Family lawyers fly the FLAG for arbitration
Organisation hopes to raise public awareness of non-court dispute resolution option and become a valuable family law resource.
Adoption orders are final, Supreme Court finds
Judges find the position of an adopted child is no different from that of a child and their natural parents.
Lord Justice Cobb to take Family Division reins
Lady chief justice says she is ‘delighted’ with appointment of family presiding judge for the northeastern circuit.
More people paying £3 to block probate applications
Firm says rising property prices and complex family dynamics have fuelled 12% rise in applications for probate caveats.
Letters roundup
Fearmongering 'lawfare' claims, domestic violence legal aid, and the silk system: your letters to the editor.
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’.
