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Blame-free divorce, but how fair? Pt 2 Premium Content
Is there any civil right to reply to an assertion of irretrievable breakdown? David Burrows investigates
08 April 2022 / David Burrows
Finally…no-fault divorce
Family lawyers have hailed the new era of fault-free divorce, which takes effect this week after decades of campaigning
08 April 2022
NLJ this week: Challenging irretrievable breakdown?
In the second part of a feature on the new fault-free divorce laws, NLJ columnist and solicitor-advocate David Burrows asks: is there a right to challenge an assertion of irretrievable breakdown?
08 April 2022
Prosecuting domestic abuse
Any child who witnesses domestic abuse will also be treated as a victim, under revised Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) guidance published for consultation this week
06 April 2022
No more Owens v Owens?
Tini Owens, whose high-profile divorce went all the way to the Supreme Court, has welcomed the new ‘no-fault’ process
06 April 2022
Delays & drop in disposals at the family court
Care and supervision cases are taking five weeks longer on average and 77% fail to meet the 26-week limit, according to the latest figures from the family court
01 April 2022
Our children deserve better Premium Content
Now is the time for radical change for separating families. Lauren Evans trumpets calls for better support for the children of separating parents
01 April 2022 / Lauren Evans
NLJ this week: Time for radical change for separating families

With fault-free divorce set to come in from 6 April, its time to radically reform the system for separating families, with better support for children and parents, writes Lauren Evans, senior associate, Kingsley Napley, in this week’s NLJ

01 April 2022
Divorce costs
The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued guidance on the impact of the family court’s approach to costs of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020
30 March 2022
For children, not just parents
Family lawyers are calling for an overhaul of the process for separating parents, which affects 280,000 children each year
30 March 2022
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NLJ this week: Redrawing boundaries for fiduciary duties and motor finance claims
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
NLJ this week: BBC’s open justice bid fails in care proceedings
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
NLJ this week: Parliamentary privilege—shield or sword?
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
NLJ this week: Litigation funding must serve justice, not failure
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
NLJ this week: AI’s digital associates reshape legal practice
James Grice, head of innovation and AI at Lawfront, explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the legal sector
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