FO v OL HHJ Barker 1 April 2026 Interesting recent Sch 1 judgment involving a high profile former tennis player. M (aged 38) and F (aged 42) began cohabiting in 2022, had a child in 2024 and separa...

Samantha Hillas KC talks to a female trailblazer, who has been at the coalface of financial remedies work during a career so far spanning almost half a century, about her journey to the Bar, her judic...

Readers may know my colleague Andrew Hogan as the author of the extremely useful “Costs Barrister” blog.  Subscribers to LinkedIn may well follow his regular activities and photos of La…

It is approaching 10 years since HHJ Edward Hess and Joanna Miles published their seminal article which fired the starting gun for the creation of the Financial Remedies Court. The purpose of this…

The judgment of Mr Justice Hayden in  F (A Minor) (Permission To Appeal) [2025] EWHC 638 (Fam) highlights a trap for those seeking permission to appeal.  The time for appealing runs from the date t…

Two former partners of a law firm did not vary their 50/50 partnership after it was set up so that one would be in sole control, the High Court has ruled.

Leaky roof, missing tiles, inadequate security...the Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre is not fit for purpose. The centre's decrepitude touches raw nerves in Westminster's relationship with Wale...

For family mediation week in January, the Family Mediation Council suggested making a pledge. Mine was to the FMC itself: to make the accreditation process more straightforward.

The Family Court has rejected a divorcing husband’s claim that his wife’s solicitors are conflicted out of acting for her because of past work they did for the couple.

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Pensions on Divorce: A Practitioner’s Handbook is written by a distinguished team of family law and actuarial experts. It explains in an accessible, practical style one of the most technical and pitfa...

In  T v T & Ors (Disregard for Procedural Rules, Adjournment) [2025] EWFC 14 (B) Recorder Chandler KC set out a large number of matters on which the applicant had failed to comply with the rule…

Barbara Mills KC made the call on a visit to the Cardiff Civil Justice Centre

Having a coach to support wellbeing should be part of everyday practice at the Bar like having an accountant and insurance, the new chair of the Bar said last night.

Barbara Mills KC delivered her inaugural speech at Inner Temple Hall

Divorcing teachers say they are living in limbo waiting for the value of their pensions to be calculated.

Social monogamy has been observed in less than 10% of mammal species – and birds have been shown to be less faithful than previously believed In 2011, a shock celebrity break-up garnered headlines around the world – not the separation of Ashton Kutcher…

In Waterrower (UK) Limited v Liking Ltd (t/a Topiom) [2024] EWHC 3049 (IPEC) Campbell Forsyth (sitting as a High Court Judge) observed that there were a number of issues with a witness statement se…

I left Berlin for a flat overlooking the Bosphorus – and after a decade with a partner, found even Christmas could be joyful Recently I found this note in my 2021 diary: “Moved into this apartment five days ago, waiting for loneliness to catch up, but it…

Supporting clients who have opted to use an online divorce provider can be challenging for family lawyers, but they can offer valuable assistance to protect their clients’ interests. Educating clients...

Coming to the end of the year, and with Christmas nearly upon us, all lawyers  could benefit from reading the judgment of Chief U.S. District Judge David Proctor in McCullers v. Koch Foods of Ala.,…