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Refuge calls for tech-facilitated abuse to be a priority in government VAWG strategy
In the wake of hosting its first Technology Safety Summit, the domestic abuse charity Refuge is calling on the government to make...

kellygrigg
Oct 27, 20241 min read


Parenting Through Separation Guide
In 2021 Resolution’s Parenting After Parting Committee produced the Parenting Through Separation Guide. Written as a collective the Guide...

kellygrigg
Oct 9, 20241 min read
‘I feel like I am living someone else’s life’: one in seven people a victim of stalking
One in seven people aged 16 years and over in England and Wales has been a victim of stalking at least once, with women and younger...

kellygrigg
Oct 7, 20241 min read


Celebratory event marks 75 years of women King’s Counsel in England and Wales
More than 350 women KCs and judges came together in the Great Hall of the Royal Courts of Justice to mark 75 years since women first...

kellygrigg
Oct 6, 20241 min read


Commissioner says domestic abuse victims must be kept safe amidst response to prison overcrowding crisis
The Government has announced plans to temporarily reduce the point at which prisoners are automatically released from 50% to 40% of their...

kellygrigg
Jul 29, 20241 min read


Hundreds of charities push for hardship to be top of Prime Minister’s priorities from day one
Over 200 organisations committed to ending poverty have called on the people most likely to be the next Prime Minister to put tackling...

kellygrigg
Jul 14, 20241 min read


Resolution urges the new government to waste no time in getting to grips with the issues facing the family justice system and quickly starting to act on their commitment to cohabitation reform.
Cohabitation reform is an important cornerstone of Resolution’s Vision for Family Justice, which sets out a variety of changes Resolution...

kellygrigg
Jul 13, 20241 min read
The final journey: funerals and family disputes
Andrew Bainham Emeritus Reader in Family Law and Policy University of Cambridge Family disputes over funerals are surprisingly common....

kellygrigg
Jun 11, 20241 min read
Updated guide on pensions on divorce for LiPs published by Law for Life
In collaboration with the Pension Advisory Group, and thanks to funding from the Nuffield Foundation, Law for Life has published an...

kellygrigg
Jun 10, 20241 min read


Organisations demand that domestic abusers be exempted from the prison early release scheme
A group of 14 organisations working to end violence against women and girls have demanded that the Government’s prison early release...

kellygrigg
Jun 9, 20241 min read


Millennial couples and second-time marriages give rise to ‘pre-nup season’
There is now record demand for pre-nuptial agreements among millennials in the UK as there is now a ‘broader acceptance that inherited...

kellygrigg
May 18, 20241 min read


NSPCC calls for law change as support for smacking continues to decrease
The NSPCC has called for legislative change to ‘give children equal protection from physical abuse’ as a recent YouGov poll shows that...

kellygrigg
May 17, 20241 min read


Warnings from a judge to family lawyers that bringing unnecessary divorce cases to court
Prior warnings from a judge to family lawyers that bringing unnecessary divorce cases to court have become increasingly pertinent,...

kellygrigg
May 13, 20241 min read


Parties driven out of court by block listing backlogs
Litigants forced to abandon their day in court due to over-listing are under-settling claims because they cannot face returning, MPs have...

kellygrigg
May 10, 20241 min read
Rule changes steer families towards non-court dispute resolution
Family lawyers have welcomed changes to the family procedure rules coming into force today which could see more disputes resolved away...

kellygrigg
May 10, 20241 min read


Gingerbread launches its’ manifesto for change ‘Single Parents, Equal Families’
On 23 April 2024, in advance of the General Election, Gingerbread launched ‘Single Parents, Equal Families’, which it describes as its...

kellygrigg
May 9, 20241 min read


More than 27,000 separating families have used the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme
More than 27,000 separating families have used the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme since its introduction in March 2021. The scheme...

kellygrigg
Apr 14, 20241 min read


MoJ has change of heart on hiking £593 divorce application fee by 10%
The government has had a change of heart on raising divorce fees by 10% after being told higher fees could force couples to remain in...

kellygrigg
Apr 12, 20241 min read


Inquiries about collection of surrogacy data: Government responds regarding recording limitations
Conservative Baroness Jenkin of Kennington has raised questions in Parliament regarding the collection and publication of data concerning...

kellygrigg
Apr 10, 20241 min read


Police abuse hotline is a start but forces must properly deal with complaints, says Commissioner
Nicole Jacobs, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, has cautiously embraced the introduction of the Police Anti-Corruption and Abuse...

kellygrigg
Apr 6, 20241 min read
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