News – Page 3
-
NewsFirms reach out to staff with separation and financial advice
City law firm Fladgate becomes the first to create guide for staff on how to deal with divorce.
-
NewsCommittal application goes to family court after criminal court's 'inordinate' delays
December 2026 criminal trial date is more than five years after first report of alleged breach of non-molestation order.
-
NewsSafeguards needed on assisted dying - Law Society
Legal aid should be available to all seeking legal advice on ending their lives, Chancery Lane tells parliament.
-
NewsDistrict judge sanctioned over 11-month court order delay
Judge believed she had sent order but her failure to respond to chaser emails ‘contributed materially’ to the delay, JCIO says.
-
NewsDBAs ruled unenforceable in high-value probate dispute
In Reeves v Frain and McKinnon, Costs Judge Brown found the DBAs did not meet requirements under the Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013.
-
NewsMPs demand timetable for cohabitation reform
Justice committee wants to know when Labour will implement manifesto pledge to protect women in cohabiting relationships.
-
NewsMoJ finds £12.5m to expand 'less adversarial' family court pilot
Government data shows cases are being resolved 11 weeks more quickly in pilot areas and case backlog has halved.
-
News‘Disordered and chaotic’ remedies hearing adjourned over procedural breaches
Recorder Chandler KC, sitting in the family court, said procedural rule breaches are ‘so significant’ he has ‘no option but to adjourn’.
-
NewsLandmark neurodivergence guidance for family lawyers
Sir Andrew McFarlane says failure to recognise and accommodate neurodivergence results in unequal access to justice.
-
NewsSupreme Court dismisses father's habeas corpus care order challenge
Doctrine would apply only in 'extreme or unusual circumstances amounting to the unauthorised detention of a child'.
-
NewsMoJ missing crucial data for mediation scheme
Family mediation voucher scheme extended but ministers need more data to secure longer-term funding.
-
NewsIn depth: Journalists test scope of family court transparency initiative
The family court’s transparency drive is being tested as journalists seek to overturn an order restraining the identification of judges involved in proceedings relating to the murdered Sara Sharif.
-
NewsCourt of Appeal rules out revocation of adoption order
Teenage siblings had supported application after moving back with their birth mother.
-
NewsLead divorce judge gives guidance on reconciliation and final orders
Case before His Honour Judge Simmonds highlights that parties 'need to reflect' and 'reconciliation may be gradual'.
-
NewsCommission extends consultation deadline on disabled children's social care
Reforms would see a duty to assess clearly set out in law and an end to the postcode lottery for accessing services.
-
NewsLawyer alarm at Sun’s 'will on the phone' headline
Newspaper reported on Max George, a member of pop band The Wanted, making plans ahead of an emergency heart operation.
-
NewsJudge slams council as he denies birth mother contact with four-year-old child
Judgment follows report last November which called for ‘greater focus’ on direct contact with birth parents.
-
NewsLPA firm investigated by BBC silent on legal action threat
Firm said last month it was considering suing the broadcaster, while denying allegations of misconduct.
-
NewsReprieve for archive of historic wills
'Indispensable bridge to the lives of those who came before us' will be preserved, minister says.
-
NewsFamily court transparency push goes national
Change to the Family Procedure Rules and new practice directions mean journalists and legal bloggers will be able to report on cases in any family court.