All Family and children articles – Page 47
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NewsContact centre forced to close by legal aid cuts
Family practitioners in Bradford say funding cuts have led to fewer cases.
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NewsMoJ still unsure on employment tribunal fees review
Minister says fees introduced in 2013 have brought ‘right kind of behavioural change’.
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NewsSharia review seeks experiences
Formal call for evidence for those who have used a sharia council in the past five years.
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NewsUnregulated legal services providers cheaper and more innovative, says LSB
Super-regulator’s chair says unregulated sector is ‘neither as big nor as problematic’ as some have suggested.
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NewsMPs probe role of sharia councils in British law
Select committee inquiry separate from independent review commissioned by Home Office.
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FeatureCross-border family disputes complicated by EU referendum
What does a vote to leave the EU mean for family law practitioners?
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NewsMoJ stands firm on court fee hikes
Government will consider findings of report but says cost of courts remains ‘unsustainably high’.
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NewsMPs call for 'substantial' cut in employment tribunal fees
Justice committee also wants recent increase in divorce fee petitions rescinded.
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NewsBrexit risks ‘disruption and confusion’ in family law – Bar Council
A report from the Bar Council says that EU measures have had a ‘beneficial’ impact on family law.
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NewsCase dismissed against author of damning expert witness report
Disciplinary panel throws out allegations about research on the family courts conducted by Professor Jane Ireland.
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NewsSharia law review panel named by home secretary
Leading family solicitor to explore whether application of Islamic law is compatible with that of England and Wales.
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NewsAuthor of damning report on expert witnesses faces disciplinary hearing
Professor Jane Ireland is alleged to have drawn conclusions that were not justified by the evidence in 2012 report funded by Family Justice Council.
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NewsOrders are orders, in any language
Resolution conference hears of relunctance to embrace new terminology.
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OpinionTime to put the McKenzie friend issue to rest
News that solicitors are acting as McKenzie friends will fuel the debate over unqualified advisers.
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NewsSolicitors becoming McKenzie friends to avoid regulatory costs, CMA told
Trade association says solicitors can provide cheaper services by practising as McKenzie friends.
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NewsLawyers hit back at Gary Lineker’s divorce claims
Sports broadcaster Gary Lineker accuses lawyers of creating hatred between divorcing couples.
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NewsNo-fault divorce priority for family law lobby
New chair of Resolution also calls legal aid system a 'bloody disgrace' in first speech.
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NewsSolicitor fined £5k over ‘flirtatious’ texts to client
Andrew Mark Lee sent his client messages referring to her as ‘gorgeous’ and a ‘right glamour puss’.
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NewsEnglish courts still among most generous on divorce
But law firm study shows judges increasingly expecting ex-spouses to become financially independent.
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NewsGovernment changes domestic violence evidence requirement
Ministry of Justice is working on amended regulations following Court of Appeal judgment.