Opinion
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OpinionDolly Parton built a $450m empire. What happens to it now?
Music legend’s death is a timely reminder of the importance of legacy planning.
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OpinionThe 'applicable law' fault line running through the Channel
A new development could have finally resolved issues around English wills and French property.
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OpinionMaking money from misogyny
What should the law do when misogyny becomes a profitable online business model capable of influencing millions of young people?
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OpinionIn search of the self to improve welfare decisions
Tony Roe reviews 'Children’s Right to Identity, Selfhood and International Law'.
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OpinionLetters roundup
Marginal gains, juniors and AI, and Trump irony: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionAre clients more likely to try to avoid family court or is it business as usual?
Two years ago, new family proceedings rules arrived to encourage the use of non-court dispute resolution. Jo O'Sullivan explores whether things have changed.
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OpinionForced adoptions: 'The shame was never yours'
The prime minister has apologised on behalf of the UK government to mothers and adopted children affected by historical forced adoption.
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OpinionTerror act error
I agree with Joshua Rozenberg (‘Palestine Action ban makes us all safer’) that the Court of Appeal judgment was right. However, I have never been convinced that the regime of the Terrorism Act 2000 was needed.
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OpinionTime for UK to act on Palestine
Almost two years on, the UK has done little beyond saying it ‘respects’ the ICJ and that Israel should leave ‘as rapidly as possible’. The chair of the International Development Committee has warned that this position is ‘no longer sustainable’.
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OpinionPlans to evict ‘abusers’ must be fair
The government’s proposals allowing for landlords to evict perpetrators of domestic abuse are laudable and the principle that perpetrators rather than victims should be the ones forced to leave the home is difficult to challenge.
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OpinionA comprehensive exploration of domestic abuse and the justice system
Jenny Beck reviews 'Domestic Abuse and the Family Justice System: Law and Practice'.
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OpinionBridging the social justice gap
Community power is not a slogan or a policy initiative. It is organisations working together to meet a need that no single institution can address on its own.
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OpinionLetters roundup
Neglected family arbitration, holistic SEND reform and deregulated disaster: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionLetters roundup
Fearmongering 'lawfare' claims, domestic violence legal aid, and the silk system: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionFamily's poor relation
There are still only 13 family drug and alcohol courts in England, 18 years on from their foundation, despite their documented success.
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OpinionTackling predatory marriage will not be easy
The Law Society has called on government to update a 19th-century wills law that is ‘not fit for the future’.
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OpinionLetters roundup
Email vs phone, no win no fee scaremongering and the regulation gap: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionShock, anger and lost caseloads: A chartered legal executive on life since Mazur
We speak to the law firm director told by the court she could no longer represent her client.
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OpinionSEND families braced for government's education white paper
A loss of rights and accountability and tightened criteria for support are at the heart of government plans for pupils with special educational needs.