With the court system crumbling before our eyes, there is much that Resolution and individual members can do to help smooth the processes. Perhaps most importantly, that means diverting as many clients as possible towards better solutions
Members in the Midlands should know that a new Private Law Strategy was recently launched, attend...
New pilot projects aim to ensure that the operation of the family courts is open to scrutiny.
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Resolution Chair Juliet Harvey met with senior HMCTS staff to discuss the thorny issues of bundle...
Resolution is an organisation of 6,500 family lawyers and other family justice professionals in England and Wales, who believe in a constructive, non-confrontational approach to family law matters. Resolution also campaigns for better laws and better support for families and children undergoing family change. Our members, and the couples and families they work with, are regular users of the family courts.
Resolution wants to hear from members about their experiences of delays to court cases during pandemic.
Face covering rules come into force for court users
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.
Resolution calls on HMCTS to allow solicitors and legal executives the right to enter courts with...
The President of the Family division has asked us to share this guidance on PDF bundles.
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....
Practitioners are generally encouraged to use the online platforms as much as possible for financ...
With Covid-19 shifting cases overnight to digital-only, there is an urgent need to consider trans...
The Central Family Court has issued a notice regarding financial remedy work covering the period ...
Following Re TT in the last issue, we now have P (Transgender applicant for declaration of valid ...
A team at HMCTS wants to know how family law professional use their platform.
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...
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 president of the family division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued the following guidance which should be followed with immediate effect by all levels of the Family Court and in the High Court Family Division.
The national lead judge of the financial remedies courts has issued new guidance to FRC judges to...
Guidance and advice for court users during COVID-19 outbreak
Resolution is in regular touch with HMCTS about how online services for legal professionals are w...
Survey of Resolution members found urgent cases were increasingly being delayed, growing concern ...
In the first policy briefing of 2020, we update members on the campaign to finally secure no-faul...
Users have experienced unacceptable problems with the online divorce service
Resolution Chair Nigel Shepherd comments on HMCTS's digital divorce system.