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Getting back together? David Burrows examines the setting aside of divorce orders where a couple has reconciled

On 29 November 2022, in his View from the President’s Chambers (the View), the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, announced a campaign to require everyone in the family justice system to get back to operating the Public Law Outline (PLO) 2014 in full and without exception.

In the first of a two-part NLJ series on fact-finding hearings, Sarah Hughes, partner, and Victoria Rylatt, senior associate, Anthony Gold, look at some of this year’s key cases. These cases have grappled with difficult issues but provide extremely useful guidance, the authors write.

Sarah Hughes & Victoria Rylatt set out recent case law on fact-finding hearings in private children proceedings

Rachel Davenport, Co-founder and Director at AlphaBiolabs, discusses alcohol monitoring technology, and how it can be used to evidence levels and patterns of alcohol consumption or sobriety.

On 6 December 2022 from 17:30-19:30, the Family Justice Council (FJC) is holding its 15th annual debate and panel discussion. The motion for this year’s debate reads: ‘Should remote hearings continue to play a significant role in family cases?’

HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) has confirmed that the enhancement to the MyHMCTS online contested financial remedy service, which enables solicitor users to add barristers to online cases on which they are instructed, is now live.

An introduction to Court-Appointed Intermediaries

The Family Justice Council has made available the presentations of conference speakers from its experts committee symposium, 'The Long and Winding Road', which was held on 12 October 2022 at Birmingham Children's Hospital.

Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, answers some of the most common questions about prenatal paternity testing for legal matters.

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42BR Barristers—4 Brick Court

42BR Barristers to be joined by leading family law set, 4 Brick Court, this summer

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NLJ this week: Rent reforms unleash tribunal turmoil

A wave of housing and procedural reforms is set to test the limits of tribunal capacity. In his latest Civil Way column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold charts sweeping change as the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 begins biting

NLJ this week: Jury cuts won’t cure court crisis

Plans to reduce jury trials risk missing the real problem in the criminal justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, David Wolchover of Ridgeway Chambers argues the crown court backlog is fuelled not by juries but weak cases slipping through a flawed ‘50%’ prosecution test

NLJ this week: Brain data could rewrite family justice

Emerging technologies may soon transform how courts determine truth in deeply personal disputes. In this week's NLJ, Madhavi Kabra of 1 Hare Court and Harry Lambert of Outer Temple Chambers explore how neurotechnology could reshape family law

NLJ this week: Offensive speech still protected, court rules

A controversial protest case has reignited debate over the limits of free expression. In NLJ this week, Nicholas Dobson examines a Quran-burning incident testing public order law

NLJ this week: Arbitration appeals face hard stop

The courts have drawn a firm line under attempts to extend arbitration appeals. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed of the University of Leicester highlights that if the High Court refuses permission under s 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996, that is the end

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Family

MOVERS & SHAKERS

42BR Barristers—4 Brick Court

Winckworth Sherwood—Rubianka Winspear

Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh