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Family judges who hear cases involving serious sexual assault are to be given the same training as criminal judges, after a decision by Judge Tolson QC was found to be ‘so flawed as to require a retrial’

Lawyers have been given the green light to act for both parties when drafting consensual family court judgments

An exploration of the impact of intractable contact disputes & the remedies available to resolve them by Charlotte Purves & Dr Jo Stevenson

Lady Hale retires from the Supreme Court this month, leaving a trove of case law with ‘massive breadth’, writes family lawyer & NLJ columnist David Burrows in this week’s NLJ

David Burrows shares his reflections on some of the many outstanding cases & achievements of ‘Judge Brenda’*

The number of divorces per year has fallen below 10,000 for the first time since the 1970s, prompting family lawyers to renew calls for marriage reform.

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

On the 30th anniversary of the Children Act, David Burrows reflects on the state of children’s rights

Vijay Ganapathy & Claire Spearpoint discuss the role family members can play in legal proceedings involving their relatives

Family court judges should assist court reporters where possible, Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the Family Division has said.

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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