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Could Family Arbitration be for you?

Could Family Arbitration be for you?

Head of Chambers at St Ives Chambers, Elizabeth Isaacs KC, has contributed to an explanatory article in the Law Society Gazette about the merits of using children’s arbitration as a form of dispute resolution where the issues are straightforward. Read here for...
Family Law Update Pt.2

Family Law Update Pt.2

By Kim Mapperson, Associate Solicitor Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Law Division has stated that there will be a general steer towards more family court hearings being attended rather than remote where possible where there is an important decision to...
Family Law Update

Family Law Update

By Kim Mapperson, Associate Solicitor In the spring, the President of the Family Division gave his view of the impact of covid in the family courts. He has acknowledged that the family courts have, and to some extent still are, backlogged meaning delays for all those...
Court fees to rise in the autumn

Court fees to rise in the autumn

By Louise Martin, Solicitor, Director & Family Mediator As has been expected, the MOJ have now announced that court fees are to rise this autumn. In family law, the fee on filing a petition a divorce, nullity or civil partnership dissolution will increase from...