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The centralisation of divorce and dissolution proceedings into the 11 specialist divorce centres in 2015 has seen a significant improvement in the way that these cases are handled. While there have...

An independent assessment, the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), is to be introduced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), and is intended to ensure all solicitors meet consistent, high...

The 7th World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights will be held in Dublin on 4–7 June 2017. The World Congress was launched in Sydney, Australia in 1993 and has met every 4 years in a variety...

A survey of 2,000 people carried out by research consultancy Populus shows that almost three in five people think that civil partnerships should be open to all couples, not just same-sex couples.57%...

The government has dropped the Prisons and Courts Bill, owing to lack of time in the run-up to the General Election on 8 June.MPs on the Bill Committee this week voted to abandon the controversial...

As part of the drive towards digitalisation of the Family Court, a new Family Procedure Rules Practice Direction has been published that sets out the pilot scheme for the use of virtual judges for...

Family lawyers have today demanded that Parliamentarians do not allow Brexit negotiations to stop the momentum that is building for no-fault divorce.At a major national gathering, members of the...

A Home Office Circular has now been published to accompany the Policing and Crime Act 2017 changes (including those relating to death under DoLS) coming into force on Monday 3 April 2017....

To accompany the coming into force on 3 April of the change to the definition of 'state detention' introduced by the Policing and Crime Act 2017, the new Chief Coroner has issued new guidance...

The Court of Protection Rules 2007 are amended with effect from 6 April 2017 (with some Practice Directions amended from 1 March 2017).The changes encompass new rules for the use of Civil Restraint...

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