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A decade of cuts: Legal aid in tatters
Ten years since the government took an axe to legal aid, justice is increasingly out of reach for those in most need, as evidenced by...
31 Mar 2023
Early legal advice the best solution for divorcing couples, not compulsory mediation
The most effective way to get couples into mediation is to provide them with early legal advice, the Law Society of England and Wales said...
23 Mar 2023
Rushed reforms put strain on courts
A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) reflects our concerns about the timescales the government has set itself on court reform.
23 Feb 2023
In a bind: the legal future of wills and weddings
Daphne Franks has campaigned to change the law since she lost her mother, who had dementia, to a predatory marriage. Now, her campaigning will...
17 Nov 2022
Election results: your Council members for 2022–23
The results of the 2022 Council elections have been announced. The successful candidates will officially take office at the annual general meeting (AGM) on 12...
14 Sep 2022
No-fault divorce: what are the new rules and procedures?
On 6 April 2022, there was a significant change in divorce law for England and Wales. It's the first change for 50 years. We held...
05 Apr 2022
Empathy and sensitivity: a new approach for no-fault divorce
No-fault divorce is the biggest shake up in family law for decades and involves a whole new set of procedures. As family lawyer Rita Gupta...
24 Mar 2022
Working at home with trauma: how to protect yourself, your employees and others
Caroline Marlow, psychologist, discusses what can be done if you are working at home with trauma exposure.
10 Dec 2020
The current landscape of domestic abuse
A new podcast with Jenny Beck discusses the state of domestic abuse during the COVID-19 lockdown.
25 Aug 2020
Financial remedy consent order applications: mandation of online applications
Stuart Clark shares his insight into HMCTS's work on digitisation of applications and developing the online platform.
21 Aug 2020
No gavels please, we’re British: six legal Americanisms that are meaningless in England and Wales
Californian graduate diploma in law student Elijah Granet discusses unwanted and misunderstood legal American terms.
09 Dec 2019
Family advocacy: An art or a craft?
June Venters QC explains how to prepare to be an advocate in a family children's proceedings case.
01 Oct 2019
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