Parental alienation appears to be being taken more seriously by courts, with the emotional harm to children being recognised and various ‘tools’ being used by the courts to ensure children are not alienated from an Read More
The College of Law Australia and New Zealand (not affiliated with the previously known College of Law England and Wales, now The University of Law) has set up in London as a practice based training Read More
Recent figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have shown a large decrease in divorce rates in 2018, the lowest rate in 48 years. In 2018 there were 90,871 divorces of opposite sex couples, a decrease of 10.6% Read More
Zahra Pabani has joined Irwin Mitchell’s Family Law team after leaving her previous position at Shakespeare Martineau. Zahra has over 20 years’ experience in advising clients on family and divorce law. She has a particular Read More
We are delighted to announce that Today’s Family Lawyer publication are sponsoring the Family Law Category at the upcoming National Paralegal Awards 2020. The deadline for nominations is fast approaching, and people are being urged Read More
This month saw Attorney General, Geoffrey Cox, intervene in a case whereby a family court judge had decided a woman in a faith marriage, was entitled to apply for maintenance payment after a separation, despite Read More
Law firms are failing in their efforts to tackle the rising risk of cyber crime. Even with £millions continuing to be fraudulently redirected, with the associated reputational impact and knock on effect on professional indemnity Read More
Figures released by the ONS have found that the latest figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales have shown little change in the cases of domestic abuse in recent years, despite an increase Read More