Family court sitting days to be cancelled in 2026 reshuffle
Short hearings could be rescheduled and longer hearings double-listed in response to limited allocation.
Law Commission U-turns on separate framework for disabled children
Critics said original proposal would have complicated the law and made it harder to identify children's wider needs.
Parents hid tracking devices in children's gifts, court hears
Family judge dismisses parent’s evidence, finding devices were ‘part of wider plan’ to remove children from foster care.
Action plan to cut 'unacceptable' family court waiting times
Legal sector representative bodies highlight need for more investment following shocking report from MPs on delays.
How to enhance the OPG’s safeguarding role
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Finding the middle way
Although promoting alternative dispute resolution is not a new development in family court hearings, it was given added impetus in April last year.
Will Taylor Swift sign a prenup?
We're more likely to see Taylor Swift's 13th album before significant movement on pre-nuptial agreements in England and Wales.
Letters roundup
Taking the side of trainees, neurodivergent people and mental health, and the duty solicitor gender divide: your letters to the editor.
The limits of open justice
Why In re HMP risks backsliding on the democratisation of information access.
