code of practice
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Code in Practice course 2025
Members of Resolution need to complete the Code in Practice course during their first year of membership. By doing this course, we believe that you will be a more effective professional, whether you are a family lawyer or another professional involved in the family justice system.
Good Practice Guide to Social Media
Social media can be a useful tool for family solicitors to connect with the public and other prof...
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Good Practice Guide to Working with Vulnerable Clients
In reality all family law clients should be considered as vulnerable, they are usually in a state...
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Let’s do better with letters!
The Code of Practice and recently updated Good Practice Guides help us put our values into action...
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Good Practice Guide to Communication
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, mediators and arbitrators and more widely within the family justice system. Poor communication accounts for the largest number of complaints received by Resolution.
Reflections on the Statement of Ethical Principles and Practice
This document is not an abstract set of ideals, but thoroughly rooted in the issues we and our clients face every day
Good Practice Guide to Correspondence
Written correspondence, such as emails or letters, is still the main method of communication in f...
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Guidance Note: Referrals to contact centres
The Guides to Good Practice build on the Code of Practice by developing the ethos behind it into ...
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Statement of Ethical Principles and Practice
When they join, members sign up to a Code of Practice. It is about the approach we take to our wo...
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Code in Practice course
Members of Resolution need to complete the Code in Practice course during their first year of membership. By doing this course, we believe that you will be a more effective professional, whether you are a family lawyer or another professional involved in the family justice system.
Our Code of Practice
Resolution's members follow a Code of Practice that promotes a constructive approach to family issues and considers the needs of the whole family.
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Code in Practice event
As part of the online Code in Practice course, for no additional cost you can attend a Code in Pr...
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Code in Practice event
As part of the online Code in Practice course, you can attend a Code in Practice event for free.<...
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Code in Practice event
You need to have enrolled in the online Code in Practice course, before you can attend a Code in ...
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Resolution’s Code of Practice
Resolution members commit to a Code of Practice that promotes a constructive approach to family issues and considers the needs of the whole family, in particular the best interests of children.
Elaine Richardson honoured with prestigious John Cornwell Award
Family solicitor and mediator Elaine Richardson has received the 2019 John Cornwell Award.