Knowledge and resources

In Re B (A child) (Unnecessary private law applications) HHJ Wildblood reminded us that DR options should almost always be considered before litigation.

In this section, you'll find Resolution's suite of resources for collaborative practitioners. This includes information on the scope of collaborative practice, how you become a collaborative practitioner, routes for professional development and much more.

In 2018 Henry Brown wrote an outline and training programme to offer a hybrid model encompassing individual meetings with clients that is inclusive of separate confidences. The first course was held in London in February of 2018, co-presented by Henry Brown, Suzanne Kingston and Karin Walker.

Necessity breeds creativity, and the current challenges have opened up a new way of working that suits a lot of clients very well. The coronavirus has a lot to answer for. Never in a million years did I picture being able to do my job from home. From the restrictions that were put upon us all, I have been able to adapt the way I work and offer a more flexible approach to suit my clients’ needs.

James Roberts QC provides a brief guide to private FDRs.

It is hard sometimes to help parents focus on the legalities of the divorce when they are in emotional turmoil and looking to their lawyer for emotional support. So how do we define our boundaries in a way that is both supportive for our clients with children, and helpful for us?

How can the family lawyer best ensure that client need is fully met in the difficult divorce?

In this section, you'll find Resolution's suite of resources for mediators. This includes information on the scope of mediation, how you become a mediator, routes for professional development and much more.

This is an online session about the hybrid mediation process and how lawyers are involved. This session is specifically for family lawyers who may have no or only limited experience of the hybrid mediation process.