Those working in the Family Justice system frequently encounter clients who present as vulnerable. Sheena Cassidy Hope and Kelly Gerrard examine the issues that practitioners are likely to face when ...

The Family Law Awards 2024 shortlist has been released, celebrating the exceptional talent and achievements within the family law community. This prestigious event will once again bring together the ...

This article starts by exploring mental health among the UK population at large as measured by global surveys. Thereafter it focusses on the mental health picture presented by separating families ...

Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (MFPA) was enacted just over 40 years ago. The legislation empowered English Courts to provide financial relief to parties who had a ...

The LexisNexis Legal Awards 2024 are officially open for entries, offering a platform to celebrate the very best of the UK’s legal talent. This year’s awards will feature four exciting new categories, ...

Service is an often ignored but critical subject for international family practitioners in every case. If service rules are not followed carefully, you run the risk of your client ending up divorced ...

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) is running a pilot scheme to bring an end to separated parents poisoning their child against the other parent. Parents who are ...

Drug, alcohol and DNA testing laboratory AlphaBiolabs has made a £500 donation to Juno Women’s Aid in Nottingham as part of its Giving Back campaign Drug, alcohol and DNA testing laboratory ...

Can you give away an interest in land in the course of a discussion? In Ely v Robson [2016] EWCA Civ 774, Ms Robson argued that you could not: an oral agreement would not be compliant with s 2 (1) Law ...

This article considers the English law concept of non-marriage taking as its starting point the “postscript” at [88]–[92] of Mostyn J’s judgment in Tousi v Gaydukova [2023] EWHC 404 (Fam). In that ...