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President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, has offered guidance which clarifies what judges can say when speaking to Ofsted staff who conduct inspections of local authority children’s...
A new report by family charity Gingerbread, concludes that loopholes in the child maintenance service (CMS) is allowing non-resident parents to pay only part of what they should be.This, the Children...
London, Monday 26 June 2017The implications of the UK's departure from the EU in the family law context, from both domestic and the international perspectives cannot be underestimated. This...
The Law Society is calling on family law practitioners to take part in a short survey to report on the court experiences of themselves and their clients, following growing concern from members...
The Office of Manpower Economics has announced the terms of reference for a major review of the Judicial salary structure by the Senior Salaries Review Body. How far are judges influenced or...
The Judicial Office has published its business plan for 2017–18. How far are judges influenced or affected by their backgrounds, beliefs and own life experiences? And, if consistency is an...
A new process of administratively de-linking financial proceedings from divorce proceedings will be rolled out across England and Wales on 19 June 2017, the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has...
We are delighted to announce that Family Law journal has won the prestigious British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL) Legal Journals Award.Family Law is the title of reference and...
The Bar Council has issued a new Protocol proposing regular court sitting hours, save in exceptional circumstances.There is a growing tendency for courts to list cases early or late in the court day...
Today (2 June 2017) at the AFCC Annual Conference in Boston, USA, Prof. Patrick Parkinson and David Hodson, two of the world’s leading international family lawyers, have announced an innovative new...