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Rachel Frost-Smith

Rachel Frost-Smith

Legal Director & Solicitor Advocate, Birketts

Radical reform of the family courts: one form

Solicitors Journal

Radical reform of the family courts: one form

Rachel Frost-Smith, Legal Director of the family team at Birketts, reflects on the proposal by Baroness Hale

The report on improving family court services for children is an unsurprisingly depressing read for family law practitioners

Solicitors Journal

The report on improving family court services for children is an unsurprisingly depressing read for family law practitioners

Rachel Frost-Smith, Legal Director of the Family Team at Birketts, shares her experience of the impact of the delays in family court proceedings

Behind closed doors: the Family Court

Solicitors Journal

Behind closed doors: the Family Court

Rachel Frost-Smith reviews plans for increased transparency in the Family Court