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Too few medical experts in family courts
The shortage of medical expert witness in the family courts is creating delays ‘likely in some cases to be harmful to children’, a working group has found
03 December 2019
Happy anniversary? 30 years of the Children Act Premium Content
On the 30th anniversary of the Children Act, David Burrows reflects on the state of children’s rights
28 November 2019 / David Burrows
Keeping it in the family Premium Content
Vijay Ganapathy & Claire Spearpoint discuss the role family members can play in legal proceedings involving their relatives
31 October 2019 / Claire Spearpoint / Vijay Ganapathy
Blogging in court
Family court judges should assist court reporters where possible, Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the Family Division has said.
30 October 2019
Breakdown cover (Pt 2) Premium Content
David Burrows provides a rundown of child support appeals to the First-tier Tribunal & Upper Tribunal
23 October 2019 / David Burrows
Best divorce before Brexit
The cost of divorce for EU couples could rise ‘dramatically’ post-Brexit if the UK leaves without a deal.
16 October 2019
PSU rebrands to Support Through Court
The Personal Support Unit, a charity providing free, independent assistance to individuals facing court alone, has changed its name to Support Through Court, following an extensive rebrand. 
16 October 2019
Brexit: a cautionary tale for divorcing couples? Premium Content
Brexit is not divorce writ large but there are some parallels when it comes to brinkmanship & punishment, says Graeme Fraser
06 October 2019 / Graeme Fraser
Fewer divorces but longer delays
Couples are postponing their divorce due to uncertainties caused by Brexit, family lawyers say.
02 October 2019
Decrees of separation Premium Content

Jurisdiction & habitual residence: Pierburg v Pierburg has provided some clarity, but for how long? Stuart Webber investigates

26 September 2019 / Stuart Webber
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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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