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LNB news: Proposals to monitor and report on domestic abuse in private law children cases
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner has published a report on the proposals for the establishment of the monitoring mechanism
03 December 2021
A different future for family law? Premium Content
Open justice is the default position for all civil proceedings & should be high on any family courts reformer’s list, says David Burrows
03 December 2021 / David Burrows
NLJ this week: Open justice in the family court
Family law solicitor advocate David Burrows takes aim at Sir Andrew McFarlane’s recent report on transparency in the family courts, in this week’s NLJ
03 December 2021
Family Law awards 2021
The winners of the LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2021 have received their gongs at a do in the Bloomsbury Big Top, with Peter Jones of Jones Myers awarded the prestigious Cornell Award for outstanding contribution
30 November 2021
Arbitration in family cases: another way Premium Content
Hannah Gumbrill-Ward shares the pros & cons of the use of arbitration in family proceedings
26 November 2021 / Hannah Gumbrill-Ward
How mediation can help ease the pressure on family courts Premium Content
Norman Hartnell discusses the current delays in court & how mediation could help relieve the situation
26 November 2021 / Norman Hartnell
NLJ this week: Family disputes & the value of mediation & arbitration
NLJ shines a spotlight on dispute resolution in family cases this week, with a double helping of writing on the topic
26 November 2021
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
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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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