Family Law provides a platform for debate for all the important topics, from divorce and care proceedings to transparency and access to justice. If you would like to contribute please email ...

The deadline to enter the Family Law Awards 2025 has been extended to Thursday 20 June, giving you extra time to showcase the people, cases, initiatives and teams that have made a difference this year ...

Lauren Winser, Barrister, Westgate Chambers Sofia Santos, Pupil Barrister, Westgate Chambers ...

In part one of this three-part series, we explored what it can mean to have a physical disability, inclusive language and its importance, and what support can be brought in via intermediaries and ...

Two decisions in 2024 reveal a paradox about the termination of pregnancies by women declared to be incapacitous under the Mental Health Act 2005, s 2. The court has accepted that s 4 (4) of the Act ...

Thousands of children each year across the globe are caught up in war. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has seen more than 2.5 million children displaced and thousands fleeing their homeland to seek ...

An article covering the recent rollout of Pathfinder from a practitioner in Birmingham. This article initially focusses on the legal framework and objectives of Pathfinder whilst then progressing to ...

EWCA Civ 2 confirmed that the Family Court has powers to make inherent jurisdiction orders. This wide-ranging article explores when the Family Court may exercise the inherent jurisdiction in ...

The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (the ‘Act’) was signed into law on 29 April 2021, which finally solidified the then Government’s promise to create a statutory definition of domestic abuse. With the Act ...