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A follow-up survey to gauge how well remote hearings are working in the family courts has been launched by the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane

Anthony Gold solicitors will hold a webinar on ‘Weddings: the new normal’ on 1 October at 12pm

Fiona Lyon discusses the legal & practical steps for modern families in surrogacy arrangements

Ingenuity & resilience have helped to ensure justice for many families in lockdown but a coherent recovery plan is essential to protect the most vulnerable, as Graeme Fraser explains

A coherent recovery plan is required to address the rising backlog of family cases, including an ‘unprecedented level of children law applications’ and a sharp increase in domestic abuse injunctions, a family lawyer writes for NLJ.

Family lawyers organisation Resolution has launched a jumbo training package to ease its members through lockdown

Remote hearings, video hearings or no hearing at all? Sheena Cassidy Hope considers how the family courts might evolve

Fact-finding hearings in private children proceedings: an overview, by Kim Beatson & Victoria Brown

A Scottish divorce case in the Supreme Court could have ramifications for separating couples south of the border

Three decades of campaigning for no-fault divorce came to fruition last week after the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill cleared its final parliamentary hurdles

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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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mfg Solicitors—Hayley Pearce & Lauren Williams

Womble Bond Dickinson—Richard Sharpe

Brabners—six promotions