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22 Feb 2012

Solicitors launch pioneering family arbitration service

Solicitors, barristers and retired judges have come together to launch the first ever family law arbitration scheme.

20 Feb 2012

A brewing storm

Trying to keep divorcing couples out of the courts will prove fruitless – the government should be focusing on making the justice system quicker and easier for clients, argues Marilyn Stowe

13 Feb 2012

Ministers go ahead with six-month limit for care proceedings

Guillotine risks 'parental backlash', FLBA leader warns

13 Feb 2012

Creatures of habit

Puzzled by the new divorce forms? You're not the only one, says DJ Paul Mildred as he explores the pros and cons of the changes introduced by the Family Procedure Rules

13 Feb 2012

Shared parenting boosts children's rights

The reforms implemented in Australia proved successful in the majority of cases, and the UK can learn from this experience, argues Duncan Ranton

7 Feb 2012

Law Commission to review 'needs' of divorcing couples

The Ministry of Justice has asked the Law Commission to make recommendations on what is meant by financial “needs” when couples separate or divorce.

6 Feb 2012

Government to impose six-month limit on care proceedings

The government has decided to bring in a new law imposing a six-month limit on care proceedings in its response to the Norgrove report.

6 Feb 2012

Djanogly gives ground on medical negligence and domestic violence

Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly has said the government will make compromises on legal aid for children in medical negligence cases and the definition of domestic violence, while refusing to budge on the “main tenets” of the legal aid bill.