Family

Claire Sanders analyses wasted costs orders

Jonathan Herring reveals a case that illustrates that cheats never prosper

Kirstie Gibson considers the court’s approach to the acquisition of parenthood

David Burrows discusses isolation of issues by mediation in financial cases

The family courts are in turmoil, says Caroline East

Appleton v Gallagher [2015] EWHC 2689 (Fam), [2015] All ER (D) 131 (Sep)

Re: B (Child arrangements order re schooling) [2015] EWHC 2735 (Fam), [2015] All ER (D) 02 (Oct)

Caroline Bowden examines whether cases containing complex factors, but wealthy spouses, should be easy to settle

Pre-nups: the search for certainty continues, says Ed Heaton