While Women’s Aid welcomes some of the funding announcements, we urge the government to recognise that without a ...

“Refuge has been clear: if the Government is serious about its pledge to halve VAWG, it must back that commitment with ...

"Go for it. Telling your story matters in family law"Simon Bruce has spent more than 40 years practising family law. He’s seen the field evolve, led high-stakes cases and helped shape the careers of ...

Family analysis: Siddique Patel solicitor at Shoosmiths discusses the decision of the Court of Appeal overturning that of Williams J when he ruled that an Islamic Nikah ceremony could be classed as a ...

The deadline to enter the Family Law Awards 2025 has been extended to Thursday 20 June, giving you extra time to showcase the ...

Lord Justice Andrew McFarlane has suggested that contact between adopted children and their birth relatives needs further consideration and that the law may have an important role to play in shaping ...

Relationships have been in the news in 2018. Not only did we see two Royal weddings, but at the opposite end of the romance spectrum, in June the UK Supreme Court ruled that it was discriminatory not ...

This ICACU leaflet provides some general information about the International Child Abduction and Contact Unit (ICACU) and its role which you may find helpful to read in the first instance when you are ...

In recent years there have been calls for a change in the law to protect vulnerable adults from falling victim to what has become known as “predatory marriage”. This is due to a rise in cases where ...

The article explores the Family Court’s responses and the evidentiary framework which is employed in adjudicating allegations of deliberate salt poisoning of children. In the context of there being no ...

This article explores the principles of care for children deprived of their liberty including the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory’s recent recommendations on the care provision for children who ...

The UK Spouse Visa is for partners of British or Irish citizens persons with indefinite leave to remain in the UK refugee leave or humanitarian protection or limited leave to remain under Appendix EU ...