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Transparency in the family courts Premium Content
Paul Linsell asks whether proposals for increased transparency could have unintended consequences
19 November 2021 / Paul Linsell
Family courts: transparency fears
Family lawyers have expressed concerns over ‘revolutionary’ proposals by the president of the Family Division for greater transparency
03 November 2021
Resolution Family Award winners
The winners of the Resolution Awards 2021 have been revealed
27 October 2021
I now pronounce you… Premium Content
Nazia Rashid considers whether reinstating breach of promise to marry could fill a gap in the law
22 October 2021 / Nazia Rashid
NLJ this week: To have & to hold?
There was once a right to sue for breach of promise to marry. While this historic right may offend modern mores and morals, could it, or a version of it, if reinstated, provide a remedy to a current marital issue, namely, the protection of parties married in non-qualifying ceremonies?
22 October 2021
Legal aid means test doesn’t work for domestic abuse victims
Survivors of domestic abuse are being denied access to vital legal support when they escape abusive partners due to the means test for legal aid, a charity has warned
18 October 2021
Family AI
A pioneering triage system for family law issues, developed using the artificial intelligence (AI) expertise of Brighton University and the practice knowledge of law firm Family Law Partners, has won a Business Impact award from Innovate UK
13 October 2021
Reforming child arrangement cases
The President of the Family Division has vowed to reform the system for dealing with child arrangement cases within the next three years
13 October 2021
Reflections on the Burrows amendment… Premium Content
David Burrows charts the highs & lows of the ‘Ancillary relief pilot scheme’ 25 years on
08 October 2021 / David Burrows
Cancelled hearings costing ex-couples dear
Last-minute cancellations of court hearings to agree financial settlements or child contact arrangements are leaving ex-couples facing ‘ruinous costs’, family lawyers have warned
29 September 2021
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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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