Family

Articles

Making headlines from matrimonial disputes

Mainstream media reports of 'big money' divorces are riddled with inaccuracies, writes Pippa Allsop

Surrogacy laws due for reform

Megan Bennie explains why change is needed in the law on single parents in surrogacy agreements

The Archers and the law on domestic abuse

Helen Greenfield considers how new legislation criminisalising controlling or coercive behaviour in a family relationship could have applied to a recent storyline on the Radio 4 soap

Brexit: UK family law can improve, say lawyers

Leave vote provides opportunity for improved legislation but 'long and complex' process awaits

Courting controversy: Radicalisation and the courts

Andrew Gillespie and Phil Loftus advise on the safeguarding of children in cases where radicalisation is alleged

Shaking up the cost rules

Should the 'no order' principle be changed in financial remedy cases, wonders Marilyn Stowe

Open Family Courts: Transparent justice or privacy invasion?

Is allowing unwarranted attention to be turned to famous divorcing couples the price you pay for an open court? What is, and how do you find, a good balance, asks Pippa Allsop

What The Archers can teach 'us about grandparents' rights

The Radio 4 soap has highlighted the effects of divorce on the wider family; Elizabeth Fletcher discusses the legal position of grandparents hoping to maintain contact