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Adjusting your business to your clients' financial constraints

With clients hit by legal aid cuts and the ongoing economic uncertainties, family lawyers are forced to re-invent their payment models, says Sarah Turnbull

Family lawyers need to start adjusting to forthcoming changes

A single family court and a faster adoption process are only some of the far-reaching changes due to take place in the coming months, says Julia Thackray

International surrogacy laws are not keeping up with changing social patterns

In the absence of harmonised rules, the difference in worldwide approach will continue to cause legal confusion and complication as surrogacy becomes commonplace, say Claire Wood and Katie Newbury

No 'bright-line' test between religion and secular law, senior family judge says

Sir James Munby: "We sit as secular judges serving a multi-cultural community of many faiths, sworn to do justice 'to all manners of people'"

Supreme Court reaffirms protection of British children abroad

Mother 'deprived of her autonomy to choose where to give birth'

Update | Children: appeal points and problems, 26-week framework, impact of pre-care proceedings

Noel Arnold considers appeal points and problems, the 26-week framework and the impact of ?pre-care proceedings

New family experts' standard should include core skills

All witnesses appearing as 'experts' in family proceedings should meet minimum professional requirements, says Mark Solon

Expert assessment

The only person who knows if an expert meets expected standards is usually the expert themselves, says Ruth Cabeza, 'as a drastic change in family experts is proposed