Victims of Domestic Violence will receive extra help and support from 18 new Specialist Domestic Violence Courts, the Government has announced. The new courts will be located in Eastern England, East ...

The Office of National Statistics have released figures around civil partnerships in England and Wales in 2019. There were 167 opposite-sex civil partnerships formed in England and Wales on 31 ...

Leading drug, alcohol and DNA testing laboratory, AlphaBiolabs, has made a £500 donation to Beatson Cancer Charity in Glasgow ...

In this article I consider how law reform for cohabitants could reduce the prospect of domestic abuse for those experiencing separation. My article endorses and adopts recommendations made by ...

Casey Randall, Head of Genetics at AlphaBiolabs, discusses the benefits of Non-invasive Prenatal Paternity testing for the timely resolution of family disputes. Uncertainty regarding paternity can ...

Sally Harrison KC considers whether Schedule 1 claims are only for the ultra rich. In this article she addresses the hurdles which potential applicants have to overcome in order to make a Schedule 1 ...

*but didn’t ask because… if you were that interested in Chancery work you wouldn’t have become a family lawyer 1. A classic trope of the horror movie is the unexpected return from the dead of ...

The LexisNexis Legal Awards 2025 shortlist has been released, celebrating the exceptional talent and achievements within the entire legal community. This prestigious event will once again bring ...

This article helps to inform child relocation cases where immigration is a key feature. It includes a list of suggested immigration questions to consider when taking instructions from a client, or ...

Lecturer in Law, University of Buckingham: The mention of 'incest' leads to a sense of revulsion, regardless of whether the context is non- consensual, or true consensual incest between adults. The ...

The President of the Family Division Sir James Munby has released Practice Guidance today relating to the duration of ex parte (without notice) orders. Concerns were raised by the Magistrates’ ...