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The Government Equalities Office yesterday launched a public consultation on the details of enabling civil partnerships to be registered on the religious premises.
Section 202 of the Equality...
New fostering regulations in England stipulate that foster carers must be seen as core members of the child care team, with the authority to make more everyday decisions on behalf of the children in...
In order to create a child friendly atmosphere in court, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and the Family Rules Committee have issued a new Practice Direction which will introduce...
By Hugh Logue, Newswatch Editor
The Family Justice Review panel has published their interim report today and recommended a range of reforms that if implemented would radically reshape the...
Family Law are offering its readers the chance to win an iPad 2 for completing a customer feedback survey. The survey should only take you a few minutes to complete, simply click here to...
Lord Justice Wilson and Jonathan Sumption QC are rumoured to have been appointed to the Supreme Court.
Although an official announcement has yet to be made, the legal commentator Joshua...
New research from the University of Bristol has revealed that family judges do not feel they are sufficiently well prepared to make decisions.
Led by Julia Pearce and Professor Judith Masson, the...
The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission has published a review of the performance of deduction orders. The review focuses on the first year of operation of the child maintenance collection...
Over eighty of the Forms for the Family Procedures Rules 2010 made available to Jordan Publishing by the Family Procedure Rule Committee are now available to download by clicking here.
Last week the...
The European Commission has published proposals on EU-wide rules to bring legal clarity to the property rights for married international couples and for registered partnerships with an international...