743, the firm has confirmed it will retain 90 per cent of its

Today’s Family Lawyer were delighted to host their first roundtable in Birmingham yesterday to discuss key sector news and shine a spotlight on the industry. Following the successful launch of Today’s Family Lawyer back in

Marking the recent anniversary of the government’s review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LAPSO), The Law Society confirmed that the public are strongly in support of legal aid. The

The second reading on the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill took place in the House of Lords on 5th February 2020. The Divorce Bill was introduced for the first time by Lord Keen of Elie

For the first time Resolution have revealed what makes up their members in a new diversity survey. The report presents a snapshot of the first diversity survey taken by Resolution’s members where over 3,000 of

As Managing Partner of Stowe Family Law, Rachel Roberts successfully juggles work and life as she is kept busy leading a large team of ten professional family lawyers while keeping her young twins entertained outside

Do you want to meet with like-minded peers to discuss changes and opportunities in the family law industry? After the amazing success of the launch of Today’s Family Lawyer in 2019 and extremely positive response

This month Edward Timpson CBE has stood down permanently from his role as Chair of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass). Timpson stood down from his current role after being elected

Following a successful launch of Today’s Family Lawyer back in the summer and the overwhelming response, we have received from family law professionals since we are delighted to announce our first family law roundtable. Today’s

Back in September 2019, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) welcomed their new Chief Executive Jacky Tiotto. As the Chief Executive, Jacky will lead Cafcass social workers and corporate staff in

The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) report on ‘Families and Households in the UK: 2019’ makes insightful reading for the family law community which highlights the changing trends in Brits’ living arrangements, including families.

The majority of 200 leading law firms are completely unprepared and susceptible to cyber attacks, according to a 2019 report on fraud and cyber crime vulnerabilities in the legal sector. Crowe, KYND and University of

The use of evolving technology has become fundamental in the UK’s leading law firms key strategic planning. With developments in artificial intelligence, automation and machine learning transforming businesses, top law firms are tapping into the

Integrity and Ethics have been put under the spotlight in the newly released Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Risk Outlook for 2019/20, citing it as one of their nine challenging key risks which continually needs adhering

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have released their Risk Outlook for 2019/20, citing ‘Diversity in the profession’ as one of their nine challenging key risks which continually needs tackling in the legal industry. Promoting diversity

The law firm, Simpson Millar has announced the appointment of David Lister as its new National Head of Family Law in a move that will ‘significantly strengthen’ its private client offering across the country. The

In the wake of National Fertility Week, a recent survey revealed that just two in five UK employees said they felt supported by their managers when experiencing fertility problems or undergoing fertility treatment. In the

Risk management and compliance consultancy service provider, Legal Eye has urged solicitors to act now if they are holding client money on account that is subject to financial sanctions. Legal professionals have until tomorrow (11th

It’s World Mental Health Day today, 10th October, and charity organisations, legal professionals and firms across the UK have echoed their sentiments across the community to raise awareness of the importance of good mental health

With recent changes to UK divorce law allowing applications of no-fault divorces as well as separating couples being able to apply for a divorce on line, should prenuptial agreements (PNAs) evolve to have more legal