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Mediation on the up
The Ministry of Justice has published legal aid statistics for April to June 2015, which show that over the last year the public appetite for family mediation is increasing. Mediation take-up for those entitled to legal aid and their former partners has gone up by a third compared to the same time in 2014. The Ministry of Justice suggests that... more >
Celebrities vs the press
The media are fond of a ‘divorce battle’, never more so than when the relationship of a pair of celebrities has been burst apart by salacious revelations. There’s one of these going on at the moment, as you may have seen from some coverage in the newspapers (Guardian, Telegraph, Mirror), over the last couple of weeks. It seems to be... more >
The Joy of Cars
The latest big-money case to be reported in the press hit the headlines a couple of weeks ago. It had the unusual feature of a classic car collection at its centre, worth (apparently) in excess of £20m. We thought we would get under the bonnet of the case and investigate it a little further. In brief, the couple were married... more >
Different types of null and void
It is not often that the goings-on in the Vatican form the subject of one of our blogs, but we do like to report on a wide range of things of relevance to family law. So when we saw that Pope Francis has taken steps to reform the way the Catholic Church deals with annulments of marriage, we thought it... more >
Tougher on abduction
We have written in previous blogs about the family courts adopting a tougher stance towards people who flout orders, fail to disclose their financial positions, or otherwise duck their responsibilities to each other and the court as separated spouses or parents. Continuing the trend, this week has seen two news stories concerning international child abduction and the family court’s response.... more >
The decline of marriage?
Two news stories have hit our desks this week, which illustrate rather differing approaches to resolving the complex issues facing families today. The first story emanates from the Marriage Foundation, which is an organisation aiming to be a “national champion for marriage”. Its stated aims are to seek to influence the way individuals, couples and society as a whole think... more >