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The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has published video recordings of the Family Justice Council’s online seminar series on adoption in the 21st century, as well as the Bridget Lindley Memorial Lecture, given by Baroness Hale.

Can your client cancel their divorce settlement because of the pandemic? Writing in NLJ this week, Jenny Duggan, senior associate, Stewarts, addresses this intriguing question in the context of a recent family court case.

Could COVID-19 set aside your divorce settlement? Jenny Duggan explores the possibilities

David Burrows outlines the extent & limitation of the court’s control of documents

The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO) has published a report following its survey into the use of supervision orders in care proceedings.

Lawyers have welcomed a £1m family mediation voucher scheme launched by the Ministry of Justice

The Court of Appeal has set out general guidance on child contact cases where one parent alleges domestic abuse against the other, in four linked appeals (Re H-N & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 448).

The 127th and 129th updates to the CPR are under NLJ columnist Stephen Gold’s microscope in this week’s ‘Civil way’.

The Family Justice Council Experts Sub-Committee has announced an open invitation to judiciary, legal, medical, and allied professionals to register their interest in the Experts and the Family Justice System: Widening the Pool event

International child relocation cases are finely balanced and difficult, with everything to win and lose, Kim Beatson and Victoria Brown, of Anthony Gold solicitors, write in this week’s NLJ.

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42BR Barristers—4 Brick Court

42BR Barristers to be joined by leading family law set, 4 Brick Court, this summer

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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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Family

MOVERS & SHAKERS

42BR Barristers—4 Brick Court

Winckworth Sherwood—Rubianka Winspear

Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh