Resolution's international law committee is setting up a European network of family law practitioner organisations. A meeting has already been held in Paris with the recently formed French family lawyers association, the Institute du Droit de Famille et du Patrimoine. In Scotland, the various law organisations involved with a family lawyers have combined together to appoint a contact person to act as a focal point in the first instance. Resolution has, in addition, made contact with a number of European Union law organisations and would welcome hearing from family law practitioner organisations across the world. Contact David Hodson, Resolution International Committee on dh@davidhodson.com. For the full news story see [2006] International Family Law, Issues 3 and 4.