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Almost a year on from major reform, Tim Parker assesses the family justice system

Kim Beatson provides a round-up of leave to remove cases

Camilla Fusco outlines the legal implications for new relationships after a divorce

The family law profession faced judicial castigation in a recent case, as Laura Mortimer explains

The government must support the reform of cohabitation law, says Graeme Fraser

Geraldine Morris reviews the family law changes in 2014 & makes predictions for the year ahead

Hodge, Jones and Allen (HJA) has pioneered what it believes is the first fixed-fee arbitration service for divorcing couples, and is calling on other firms to join it in bringing about a “seachange” in separation

Re SE (A Child) [2014] EWHC 3182 (Fam), [2014] All ER (D) 229 (Oct)

New guidance has been issued on the use of ex parte orders, as Clive Thomas explains

“This book will be essential on any family practitioner’s bookshelf”

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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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