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Recruiting for family justice
The Family Justice Council is seeking a family private law solicitor with extensive experience as a practising solicitor. 
04 September 2019
Protect our cohabitees, say lawyers
Increase in number of cohabiting families underscores need for reform
14 August 2019
Till death us do part
Wedding ceremonies could take place in more unusual locations in future, under law reforms being considered by the Law Commission.
08 August 2019
Survey: engaging pensions experts for financial settlements
With the work of the Pension Advisory Group being published recently, LexisNexis and Mathieson Consulting are keen to hear the personal views of family law fee earners concerning the engagement of pensions experts for financial settlements.
25 July 2019
Financial fear drives couples to court
The number of court disputes between divorcing couples over money has risen 20% to 3,176 cases in the past year.
24 July 2019
Court closures on the cards
Croydon Magistrates’ Court will close in September for four months for building work, HMCTS has said. 
24 July 2019
Book review: 1KBW on Trusts in Matrimonial Finance Proceedings Premium Content
"To see how valuable this book is in pulling together all aspects relating to trusts in matrimonial proceedings you just have to consider what all the 11 chapters cover"
22 July 2019 / David Emmerson OBE
The costs-consequences pendulum shifts again Premium Content

A low-key change to procedure means courts are more likely to make a costs order against a party who litigates unreasonably, write Rebecca Dziobon & Gemma Reading

18 July 2019 / Rebecca Dziobon / Gemma Reading
Recognising modern families
A parliamentary committee has called for the law on compensation for bereaved relatives to be extended to recognise cohabiting couples.
17 July 2019
Family finances: a delayed reaction Premium Content

How long can a spouse or civil partner wait to take financial proceedings? David Burrows sifts the evidence

11 July 2019 / David Burrows
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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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