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 ...

The Children’s Commissioner has submitted written evidence to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Committee.

The #ValueOurLove campaign is calling on Rachel Reeves to step up and ensure kinship carers receive the support they need to ...

The judgment of Mr Justice Holman in Chai v Peng (No 2) [2014] EWHC 1519 (Fam), [2014] 2 FLR (forthcoming) permitting the wife to issue a replacement second petition upon the dismissal of her first, ...

Hannah examines the recent case law around section 20 of the Children Act 1989 and two concerning trends: s 20 being abused or, worryingly, not used at all. Section 20 of the Children Act 1989 (the ...

Occasionally, as a family solicitor, I come across a case that makes me despair. Thankfully it’s rare, but that feeling overwhelmed me when I read the child contact case of Q and R (Intractable ...

Casey Randall, Head of Genetics at AlphaBiolabs, explores what makes AlphaBiolabs the industry leader for court-admissible DNA testing. DNA testing plays a critical role in the legal sector, offering ...

Should there have been any doubt remaining, Mr Justice Francis confirmed in O’Dwyer v O’Dwyer [2019] EWHC 1838 (Fam) that post-separation earnings are not a matrimonial asset capable of being shared.

Christie O’Connell, Barrister at 1 Hare Court and Emma Dewhurst, Senior Associate at Hall Brown, highlight the public policy considerations in the recent case of Re Z (Foreign Surrogacy) [2024] EWFC ...

Briony Palmer and Amy Stout provide a practical guide to fact finding in private law, reflecting the enduring popularity of this topic in light of the prevalence of these hearings and the continued ...

This article examines the challenges within the law of spousal maintenance in English family law highlighting the unpredictability and inconsistency of the discretionary framework under s 25 of the ...

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 ...