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Family Law Awards: entries open
Entries are now open for the 10th annual LexisNexis Family Law Awards
14 April 2020
COVID-19: Evidence call on remote hearings in family law
Family lawyers and judges are urged to take part in a two-week rapid consultation on the use of remote hearings in the family justice system. It ends on 28 April.
14 April 2020
The search for equality in divorce reform: take 2 Premium Content
Dr Michael Arnheim reflects on the need for principled but flexible divorce reform
09 April 2020 / Dr Michael Arnheim
COVID-19: Protecting domestic abuse victims
Domestic abuse victims are particularly vulnerable and will need more protection than ever during the COVID-19 lockdown, the Law Society has warned
07 April 2020
COVID-19: Guidance for domestic abuse sufferers
Vital guidance has been issued for members of the public applying for a domestic abuse injunction
03 April 2020
Taking family disputes out of the courtroom
A working group into approaches to child arrangements when parents separate has called for ‘radical change’ in its second report, published this week
02 April 2020
COVID-19: Financial provision on divorce
The impact of COVID-19 on financial provision is likely to be substantial, divorce lawyers say, but classifying it as a Barderevent would require ‘a bold judge’
01 April 2020
Relocation update Premium Content
Kim Beatson & Victoria Brown share a guide to the practical matters relating to child relocation
01 April 2020 / Victoria Rylatt (formerly Brown) / Kim Beatson
COVID-19: Family Division direction
All appeals to the Family Division must be submitted by email to appeals.familydivision@Justice.gov.uk, the President of the Family Division has directed
30 March 2020
Beware the ‘predatory marriage’
The concept of ‘predatory marriage’ may mean little to English lawyers and probate practitioners, but it is a phenomenon that can have serious and permanent testamentary effects, according to James McKean, New Square Chambers, and Shoosmiths solicitors Andrew Bishop and Hollie Richardson
27 March 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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