Decree nisi would be pronounced on the wife's petition for divorce on the basis of the husband's admitted adultery, rather than on the husband's petition based on the wife's behaviour which he said...
With effect from 14 December of this year, new powers will come into force allowing the Secretary of State to make an application to disqualify a non-resident parent with outstanding child maintenance...
The president of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has approved a note issued by Mr Justice Mostyn confirming that an error had been identified in standard orders 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4,...
Family Law students at Bristol University recently welcomed the new President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane for a Question Time with a difference.
The family law Question Time saw...
Former magistrate Richard Page has been granted permission to take his case against the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice to the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Page is accusing the most senior...
Child cruelty and neglect offences in the UK have doubled over the last five years, the NSPCC has revealed. There were 16,939 child cruelty and neglect offences recorded by police in 2017/18, up from...
Lawyers, judges and family law professionals gathered 3 December in Leeds for the Family Justice Council’s 12th annual debate. The main issue of this year’s event was covert recordings.Given rapid...
Nearly 600 barristers, solicitors, judges, academics and other family law practitioners gathered in central London for the prestigious annual Family Law Awards. During the eighth annual...
Family law community gathers in London for the annual Family Law AwardsNearly 600 barristers, solicitors, judges, academics and other family law practitioners gathered in central London last night for...