Figures released by Cafcass show that the number of care applications received in February 2016 increased by 27% from those received in February 2015. A total of 1,225 care applications were...
The Library of Commons last week (Tuesday 9 February 2016) published a new briefing paper relating to ‘common law marriage’ and cohabitation across England and Wales.The paper includes statistics for...
Figures released by Cafcass show that the number of care applications received in January 2016 increased by 16% from those received in January 2015. A total of 1,040 care...
Figures released by Cafcass show that, in January 2016, the number of private law cases received increased by 7% from January 2015 levels. A total of 2,953 new cases...
The Department for Work and Pensions yesterday (8 February 2016) published new information regarding the new arrangements for State Pension sharing being introduced on 6 April 2016, and how they will...
In a bid to increase adoption numbers across England, the government announced today (14 January 2016) that it will be fundamentally and rapidly amending the law to ensure courts and local authorities...
Figures released by Cafcass show that, in December 2015, the number of private law cases received increased by 12% from December 2014 levels. A total of 2,991 new cases were received.Between April...
Figures released by Cafcass show that the number of care applications received in December 2015 increased by 17% from those received in December 2014. A total of 1,092 care applications were...
Lord Justice Briggs yesterday (12 January 2016) published an interim report concerning civil court structures and judicial processes as a whole.Commissioned by the Lord Chief Justice and the Master of...
On Monday (11 January 2016) Prime Minister David Cameron kicked off the New Year by making a number of pledges concerning reforms to relationship support and the prevention of poverty, and utilising...