Family

Divorce applications have multiplied since the ‘no fault’ measures came into force on 6 April 2022, under the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, HM Courts and Tribunals figures show

The Court of Appeal has ordered Charles Villiers to pay his ex-wife, Emma £10,000 per year, in what Tatler magazine dubbed ‘Britain’s most bitter divorce’

Kate West, Senior Toxicology Reporting Scientist at AlphaBiolabs, discusses how best to interpret a drug test report, and the common misconceptions about what can be learnt from a drug test

The Family Justice Council, which monitors the effectiveness of the family justice system, advises on potential reforms and promotes an interdisciplinary approach, will hold its eighth open meeting on 4 July 2022

From Monday 16 May 2022, all new hearings in the Central Family Court (CFC) (excluding hearings in the Financial Remedies Court) will be listed as attended hearings. HHJ Lynn Roberts (Designated Family Judge for the CFC) issued the guidance, which aims to increase the numbers of cases that can be listed and bring about more agreements and settlements

Ashley Hodgkinson, Sample Collections Manager at AlphaBiolabs, looks at drug testing methods and some of the most common ways that people try to cheat a drug test

In the first of two articles from the barricades, David Burrows reflects on the uneasy relationship between privacy, anonymity & transparency

Hudson v Hathway: Julia Petrenko & Ashpen Rajah discuss a surprising ruling on detrimental reliance

Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, discusses the benefits of prenatal paternity testing for legal proceedings, including when counsel might instruct this test, and how it’s performed at the DNA laboratory

David Burrows on the law of family breakdown: where are we now & where are we going?