Knowledge and resources

We bring together a selection of digital resources and learning materials that can be accessed to learn at home.

Resolution's Coronavirus email bulletin is published twice weekly on a Tuesday and Friday.

This page brings together the advice and support available to family law professions amid the Coronavirus outbreak.

The Judiciary has issued guidance on the use of remote courts in Financial Remedies cases and distinguishes between the approach in money cases and the approach of children cases.

Resolution's Coronavirus email bulletin is published twice weekly on Tuesday and Friday.

This is joint letter from the Lord Chief Justice, Master of the Rolls and President of the Family Division, which I have been asked to share with you.

The letter is intended to remind judges that the decision about listing is theirs, without directing them. It is not guidance. The letter points to the growing experience, both positive and negative, relating to remote hearings and seeks to assist by indicating the categories of case which a judge might, or might not, consider could be undertaken remotely.

The Judiciary has changed its requirements to evidence abuse in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

In a joint article, National Chair Margaret Heathcote and Chief Executive Colin Jones outline how Resolution is responding to the Covid-19 crisis.

This article appears in the April/May 2020 issue of The Review.

Resolution's Coronavirus email bulletin is published twice weekly on a Tuesday and Friday

The current crisis and the problems that the courts are facing has shone a new light on how we practice and the solutions we can offer our clients.

There have been many mentions of arbitration and changes. What’s that all about?

Resolution's Coronavirus email bulletin is published twice weekly on Tuesday and Friday.

Resolution's Coronavirus email bulletin is published twice weekly on Tuesday and Friday.

The current national public health emergency requires all financial remedy cases to be heard remotely unless personal attendance is absolutely unavoidable in the interests of fairness and justice. The court must prioritise urgent cases and those involving vulnerable parties.

These Directions apply to all cases listed on or after 6th April up to and including Friday 1ST May 2020

In each case to which these directions apply, there is permission to apply to the court to vary or set aside the directions, as it may apply in that particular case. Any such application shall be made to: [email protected] marked for the urgent attention of His Honour Judge O’Dwyer, District Judge Gibbons or District Judge Hudd.

Resolution's Coronavirus email bulletin is published twice weekly on a Tuesday and Friday.

Resolution's Coronavirus email bulletin is published twice weekly on Tuesday and Friday.

This guidance for Family and County Court Judges through the COVID-19 pandemic was issued by the Judiciary of England and Wales on 23 March 2020.

Resolution's Coronavirus email bulletin is published twice weekly on Tuesday and Friday.

The aim of this document is to identify clearly the current problems which arise from the urgent need to move to a default position of remote hearings, to identify potential solutions to those problems and to set out operational protocols to govern the position whilst further solutions are being arrived at.

The MOJ held a teleconference for the whole of the civil and family sector on the afternoon of Friday 20 March 2020.

In these difficult times arrangements in nearly every aspect of life are changing rapidly. This will include living and contact arrangements for the children of separated parents. If possible, parents will need to work together to agree necessary changes.