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Any child who witnesses domestic abuse will also be treated as a victim, under revised Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) guidance published for consultation this week

Tini Owens, whose high-profile divorce went all the way to the Supreme Court, has welcomed the new ‘no-fault’ process

Care and supervision cases are taking five weeks longer on average and 77% fail to meet the 26-week limit, according to the latest figures from the family court

Now is the time for radical change for separating families. Lauren Evans trumpets calls for better support for the children of separating parents

With fault-free divorce set to come in from 6 April, its time to radically reform the system for separating families, with better support for children and parents, writes Lauren Evans, senior associate, Kingsley Napley, in this week’s NLJ

The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued guidance on the impact of the family court’s approach to costs of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020

Family lawyers are calling for an overhaul of the process for separating parents, which affects 280,000 children each year

Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, explores what you need to know about DNA testing for immigration

Peers have called on family law practitioners and family professionals to submit written evidence to the House of Lords Children and Families Act 2014 Committee

David Burrows takes issue with the new divorce and civil partnership dissolution law and rules

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Browne Jacobson—Vicky Tomlinson

Browne Jacobson appoints Vicky Tomlinson as Head of Independent Health and Care

DWF—five appointments

DWF further strengthens major injury and casualty offering with new partner and four directors from DAC Beachcroft

Switalskis—Laura Ornsby

Switalskis strengthens Grimsby child care team

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NLJ this week: Auditors tighten the disclosure screws

The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations

NLJ this week: Telecoms tenants caught in a legal gap

A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’

NLJ this week: Due process holds the line

Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application

NLJ this week: Credit law’s regulatory reset

Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules

NLJ this week: Employment law’s four-point check

The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause

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Family

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Browne Jacobson—Vicky Tomlinson

DWF—five appointments

Switalskis—Laura Ornsby