Yorkshire solicitor wins £75,000 grant for pet guardian platform
Firm director and dog-owner set out to create a ‘clear written record’ of wishes.
In depth: Family law 'strategy' requires 'big thinking'
With the government due to unveil a family law ‘strategy’, Beck Fitzgerald’s Jenny Beck tells the Gazette that ‘big thinking and remodelling’ are required to address problems at the coalface.
New justice secretary urged to unfreeze family mediation rates
Family Mediation Council says damning justice committee report backs up longstanding calls for higher pay rates.
Judge criticises CAFCASS reporter for failing to follow court directions
Advisory service employee ‘entirely abdicated the duty placed upon her’.
In search of the self to improve welfare decisions
Tony Roe reviews 'Children’s Right to Identity, Selfhood and International Law'.
Letters roundup
Marginal gains, juniors and AI, and Trump irony: your letters to the editor.
Are 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.
