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All Family and children articles – Page 19
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NewsFamily cases to be livestreamed in Court of Appeal
First case to be broadcast later this year as judges say move brings public gallery into 21st century.
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OpinionExposing the true cost of intimate relationships
Intimate Lies and the Law | Jill Elaine Hasday
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FeatureHow will the coronavirus impact family law?
Outbreak could have a big effect on family cases, particularly those with an international element.
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NewsHigh Court to rule on access to full adoption file
Freelance journalist Melanie Newman asked court to make order allowing her to see all court papers relating to adoption case.
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News'Astonishing breakthrough': Munby hails access to family justice data
Researchers will be able to access anonymised Cafcass cases through Swansea-based databank.
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NewsWife awarded £400k for sacrificing her solicitor career
Mr Justice Moor says career of husband - also a solicitor - took precedence.
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FeatureFinancial Remedies Courts
The Good Practice Protocol sets out some important developments in respect of best practice.
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NewsJustice Week: Portraits of justice at Chancery Lane
Farhana and Jamilah’s story is featured in an exhibition to mark the second national Justice Week.
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News'Consent' judge: Domestic abuse letter attracts over 130 signatures
Lawyers and campaigners call for wider action amid concern over judge's controversial findings in family case.
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NewsCouple's Islamic ceremony 'did not create a marriage' – Court of Appeal
Ruling prompts calls for marriage laws to be updated to reflect modern society.
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News'Training is not enough': Family lawyers target Tolson over 'outdated' views on consent
Lawyers ask family chief to review HHJ Tolson QC's cases as controversial findings are raised in parliament.
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NewsHigh Court orders HMCTS to fund lay advocates
Mr Justice Keehan says it is too much to expect 'extremely busy' public law solicitors to assist parents in public law proceedings.
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NewsHMCTS shuts heavily criticised divorce centres
Venues in Stoke, Wrexham and Port Talbot close, to be followed by Bradford and Nottingham.
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FeatureWe can work it out
Policymakers love the concept of mediation – a reasonable, cost-effective and grown-up process to keep people out of court. So why is take-up of family mediation not higher?
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NewsHigh Court condemns leadership judge's 'obsolescent' view on consent
Damning judgment reveals absence of training for family judges considering serious sexual assault allegations.
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NewsLive-stream family cases in Court of Appeal, says master of the rolls
Sir Terence Etherton says the public ‘should be able to see how we do our job’.
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NewsDivorce reform swiftly returns to parliament
Family lawyers delighted to see Divorce, Separation and Dissolution Bill reintroduced 'after a series of false starts'.
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News'Up a down escalator' - family chief speaks out over pressure on courts
Figures suggest that a third of separating couples turn to the family court to resolve child custody issues.
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NewsQueen’s speech: Cross-border justice agreements
Domestic implementation of Hague conventions to be clarified in legislation.