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Does lack of clarity in the legal aid scheme prevent access to justice, asks David Burrows

Jonathan Herring questions the family courts’ treatment of wilful children

Christopher Butler & Harriet Errington examine the court’s discretion to exclude media representatives from family proceedings

When should maintenance payments stop, asks Sarah Hughes

The latest developments in property cohabitation cases: where are we now, asks Frances Ratcliffe

Is the Family Court a brave—or terrifying—new world, asks Julie Exton

Spousal maintenance in a time of change outlined by Hazel Wright

David Burrows unravels Wyatt v Vince

Kate Molan & Lucy Cummin warn against increasing transparency in the family courts

Julian Yew predicts a battle of the sexes in the courts

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
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
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
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
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
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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