Knowledge & resources

Find out more about the LAA's work to reduce the amount of bills rejected.

Apply is a new digital service which will be replacing CCMS when making applications for legal aid.

Resolution has published its response to the President of the Family Division's report on medical expert witnesses in the family courts.

An update in The Review on the parenting workshops and outreach programmes run by Kids Come First.

Must the judge who was present at the FDR hearing be disqualified from considering those points? This was the question that needed to be determined in the recent High Court case of Shokrollah-Babaee v Shokrollah-Babaee. Austin Chessell reports for The Review.

Alex Laing and Greg Williams report on The Court of Appeal judgment on Inheritance Act claims out of time for The Review.

In this article from The Review Edward Cooke analyses the activity of the private children law working group put together by the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane.

Natalie Gamble and Kelly Blaxall examine the recent ruling of the President of the Family Division in Re TT [2019] EWHC 2384 and its significance one for transgender and non-binary parents who conceive children after transitioning in this article from The Review.

In this article for The Review Graeme Fraser reports back on the Dispute Resolution Conference family justice Question Time from the DR Conference 2019

In this article for The Review Gemma Hope reports back on the "Using words well: how we can find solutions through language" workshop from the DR Conference 2019

This fascinating workshop at the DR Conference 2019 explained how the left side and the right side of the brain process information in very different ways, so it can be well worth bearing in mind which aspect of the brain you want to talk to and with. James Carroll reports on it for The Review.

In this article for The Review Carrie Rudge reports back on the "Helping emotional parents towards good outcomes" workshop from the DR Conference 2019.

In this article for The Review Mei-Ling McNab reports back on "The pros and cons of early neutral evaluation" presentation from the DR Conference 2019.

Fiona Connah reports back on the seminar “The Rise of the Neutral – a systemic approach”, presented by Carolyn Hanes and Jane McCann, at the Dr Conference 2019.

In this article from The Review, David Lister, Chair of YRes, reports back on the YRes Conference 2019.

The introduction, development and evolution of new methods of resolving family disputes for changing families means there is a need for us all to look at how we communicate as members of Resolution; with our clients, with other members, with our clients’ former partners if they are not represented by a lawyer, with other members of our clients’ families, with other non-member lawyers, barristers, judges and more widely within the family justice system.

The LAA is now publishing more detailed provider information which will be updated monthly.

The LAA have provided an update on the Civil Legal Advice telephone service.

Most practitioners have a good relationship with the LAA but sometimes things do go wrong and you can’t seem to resolve the issue.

The LAA updated its guidance in October 2019 to include counsel high cost payment on account scenarios.