Laura Halls: Thank you for joining us, Juliet. What makes the Family Law Awards such a stand-out event in the legal calendar?

Nail testing is a toxicological method used to detect drug use or, in the case of nail alcohol testing, to monitor abstinence or chronic and excessive alcohol consumption over an extended period.

Do family courts adopt a consistent approach to children’s autonomy? If not, should they? This article critically examines the inconsistency with which courts address children’s autonomy in ...

Celebrating the excellence, resilience, and humanity at the heart of family law. The LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2025 are officially open for entries – and with them, a unique opportunity for ...

You may be aware that the recent Court of Appeal case of Re W [2016] EWCA Civ 793 has been causing some head scratching among commentators. There is no doubt that this was a difficult case. The CoA ...

The President of the Family Division has a issued a revised Public Law Outline(PLO) and pilot practice direction, as well as a number of supporting guidance documents. There are three President's ...

Rebecca Probert, Senior Lecturer, University of Warwick. Many cohabitants mistakenly believe they have a 'common-law marriage' which affords them the same rights as married couples. This myth is given ...

Brenda Long and Emma Baillie, Solicitors, Blandy and Blandy, Reading. Eight solicitors have been prosecuted in the last 12 months for failing to notify under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA).

This article is concerned with the reform of kinship care law in the light of recent governmental policy announcements. The intention of government is to give greater prominence to kinship care ...

This article examines the effects of on LASPO and mediation 12 months on from the introduction of the Act which slashed nearly £60m from the Legal Aid budget. It brings together for the first time all ...

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the Thatcher Government fixed its sights on child maintenance. In January 1990, in what was to be her last year in office, Mrs Thatcher (as she then was) ...

The family law reforms are two working days away. The volume of material for family law professionals to read and digest is huge and the Children and Families Act 2014 is a biggie at 241 pages long.