Shlomit Glaser

Pathfinder courts—renamed ‘Child focused courts’—are to be rolled out nationally, following a successful pilot where backlogs halved and cases were resolved up to seven and a half months faster

The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a £385,000 costs order against a father, in a case that centred on what is required to meet the threshold of ‘reprehensible or unreasonable’ behaviour

Centuries-old burial laws would be overhauled, under Law Commission proposals to address the burgeoning problem of shortage of cemetery space

The government has committed an extra £32m to women’s charities and services tackling addiction, trauma, abuse and homelessness

The Financial Ombudsman is poised for major reform to return it to a simple, impartial dispute resolution service