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£6.2m injection for the pioneering family drug and alcohol court

The government has handed local authorities in England a £6.2m lifeline to continue providing a pioneering problem-solving court service – and to expand it into new areas. The family drug and…

Barrister lifts lid on impact of rude and aggressive judges

A barrister has criticised judges who ‘belittle and undermine’ advocates, claiming they can have a profound impact on wellbeing. In a Twitter post Mary Aspinall-Miles, an executive committee member of the…

Flagship court plan for City of London

A multi-purpose high technology court complex will replace all of the City of London’s courts apart from the Old Bailey under plans announced by HM Courts and Tribunals Service and…

Litigant-in-person figures expose family courts crisis

Latest government figures highlighting the rising number of private law cases and litigants in person have prompted calls for the government to heed recent warnings about the family justice system.…

DIY divorce form could lead to more adultery accusations, lawyers warn

A new “DIY” divorce form designed to speed up the process could lead to thousands more people being accused of adultery, lawyers warn. The new form, which was introduced on…

Addicted Parents: Last Chance to Keep My Children, Series 1: 1

In a large house in Sheffield, 12 families live together. But Phoenix Futures’ Specialist Family Service is no ordinary house. And these are no ordinary families. This is the only…

Divorcees who are planning to retire this year can expect lower annual retirement incomes

Divorcees who are planning to retire this year can expect annual retirement incomes of up to 16 per cent, or £3,000, lower than those who have never divorced. Research carried…

Italian high court ends automatic lifelong divorce payments in landmark ruling

The Supreme Court of Cassation in Italy has delivered a landmark judgment, stating that parties who divorce and have independent means or the capacity to work should not expect to…

Wife awarded £453 million in financial remedy proceedings

Award represents 41.5% of matrimonial assets The East European former wife of an oil and gas trader, born in the Caucasus, has been awarded £453 million in financial remedy proceedings against her…

Fruit farmer cannot use Brexit to keep more of the family fortune from his ex-wife

A millionaire fruit farmer cannot use Brexit as a reason to keep more of the family fortune from his ex-wife, a judge has said. Last year Paul Mansfield, 56, was…

Great Legal Bake 2017

As part of our ongoing to commitment to raising funds for good causes please find herewith an invitation to join us in Chambers for tea and cake from 3.30pm on…

MoJ launches online divorce application

Last week the MoJ launched a Practice Direction, PD36D, published to support the first small online divorce pilot. Today an MoJ spokesperson has said, “I can confirm that it is…

Brighton & Hove Law supports disadvantaged children with 8 Circus tickets

Once again we are giving our support to this great cause donating some money to Circus Starr in order to help putting a smile on the face of disadvantaged children…

Surprising Success of the FDAC in Keeping Families Together

When it comes to the care of children, it is clear that the suitability of the carers is an absolute priority. Fortunately, in the instance of parental substance misuse, things…

Archer v Titchener: what would a family court decide?

After the not-guilty verdict in the case of R v Titchener, Rob reminded Helen that “as long as we have a child together, you’ll never be rid of me.” Although…

£6.2m injection for the pioneering family drug and alcohol court

Barrister lifts lid on impact of rude and aggressive judges

Flagship court plan for City of London

Litigant-in-person figures expose family courts crisis

DIY divorce form could lead to more adultery accusations, lawyers warn

Addicted Parents: Last Chance to Keep My Children, Series 1: 1

Divorcees who are planning to retire this year can expect lower annual retirement incomes

Italian high court ends automatic lifelong divorce payments in landmark ruling

Wife awarded £453 million in financial remedy proceedings

Fruit farmer cannot use Brexit to keep more of the family fortune from his ex-wife

Great Legal Bake 2017

MoJ launches online divorce application

Brighton & Hove Law supports disadvantaged children with 8 Circus tickets

Surprising Success of the FDAC in Keeping Families Together

Archer v Titchener: what would a family court decide?

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