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01 July 2026
Issue: 8168 / Categories: Legal News , Family , Public , Child law , Abuse , Litigants in person , Legal aid focus
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Slight improvement in public family law resolution

Public family law cases are taking two weeks less to complete than they did last year, according to the family court statistics quarterly: January to March 2026, published last week

Law Society vice president Brett Dixon welcomed the ‘timelier resolution in public cases’.

However, he noted that in almost half (49%) of private family law cases, neither party had legal support despite the fact ‘these cases regularly handle domestic abuse allegations... we continue to campaign to secure the future of family legal aid to ensure that domestic abuse victims and their children are protected.’

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

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