Family
Public law working group calls for urgent legal aid review
The president's final public law working group (PLWG) report is out and calls for an urgent review of legal aid for parents
A fertile ground for reform
With women increasingly choosing technology-aided methods of conception, Hollie Orgee examines whether our fertility laws are fit for purpose
Law Commission proposes reform of wedding laws
Commission proposes sweeping reforms to modernise laws governing wedding formalities.
How to emerge stronger
With a little self-confidence and forward-thinking, young family lawyers can survive the isolation of lockdown lawyering, says Marilyn Stowe
How can remote family hearings be improved?
Remote hearings cannot replicate a court room but they do the next best thing, says Emma Nash
Cohabitation and societal upheaval
There is scope for significant reform to cohabitation law if only we looked to other countries, as Julian Hawkhead explains
The virtual divorce
Edward Cooke explains why family law professionals must embrace training opportunities to meet new digital challenges
‘Normal’ court hours clarified by family court president
The president of the Family Division has made clear that longer court hours are not sustainable long-term, and normal sitting hours are 10.00am to 4.30pm
An extra £500m for the courts doesn’t go far enough
A £413m government investment into the family courts and tribunals, boost court capacity and support victims of crime, has been announced by the chan
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