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Government review highlights impact and ongoing challenges five years after Domestic Abuse Act

11 MAY 2026

Kinship warns trauma support failures are pushing families towards breakdown

11 MAY 2026

Cafcass reports sharp rise in private law children cases across England

11 MAY 2026

Regional wealth divide driving rise in financially complex divorces, surveys suggest

5 MAY 2026

Victims and Courts Act 2026 comes into force with expanded rights and protections for victims

5 MAY 2026

New family law arbitrators group launched to promote wider use of private dispute resolution

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Government review highlights impact and ongoing challenges five years after...

11 MAY 2026

Kinship warns trauma support failures are pushing families towards...

11 MAY 2026

Cafcass reports sharp rise in private law children cases across England

11 MAY 2026

Regional wealth divide driving rise in financially complex divorces,...

5 MAY 2026

Victims and Courts Act 2026 comes into force with expanded rights and...

5 MAY 2026

New family law arbitrators group launched to promote wider use of private...

5 MAY 2026

Family Law Awards 2026: Entries are now open!

27 APR 2026

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Dr Sharon Thompson is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Cardiff University and is co-editor of case notes for Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law. Her monograph Prenuptial Agreements and the Presumption of Free Choice (Hart 2015) was shortlisted for the 2017 Birks Prize, 2016 SLSA Socio-Legal Prize and 2016 SLSA Early Career Prize.

Anna is an associate in the firm’s dispute resolution department. She deals with a broad range of contentious matters involving both individuals and corporate clients. She has experience of litigation in the high court and of settling disputes through mediation or negotiation.

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Government review highlights impact and ongoing challenges five years after Domestic Abuse Act

The Government has published its long-awaited post-legislative scrutiny memorandum on the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, setting out its assessment of the landmark legislation five years after it received...

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New figures published by Cafcass show a significant increase in demand across the family justice system, with private law children cases rising sharply during the 2025–26 financial year and reaching...

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