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Lies of the land: the judge, the actress & her cash Premium Content
David Burrows tells the tale of Singer J & a hardship defence
03 December 2020 / David Burrows
2020: Family Law winners announced
Irwin Mitchell’s Ros Bever won Partner of the Year while Philip Waller took home the Cornwell Award for Outstanding Contribution to Family Law, at this year’s LexisNexis Family Law Awards
30 November 2020
NLJ this week: Divorces rising under lockdown
The stresses and strains of lockdown appear to have provoked a surge in couples wanting to separate, Linda Lamb, solicitor and director of LSL Family Law, writes in NLJ this week
19 November 2020
NLJ this week: Life after White: two decades of divorce equality?
White v White was a landmark in divorce law, ushering in a more equal playing field for couples where one spouse works and the other stays home
19 November 2020
20 years forward…20 years back? Premium Content
Two decades on from White v White, Abby Buckland questions how much progress has been made in gender equality
18 November 2020 / Abby Buckland
Break point? Premium Content
Linda Lamb looks into reports of a recent surge in divorce enquiries & makes the case for ADR
18 November 2020 / Linda Lamb
Rethinking parental separation
An astonishing 40% of separating parents take the issue of their children’s care to the Family Court, a report by the Family Solutions Group (FSG) has found
18 November 2020
Rethinking parental separation
An astonishing 40% of separating parents take the issue of their children’s care to the Family Court, a report by the Family Solutions Group (FSG) has found
13 November 2020
Pressure rising for legal professionals
Three out of four family justice professionals say their work-related pressures have increased since the first national lockdown, according to a Resolution survey
11 November 2020
Solving the family expert shortage
The shrinking pool of family experts could be addressed by providing clinical and social work professionals with online training courses, paying judges to provide training and amending legal aid guidance on payment provision
06 November 2020
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Court delays weigh heavily on children
Chronic delays, duplication of work, cancelled hearings and inefficiencies in the family law courts are letting children and victims of domestic abuse down, a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry has found
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
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