family court

Family proceedings (whether through NCDR or court-based) should be conducted cost effectively wit...

Members in the Midlands should know that a new Private Law Strategy was recently launched, attend...

Resolution has today welcomed a report from the House of Commons Justice Committee on Court Capacity, which calls for more Government support for other solutions to help families avoid court where possible.

New pilot projects aim to ensure that the operation of the family courts is open to scrutiny.

The President of the Family Court has released the results of the Transparency Review.

HMCTS to mandate use of online divorce service

Are you interested in becoming a Deputy District Judge within the family jurisdiction?

Two recent cases highlight the procedural difficulties and the court’s case management powers

Resolution has received the following update from HHJ Roberts regarding the operation of the Central Family Court during lockdown. We will post updates from other courts as and when we receive them.

The Family Justice Board has released a statement summarising the priority actions the Board inte...

The Working Group on Medical Experts in the Family Courts has made 22 recommendations to reduce t...

Supporting litigants in person - how Support Through Court helps and how they can help you in you...

A new update for users of the Central Family Court is now available, courtesy of HHJ Robin Tolson...

Mrs Justice Theis & Lady Justice King have sent a message of gratitude to every person involved in the Family Justice system.

In the second of a two-part article on how grandparents can be brought into when parental issues ...

Hearings in the Family Court are increasingly being held remotely by telephone or on video conferencing software. This guide is designed to help you through the process and includes helpful information on how to prepare for the hearing, how to join a hearing and what to do during the hearing.

Judge Robin Tolson QC has written to users of the Central Family Court about the need to receive ...

His Honour Judge Robin Tolson QC has written to users of the Central Family Court about their pla...

The President of the Family division has asked us to share this guidance on PDF bundles.

The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued a message regarding Family...

In this article for The Review David Burrows takes a look at the case law resulting from the peri...

The fallout from the controversial judgment in F v H and what it will mean for judicial training....

With Covid-19 shifting cases overnight to digital-only, there is an urgent need to consider trans...

Following Re TT in the last issue, we now have P (Transgender applicant for declaration of valid ...

New Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules are now in effect from 6 April 2020.

A court-appointed receiver is a fairly draconian step, but is worth considering as one possible s...

In November 2019 Mrs Justice Knowles delivered a further judgment in the long-running Akhmedova v...

HMCTS has issued the following announcement on regional divorce centres and financial remedy cent...

Resolution has published its response to the President of the Family Division's report on medical expert witnesses in the family courts.

Must the judge who was present at the FDR hearing be disqualified from considering those points? ...

The Justice Select Committee has published its report into court and tribunal reforms. The report draws on evidence given by Resolution and others, and finds that the modernisation programme could leave vulnerable people unable to get the legal advice or decisions they need.

As with most things in life, there are positives and negatives of McKenzie Friends, as personal e...

Feedback on the Judicial Executive Board’s consultation on McKenzie Friends shows there is still ...

This two day course provides an invaluable opportunity for all family lawyers to explore, learn, refresh, and re-examine their advocacy skills.

In this recording, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, addressed Resoluti...

Resolution's National Chair, Margaret Heathcote, talks to Rebecca Bailey-Harris, as part of Lexis...

This HMCTS Family Reform event was aimed at family law practitioners and professional court users...

The Public Accounts Committee has today published its report following its enquiry into the HMCTS Transforming Courts and Tribunals Programme. The report calls the £1.2 billion modernisation programme “highly ambitious” and says “there is a significant risk that HMCTS will fail to deliver the benefits it expects”

This plenary session was recorded at Resolution's National Conference in April 2018 at Bristol.