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The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued guidance on the impact of the family court’s approach to costs of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020
30 March 2022
Blame-free divorce, but how fair? Premium Content
David Burrows takes issue with the new divorce and civil partnership dissolution law and rules
04 March 2022 / David Burrows
NLJ: What's fair in the no blame game?
Romantic relationships are complicated, particularly when they end...
02 March 2022
England’s largest divorce settlement
The decision in the Dubai aristocracy divorce case―believed to be the highest post-divorce financial settlement awarded by an English court―has a ‘relentless logic’, according to a lawyer who specialises in high value divorces
30 December 2021
Family courts: transparency fears
Family lawyers have expressed concerns over ‘revolutionary’ proposals by the president of the Family Division for greater transparency
03 November 2021
Reforming child arrangement cases
The President of the Family Division has vowed to reform the system for dealing with child arrangement cases within the next three years
13 October 2021
Reflections on the Burrows amendment… Premium Content
David Burrows charts the highs & lows of the ‘Ancillary relief pilot scheme’ 25 years on
08 October 2021 / David Burrows
Cancelled hearings costing ex-couples dear
Last-minute cancellations of court hearings to agree financial settlements or child contact arrangements are leaving ex-couples facing ‘ruinous costs’, family lawyers have warned
29 September 2021
LNB news: HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) announce transition period after the online divorce service becomes mandatory on 13 September 2021
From 13 September pursuant to Family Procedure Rules 2010 Practice Direction 36X legal representatives must submit applications for divorce online, using MyHMCTS rather than the paper Form D8
16 August 2021
Divorcing farmers—married to the farm? Premium Content
Hannah Porter explains why there can be so many complications for divorcing farming couples
02 July 2021 / Hannah Porter
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The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
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The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
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