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Navigating Divorce at Christmas: Establishing Working Parental Relationships Post-Separation

When it comes up to Christmas and the holiday period, we know that divorced and separated parents can have a really hard time deciding who looks after the children and…

Adopting a Child Led Approach to Family Court

As a firm that often work alongside domestic abuse victims and prioritise ensuring our clients are protected and can approach their cases in the best way possible for themselves, we…

Neurodivergence in the Family Court: Understanding Challenges and Promoting Fairness

In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of neurodiversity and its impact on various aspects of life, including in the legal system, so drawing attention to it is…

Divorce and Reconciliation: What If We Get Back Together?

In the spirit of family mediation week, we wanted to discuss the more emotional element to divorce proceedings, specifically the potential for (sometimes failed) reconciliation attempts and how mediation can…

Economic Abuse Explained: How to Spot it, and How to Help

For our first article back in 2025, we wanted to draw attention to an issue that we often see an increase in over the Christmas and New Year period. Economic…

Transparency Pilot Extended to Magistrates Court

Why is it Important to Keep Pushing For Transparency? Following a move in the family courts earlier this year that saw a push for transparency in the family court process,…

The Argument for Investing in Legal Aid

What is the cost of investing in legal aid, and how could it work towards actually creating savings for the Treasury? A new report by the Access to Justice Foundation…

2024 So Far at Brighton & Hove Law: Expanding our Team, Reported Cases and Dog Shows!

As we come towards the end of August, we are suddenly aware that it feels as though the year has absolutely flown by! So here are some updates on what…

A Guide to Non-Accidental Injury and Care Proceedings

Cases involving non-accidental injuries are very difficult for both practitioners and judges. There are many factors that fall into such cases that create complications, such as the complexities of conflicting…

Transparency in the Family Court: Lauryn Goodman v Kyle Walker and the Importance of Understanding Family Court Procedure

Though the publishing of the judgment on the high profile legal dispute between Kyle Walker and Lauryn Goodman may appear to act primarily as a piece of celebrity gossip, we…

Navigating Divorce at Christmas: Establishing Working Parental Relationships Post-Separation

Adopting a Child Led Approach to Family Court

Neurodivergence in the Family Court: Understanding Challenges and Promoting Fairness

Divorce and Reconciliation: What If We Get Back Together?

Economic Abuse Explained: How to Spot it, and How to Help

Transparency Pilot Extended to Magistrates Court

The Argument for Investing in Legal Aid

2024 So Far at Brighton & Hove Law: Expanding our Team, Reported Cases and Dog Shows!

A Guide to Non-Accidental Injury and Care Proceedings

Transparency in the Family Court: Lauryn Goodman v Kyle Walker and the Importance of Understanding Family Court Procedure

Why is alternative dispute resolution important? We look at developments in the area

Transparency in the Family Court: Outlining the Guidance for Reporting

LGBTQ+ Families and Family Law: Exploring developments in the legal rights and protections of LGBTQ+ parents in the UK

Could a shift towards alternative dispute resolution benefit family court proceedings?

Concerns About Family Court Security: How Far Should Court Security Stretch?

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