News

• 17 AUG 2018 News -

  ONS statistics show rise in civil partnerships

  The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published annual statistics showing how the...

• 17 AUG 2018 News -

  Government agrees to improve financial order enforcement

  The Law Commission has announced that the Government has agreed to help improve financial orders...

• 13 AUG 2018 News -

  Event: Reforming family law Australian-style

  The Network on Family, Regulation and Society’s first annual public lecture by Professor Helen...

• 10 AUG 2018 News -

  New pilot scheme announced for easier court entrance for legal professionals

  The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced a new pilot scheme for practising legal professionals...

• 08 AUG 2018 News -

  Guidance on paediatricians as expert witnesses in the family courts

  The Family Justice Council and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health have produced...

• 01 AUG 2018 News -

  Call for Government to act on domestic abuse risk under Universal Credit

  The Work and Pensions Committee has warned that single household payments of Universal Credit...

• 31 JUL 2018 News -

  Solicitors' phase of online divorce pilot given green light

  The solicitors' application of the online divorce pilot has been approved to go live. ...

• 30 JUL 2018 News -

  Sir Andrew McFarlane becomes President of the Family Division

  Sir Andrew McFarlane has been appointed President of the Family Division, following the...

• 30 JUL 2018 News -

  Publication alert: Family Law August 2018

  The August issue of Family Law is published. Articles include: A tribute to Sir James Munby –...

• 27 JUL 2018 News -

  President’s Circular: Financial Remedies Court Pilot Phase 2

  1. Following the successful initiation of the Financial Remedies Court project in the West...

• 27 JUL 2018 News -

  Pilot Practice Direction 36I – Procedure for online filing of certain applications for consent orders for a financial remedy in connection with matrimonial proceedings

  This Practice Direction supplementing the Family Procedure Rules 2010 is made by the President...

• 26 JUL 2018 News -

  President’s Guidance: Addition to Compendium of Standard Family Orders

  The links to the three new orders (numbered 22.1, 22.2 and 22.3) to be added to the compendium of...

• 26 JUL 2018 News -

  Practice Guidance: Children Arbitration in the Family Court

  1. This Guidance concerns the interface between the Family Court and Arbitrations conducted in...

• 25 JUL 2018 News -

  Owens v Owens: Supreme Court decision strengthens calls to end divorce blame game

  The Supreme Court has ‘with reluctance’ dismissed the appeal of a wife who wishes to divorce her...