Carrie shortlisted in National Awards 15th October 2019 Carrie Laws from our Plymouth office has been shortlisted as ‘Supporter of the Year’ in the Advocacy National Awards for […] Categories: News
Inquiry into abusive parents’ access to children 15th May 2019 Today’s news highlights the call for inquiry into access to children for abusive parents. The focus on the protection of […] Categories: Domestic Abuse, News
Four New Directors for The Family Law Company 15th April 2019 We are delighted to announce the appointment of four new Directors to the Board, strengthening the team and securing our […] Categories: News
Coercive and controlling behaviour – what is it and what can be done about it? 26th March 2019 The issue of coercive and controlling behaviour has been in the news recently. You may have read about the case […] Categories: Domestic Abuse, News
The cost of giving bad advice 19th March 2019 A High Court Judge has ordered an unqualified legal adviser who held himself out to be a competent legal professional […] Categories: Legal Aid, News
Sir Andrew MacFarlane in support of Legal Aid practitioners 9th October 2018 Sir Andrew MacFarlane, the most senior family judge in England & Wales, has commented recently that “the justice system may […] Categories: Legal Aid, News
Charity update; recycling for children’s charity bibic 19th April 2018 Together with the rest of the team at The Family Law Company, I have been supporting Bibic, a small national […] Categories: News
Is it ‘unreasonable’ to want to get divorced? 21st February 2017 The recent case involving Tini Owens has been in the headlines. The Court of Appeal refused her permission to get […] Categories: Divorce & Separation, News
Court orders surrogate mother to hand baby to gay couple 11th May 2015 There has been a call for the rules surrounding surrogacy to be clarified and tightened up, after a woman who […] Categories: Children, Legal Aid, News
Justice Committee report on civil legal aid calls for “urgent and essential” review 2nd April 2015 The Justice Committee has called for an urgent review of the changes which were made to civil legal aid in […] Categories: News