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13 Jan 2025

Guidance for the courts on dealing with parental alienation allegations

In this article, Fiona Porter explains the concept of parental alienation and the recent guidance on the topic from the Family Justice Counsel

2 Jan 2025

Alienating behaviour cases: much needed new guidance from the Family Justice Council

Linzi Bull, a Partner and Head of Modern Families at Penningtons Manches Cooper, looks in detail at the new guidance from the Family Justice Council and whether it is likely to address the issues relating to cases involving allegations of alienating behaviour

1 Jan 2025

VAT on private school fees and the impact on separated families – who is footing the bill?

Following the government’s decision to end the value-added tax exemption on private school fees, Alice Scambler, a Director, Solicitor, Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer at Family Law Partners, looks at what this decision will mean for separated families

31 Dec 2024

Thriving as a working parent in litigation – an impossible dream or a near reality?

Tim Sales, a Committee Member of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) and a Partner at CMS, discusses the progress made in terms of thriving as a working parent and the challenges that remain

20 Dec 2024

Joint legal advice for divorcing couples

Gemma Hope, a Director, Solicitor, Collaborative Lawyer and Mediator at Family Law Partners, discusses the increase in divorcing couples seeking out more amicable solutions to their separation and the evolution of the legal profession to meet that need

13 Dec 2024

Legal aid: the need to re-grow from the desert

Dr Jo Wilding, a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Sussex, discusses the legal aid crisis in the UK and possible solutions to addressing access to justice challenges

12 Dec 2024

The Pathfinder Pilot in practice: “More radical, and far more successful, than even its most ardent supporters would have anticipated”?

Catherine Wood KC and Julia Townend, Barristers at 4PB, share their thoughts on the Pathfinder Pilot so far, following an informative day spent at Bournemouth Family Court with HHJ Simmonds to see the Pilot in operation

12 Dec 2024

A cautionary tale for intended parents embarking on a surrogacy arrangement

Shaili Gohil-Desai examines the legal challenges and lessons from a same-sex couple’s complex international surrogacy journey.