Knowledge & resources

Written correspondence, such as emails or letters, is still the main method of communication in family disputes. The impact of letters and emails can be significant; therefore, consider who the recipient is and what you hope to achieve with the communication.

In this recording, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, addressed Resolution's Regional Liaison Committee meeting on 8th May 2019 in London.

Resolution's National Chair, Margaret Heathcote, talks to Rebecca Bailey-Harris, as part of LexisNexis's Family Law Insights series.

This is the Finance Update presented at Resolution's National Conference 2018 in Bristol by Grant Howell and Andrew Newbury (20th April 2018).

Listen to the Children Update presented at Resolution's National Conference 2019 by Elspeth Thomson and Samantha Little (5th April 2019).

Resolution is producing regular briefings on Brexit. This is the March 2019 edition.

On 6 March 2019 a select group of family lawyers came together in Resolution’s new offices to discuss the ‘mad riddle’ of Brexit, and the implications of a no deal scenario. Are there any positive possibilities on the horizon – the end of the EU Maintenance Regime perhaps? Or are we throwing away decades of careful co-operation, just as international elements of separation are on the rise? The debate may be academic by the time you are reading this, but the issues are likely to be in play one way or another for years to come.

Resolution held a roundtable discussion to consider the possible implications for family law practitioners of the UK exiting from the EU without a deal.

A follow up to our previous joint note with The Law Society providing guidance to family law solicitors in the case of a no-deal exit from the EU.

Resolution and the Association of Lawyers for Children issue joint guidance for family lawyers in case of a no-deal scenario.

Resolution is producing regular briefings on Brexit. This is the February 2019 edition.

This presentation looks at how you can develop your communication skills by better understanding different communication styles of clients and colleagues.

Annmarie Carvalho (Carvalho Mediation & Therapy) and Lauren Guy (Family Law Partners) discuss the issues in wellness in family law.

Resolution is producing regular briefings on Brexit. This is the January 2019 edition.

Resolution and the Law Society provide joint guidance for family law solicitors in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

This podcast is presented by James Pirrie (Family Law in Partnership), Kate Hart (Roffe Swayne) and Roger Isaacs (Milstead Langdon).

Different talks looking at the relationship between equal civil partnerships and cohabitation reform

Resolution developed an innovative new service called Family Matters. It aimed to help separated parents collaborate more effectively in the best interests of their children and involved the services of a new type of practitioner – a ‘Family Matters Guide’.

This session presented by Tristan Harvey, QEB, and Peter Burgess, Burgess Mee, discusses using an advanced hybrid practice model in family mediation.

This HMCTS Family Reform event was aimed at family law practitioners and professional court users but was also relevant to anyone interested in the future reform of the administration of the family court.