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29 June 2020

Domestic Abuse increases during lockdown but help remains available
The scale of domestic abuse has increased during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Whilst an increase was predicted by experts in this field and echoed in the media, there is a no surprise that the...
Megan Bennie
News Separators 29 June 2020
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28 June 2020

Rapid consultation on remote hearings in Family Law cases
The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO) has recently published a rapid consultation on the use of remote hearings in family law cases during the Covid 19 pandemic.The NFJO was asked by the...
Sarah Forster
News Separators 28 June 2020
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23 June 2020

The need for summer scheme support in response to Covid-19
Anne Longfield, the Children's Commissioner has called for summer scheme support for children. She is concerned that the wider impact on children of school closures is not being given enough...
News Separators 23 June 2020
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23 June 2020

Legal Relationship Advice: 'Knowledge is Power'
Coming out of lockdown for those who are lonely in their relationshipsAs the lockdown measures gradually ease, we all are transitioning into a new ‘normal’ way of life.  During the...
Lucy Greenwood
Articles Separators 23 June 2020
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22 June 2020

The road ahead for mediators includes online training
There was a significant moment for all family law practitioners earlier this month, with the publication of a road map for the operation of family courts over many months to come.In 'The Road Ahead,'...
Jane Robey
Articles Separators 22 June 2020
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19 June 2020

The impact of Covid-19 on existing financial settlements
We find ourselves in unprecedented times, and whilst there are many uncertainties, one question that has arisen for family lawyers across the country, is whether financial settlements that have been...
Debra Jackson
Articles Separators 19 June 2020
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18 June 2020

Maintaining professional users’ access to courts during the pandemic
HM Courts and Tribunals Service has announced that it is continuing to provide the professional users’ access scheme at those courts which are currently open to the public and that are able to...
News Separators 18 June 2020
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16 June 2020

The Road Ahead: The Family Court and COVID-19
The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has published a document entitled 'The Road Ahead', aimed at establishing a framework for the Family Court in England and Wales by...
News Separators 16 June 2020
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11 June 2020

Lawyers in Lockdown 3: Thinking about the client experience of the remote hearings
The lockdown period seems to be gradually easing now but I for one do not believe that remote hearings will end after this. That said, remote hearings shouldn’t and can’t continue to be...
Adrian Barnett-Thoung-Holland
Articles Separators 11 June 2020
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3 June 2020

Tackling child contact problems as England emerges from lockdown: Questions and Answers
From 1st June 2020, lockdown in England has considerably eased, with many children returning to schools and families and friends being given the green light to meet in groups of up to six, so long as...
Megan Bennie
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