Knowledge & resources

Faith, culture and religious belief | Harmful practices | Ability and capacity | Working with all family formations | Gender Recognition Act 2004

General guidance for solicitors supporting clients through a mediation process | Responsibilities of member solicitors in relation to family mediation and family mediators | Responsibilities of mediators

This chapter looks at all the issues you needs to consider when it comes to conducting a mediation.

Status of initial meetings and MIAMs | Unaccredited mediators and MIAMs | Conducting MIAMs | Safeguarding/screening and assessment in the MIAM | Conducting MIAMs via other media | Charging for the MIAM | Offering the MIAM as a free service | Legal aid eligibility

Impartiality and conflicts of interest | Conflicts of interest | Impartiality in practice | Voluntary participation | Neutrality | The importance of individual legal advice | Confidentiality, privacy and privilege | Confidentiality and safeguarding | Confidentiality, privilege and legal proceedings | The welfare of children | Abuse and power imbalances within the family

This sections includes accreditation, MIAMs, PPCs, continuing professional development, insurance and Child Inclusive Mediation (CIM).

Good practice guidance for mediator members of Resolution. The handbook explains the principles of mediation, the requirements of the Family Mediation Council’s (FMC) Code of Practice and sets a framework for the conduct of consistent and high-quality mediation practice.

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs explores the possible legal scenarios of judicial cooperation between the EU and the UK in the area of family law.

This is a recording of the Family Justice Question Time from Resolution's National Conference in Manchester on 6th April 2019.

Train and qualify as a mediator with Resolution.

Listen to the Finance Update presented at Resolution's National Conference 2019 by Grant Howell and Andrew Newbury (5th April 2019).

This is a glossary of key terms in international family law.

This list of useful links and resources accompanies Resolution's Guide to International Family Law.

This table of forms accompanies Resolution's Guide to International Family Law.

This is a table of cases that accompanies Resolution's Guide to International Family Law.

This is a table of legislation that accompanies Resolution's Guide to International Family Law.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide the practitioner with a basic knowledge and understanding of the institutional and legislative framework of the European Union (EU) as well as the relevance of the Council of Europe and The Hague Conference on Private International Law in the field of family law.

This chapter considers different immigration law issues that can arise across the spectrum of international family law.

This chapter considers what is required to achieve jurisdiction so that an order can be made under Part IV of the Children Act 1989.

This chapter deals with the issues that may arise when dealing with an international adoption.