Family pet campaign secures parliamentary bill
Domestic Abuse (Pets) Bill makes smooth start in its parliamentary journey to becoming law.
Medical records disclosed to accused in domestic abuse cases, peers told
Barrister tells House of Lords Domestic Abuse Act 2021 committee that family court guidance is needed on correct approach to disclosure.
Legal representative 'desert' in domestic abuse cases, peers told
Courts in Newcastle, Devon and Cambridge are struggling to appoint lawyers to cross-examine accuser on behalf of accused.
Court of Appeal gives further guidance to family case experts
Family Division, not the Court of Appeal, is almost always the place to hear challenges to experts, judges note.
Family'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.
Tackling 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’.
Letters roundup
Email vs phone, no win no fee scaremongering and the regulation gap: your letters to the editor.
