Family lawyers were urged this week at Resolution’s Future of Family Practice Online Conference to prioritise their mental health and wellbeing. The President of the Family Division praised the ‘can do’ approach of family Read More
Child Arrangements Order, Prohibited Steps and Specific Issue Order applications The online C100 application can now be used by all applicants and their legal representatives. Wherever possible please use the online child arrangements service on Read More
The coronavirus understandably changed life as we know it, putting many things on hold. Whilst many people were able to work from home during the pandemic, helping their firm run ‘business as usual’, the strategic Read More
Cafcass (Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service) has published it’s terms of reference for it’s Learning and Improvement Board. The newly formed board has the aim of overseeing the improvement programme Read More
Against the backdrop of Legal Geek’s annual virtual conference, the Law Society of England and Wales this week launched its LawTech, Ethics and the Rule of Law discussion paper, which seeks views on the Read More
Since the arrival of Covid-19 and lockdown there has been a lot of discussion and articles about home working. Much of this has focused on home working from the viewpoint of the individual – should I Read More
The news is full of speculation of lockdown, whether national or local and family lawyers are starting to feel isolated. They also feel less connected to peers and colleagues within the legal community a poll Read More
Boris Johnson has addressed both Parliament and the nation today as he’s outlined his latest measures in a bid to simplify and standardize the rules regarding the Coronavirus restrictions implemented in England. The cases Read More
It’s been a turbulent year, notwithstanding the Covid-19 pandemic, as the legal industry has been forced to rapidly adapt in order to maintain business continuity, while also adhering and adjusting to new laws and Read More
31 December 2020, New Year’s Eve, will mark the end of EU Family Law, as the UK ends its transition from the European Union. Traditionally, you’d think the change in law would come into effect Read More
Today’s Family Lawyer wanted to mark and recognise World Mental Health Day today (10th October) to raise awareness of the importance of good mental health and well-being in the family law sector and legal Read More
Resolution, the family justice membership body, has today launched a major new initiative to tackle the growing concerns over practitioners’ wellbeing, and is encouraging professionals to provide their views in a major new survey. The Read More
Top 100 UK law firm Moore Barlow has launched “The Surrey Initiative” seeking a reform to the Family Procedure Rules (FPR) that will substantially encourage awareness and adoption of out-of-court dispute resolution options in both private Read More
The International Family Law Group LLP is delighted to announce that James Netto has joined as a partner. James is a specialist solicitor in domestic and international children law matters; he is highly regarded as Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have issued eight separate email scam alerts impersonating law firms in a matter of days. All eight scams were reported on 5th, 6th and 7th October where emails had been Read More
Family Court data released by the Ministry of Justice has revealed that divorce rates have dipped as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown restrictions. Between April and June 2020, 56,867 new cases were started Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced the publication of it’s latest 2020-21 Business Plan which outlines their primary deliverables and key areas of work for the next 12 months. Prior to the publication of Read More
The latest statistics released by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has revealed the detrimental impact the coronavirus pandemic had on all areas of the family law sector. The data showed that between April and June 2020, 56,867 Read More
When the UK first went into lockdown during March 2020, a huge emphasis was placed on the importance of online meetings. The business community as a whole had to quickly become comfortable with appearing in front Read More
The threat of a No Deal Brexit is now being used to reduce the value of some larger divorce settlements, says Boodle Hatfield, the leading private wealth law firm. In a recent high net worth Read More