The Family Law Awards return this autumn for what promises to be another exceptional evening of celebration, recognition and community. Taking place at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London on ...

Mark Jones, Barrister, No 5 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 ...

“We welcome these new regulations that will allow more care leavers to access social housing where they are. Too many ...

With the ratification of the Republic of Korea, the 1993 Adoption Convention now has 107 Contracting Parties. It will enter ...

The “pre-acquired” or “non-matrimonial” argument is one which has taken up much commentary in family law circles over recent years. However the conundrum can be even more challenging when considering ...

The 759 cases in 2020 represents a 44% decrease on the average number of cases (1,359) received annually between 2011 and 2019. This is thought to be largely attributable to reasons derived from the ...

*but didn’t ask because… if you were that interested in Chancery work you wouldn’t have become a family lawyer 'I’m a common-law wife' (No you’re not) 1. A classic trope of the horror movie is the ...

Language matters. In his famous 1946 essay Politics and the English Language George Orwell pointed out that there is a relationship of cause and effect between what we say or write and what we think. ...

Lizzie Smith Partner Family Team Stephens Scown LLP. 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 ...

The statutory criteria to decide what is a fair financial settlement on divorce comes from the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 now almost 50 years old. In reality it derives from judge made law. This has ...

The Children’s Commissioner for England is calling on members of the House of Lords to support a key amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would establish national thresholds for ...

In recent years there have been calls for a change in the law to protect vulnerable adults from falling victim to what has become known as “predatory marriage”. This is due to a rise in cases where ...