Family
No fault divorce faces ‘unfortunate’ delay
The Act will be delayed by six months due to technical issues
Mediation: a constructive solution
Sarah Hutchinson considers how a financial incentive scheme may help ease the burden on the courts
Private FDRs: a progressive move
Orla O’Hagan’s explains how her time in the family judiciary was impacted by covid-19 and why private FDRs are the way to go
Domestic Abuse Bill: a missed opportunity to help victims access legal aid
Instances of domestic abuse have increased exponentially during lockdown
Civil justice backlog: Peers call for urgent measures
Government must act urgently to address the case backlog in the family and civil courts, peers said in a new report
Considerably more legal aid funding needed, say peers
MoJ must invest much more to legal aid 'to meet the reality of need', say peers
Separating parents: paid to mediate
A £500 grant will be available to 2,000 separating couples under a government voucher scheme to encourage them towards mediation. The scheme will not
Questions over access to civil justice
The number of civil legal help cases has dropped by two thirds since LASPO's introduction, according to the MoJ
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