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New legislation will bring marriage laws into the 21st century
A landmark report by the Law Commission has set out how decades old marriage laws need to be updated to reflect our modern society, meaning...
19 Jul 2022
Extra funding in civil and family legal issues only scratches the surface
Funding provided to charities and legal advice centres in civil and family legal disputes is welcomed by the Law Society of England and Wales, who...
14 Jul 2022
Backlogs and delays still plague family law court system
Children who could be placed in the care of their local authority are facing delays of almost a year for their cases to be started,...
30 Jun 2022
Spike in ‘no-fault’ divorce applications
Newly published statistics for April 2021 to April 2022, show more than 12,000 new divorce applications were filed as ‘no-fault’ divorce came into effect.
10 Jun 2022
Mediation funding is only one solution to family court backlog
We cautiously welcome a £5.4 million investment in a mediation voucher scheme to help families resolve legal issues outside court, but more is needed to...
07 Jun 2022
Cost of living crisis could drive a wedge into justice gap
A positive shake-up of legal aid financial eligibility criteria risks being undermined by a failure to account for spiralling inflation, according to independent research.
31 May 2022
Kinship carers must be able to get free legal advice
Kinship carers must be given access to non-means tested free legal advice to ensure they know their rights and can secure a child’s future, avoiding...
16 May 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
#SolicitorChat: upcoming topics
Find out what topics we'll be discussing for our weekly #SolicitorChat on Twitter every Thursday from 9am to 10am.
23 Feb 2022
Families at inquest no longer means-tested for exceptional-case legal aid
Bereaved families at inquests can apply for legal representation through exceptional case funding (ECF) without means testing, following changes on 12 January 2022.
21 Jan 2022
Family Mediation Week 2022: further investment for mediation voucher scheme
Family Mediation Week ran from 17 to 25 January 2022. Ahead of this, the Ministry of Justice invested a further £1.3 million towards the family...
17 Jan 2022
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