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Alice Thornton, Coram ChambersThis article provides an overview of the remedy set out within r 27.5 of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 to set aside a judgment or order made in a party’s absence. It...

The LexisNexis Legal Awards: where legal excellence and the Rule of Law meet.The LexisNexis Legal Awards is more than just a celebration of achievements in the legal field; it extends its purpose to...

Mavis Maclean CBE, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of OxfordThe delay and distress for parents resorting to the Family Justice System to make the necessary...

Trisan Hyatt, Family Law Barrister, 5 Pump Court ChambersThis article examines the growing recognition of the impact of trauma and the ability to engage and make meaningful changes on parents involved...

James Dove, Harcourt Chambers This article examines the increasingly fraught boundary between child welfare powers and capacity law when local authorities seek to restrict the liberty of 16- and...

The President of the Family Division has issued new guidance on the allocation and gatekeeping of children cases in the Family Court, aimed at improving efficiency and ensuring cases are heard at the...

Family courts in England and Wales have “not been good enough” for women and children, a justice minister has said, as the Government confirmed plans to expand a new child-focused, problem-solving...

Demand on the family courts in England and Wales increased during 2025, with new figures showing a 3% rise in overall cases compared with the previous year, prompting renewed calls for greater...

**SPONSORED CONTENT**A free and practical guide for family law professionalsMarie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, explores the growing complexity of drug misuse in family proceedings and...

Jo Delahunty KC, Barrister, 4PBFiona Holloran, Barrister, 18 St John Street ChambersJames Nottage, Barrister, 4PBThe article considers five judgments in A Local Authority v X and Y, a child protection...

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