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Cancelled hearings costing ex-couples dear
Last-minute cancellations of court hearings to agree financial settlements or child contact arrangements are leaving ex-couples facing ‘ruinous costs’, family lawyers have warned
29 September 2021
LNB news: HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) announce transition period after the online divorce service becomes mandatory on 13 September 2021
From 13 September pursuant to Family Procedure Rules 2010 Practice Direction 36X legal representatives must submit applications for divorce online, using MyHMCTS rather than the paper Form D8
16 August 2021
Compulsory ADR: a mirage...? Premium Content
David Burrows laments the opportunities missed in the Civil Justice Council’s recent report on compulsory ADR
06 August 2021 / David Burrows
Giving Back: AlphaBiolabs makes charity gifts for every law firm instruction
Testing laboratory AlphaBiolabs has chosen four charities for the first round of its Giving Back donations
04 August 2021
Marriage law: something old, something new? Premium Content
It is high time for marriage laws in England & Wales to be brought up to date for the modern era, says Ruth Oyelakin
30 July 2021 / Ruth Oyelakin
NLJ this week: Marriage guidance
It’s wedding season and loved-up couples around the country are busy organising COVID-compliant ceremonies and celebrations
30 July 2021
CAFCASS at capacity
CAFCASS has reached the upper limit of its capacity to take on cases, according to Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division
13 July 2021
Courts are re-traumatising abuse victims
The Family Court and criminal justice process is leaving domestic abuse survivors traumatised, a report commissioned by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner has found
06 July 2021
Divorcing farmers—married to the farm? Premium Content
Hannah Porter explains why there can be so many complications for divorcing farming couples
02 July 2021 / Hannah Porter
NLJ this week: Divorce is harder for farmers―particularly post-Brexit
Dividing up the assets and income after a farming couple divorce is always hard but Brexit uncertainty has made it almost impossible, Hannah Porter, associate solicitor, The Family Law Company, writes in this week’s NLJ
02 July 2021
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NLJ this week: Beyond AI hallucinations
The legal profession's AI challenge extends far beyond fabricated case citations, according to a warning about the next phase of technological risk
NLJ this week: AML supervision shake-up
Law firms should use the transition period before the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumes anti-money laundering (AML) supervision to strengthen governance and compliance, experts have warned
NLJ this week: Options for global evidence gathering
Cross-border disputes increasingly demand creative approaches to gathering evidence, with litigators needing to look beyond traditional letters of request
NLJ this week: Indefinite or forever?
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified the distinction between contracts of 'indefinite' and 'perpetual' duration, with potentially significant implications for commercial drafting
NLJ this week: Proscription appeal upheld
The Court of Appeal was entitled to uphold the government's decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, according to an analysis of the ruling
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