Family

Articles

14 Oct 2016

Leading family lawyer calls for action on 'endemic' court delays

Urgent cash injection needed, says FLBA chair

13 Oct 2016

Family mediation: The depressingly low take-up

Receipt of information about mediation should be compulsory for all in the family courts, with no exemptions, says Hazel Wright

13 Oct 2016

Four out of five couples ignore divorce law

MIAMs will not be effective until 2022, suggesting an 'embarrassing failure' of government policy

12 Oct 2016

Correcting the imbalance 'in family mediation

Elizabeth Fletcher considers whether family mediation works for separating couples who cannot afford independent legal representation and what other options might be available

11 Oct 2016

Civil justice system 'closed to the poorest'

Amnesty calls for an immediate review of LASPO as legislation 'decimates' access to justice

7 Oct 2016

Mucky, traumatic and deeply, deeply sad; the world of family law

Radicalisation, Kindoki, and 'miracle baby' cases are just some of the unexpected challenges family courts are facing – and they must deal with them against a backdrop of unprecedented cuts. Julia Thackray reports Jo Delahunty QC's Gresham College lecture

5 Oct 2016

Advocate told off for late service on litigant in person

Late service of documents further weakens the position of LiPs, says Jackson J

5 Oct 2016

Irreconcilably different?

A legal system that embraced both English and Californian law would benefit separating couples and their families, suggests Pippa Allsop