Your most read stories of 2025

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Juliet Shaw

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Need some inspiration? As we head out of 2025, here’s a look back at the most popular story each month – and your top 10 most read stories of the year.

January: Further growth for South East family law firm as new director opens Farnham office

February: Thousands of children to be supported thanks to multi-million expansion of innovation in family courts

March: Guardiola to divorce using ‘one couple, one lawyer’

April: Supreme Court rules ‘woman’ in Equality Act refers to biological sex in landmark judgment

May: Legal Aid Agency cyber incident update

June: LAA cyber attack “devastating” on legal aid firms

July: Supreme Court rules in favour of husband in Standish v Standish

August: 46 words costs couple £37,000 in contested financial remedy case

September: High Court dismisses Zimbabwe return bid: access rights not “rights of custody” under Hague Convention

October: SRA clarifies position on Mazur, as CLC reiterates ruling ‘has no implications’ for its regulated community

November: Presumption of parental responsibility tested in High Court

December: Harmful rhetoric and mistrust of legal profession undermine the rule of law, House of Lords report finds

And the 10 most read stories of 2025 are…
  1. Supreme Court rules in favour of husband in Standish v Standish
  2. Billionaire Michael Fuchs loses legal battle over divorce settlement
  3. Harmful rhetoric and mistrust of legal profession undermine the rule of law, House of Lords report finds
  4. Standish v Standish hearing continues in Supreme Court
  5. Legal Aid Agency cyber incident update
  6. Guardiola to divorce using “one couple, one lawyer”
  7. Solicitor struck off after acting dishonestly in his own divorce proceedings
  8. 46 words costs couple £37,000 in contested financial remedy case
  9. High Court test case will decide whether WhatsApp messages are legally binding
  10. Thousands of children to be supported thanks to multi-million expansion of innovation in family courts

 

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