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The Ministry of Justice has released statistics that show there has been a drop in the length of care and supervision proceedings.
In 2012, the average time between the date an application for a care...
The number of cross-border family legal disputes have grown by tenfold in a decade and more than doubled in two years, according to the annual report of the Office of the Head of International...
Second marriages are more stable than first marriages, according to new research that challenges the belief that couples who remarry will repeat the mistakes from their first marriage.
Almost...
The Law Society has launched a new survey on the impact to solicitors of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO).
The Law Society is looking for examples where legal aid...
The deadline for the Family Law Awards 2013 nomination entries is Sunday 28 April. Nominate someone now at familylawawards.com.
The awards ceremony will be held on 9 October 2013 at the prestigious...
Following the legal aid cuts that came into force at the beginning of April, the Ministry of Justice has announced it plans to go further in an effort to deliver additional savings of £220 million per...
The number of firms and practising solicitors in England and Wales has decreased for the first time ever, according to the latest Law Society's Annual Statistical Report. The number of admissions and...
The Chair of Resolution, Liz Edwards, has announced the launch of a new scheme, ‘Family Matters', which will provide help and guidance for separating parents who do not qualify for legal...
The deadline for nominations for the Family Law Awards 2013 has been extended to Sunday 28 April. Several law firms and chambers requested an extension to the nomination deadline and as a result...
Speaking at Resolution's national conference in Stratford-Upon-Avon, the outgoing Judge in Charge of the Modernisation of Family Justice talked of a "revolutionary culture of change" within the...