Rachel Davenport, Co-founder and Director at AlphaBiolabs, discusses the role that Drug, Alcohol and DNA testing can play in ...

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 ...

There are more than 85 unofficial Sharia courts operating in the UK, a new report by the rightwing think tank Civitas has revealed. The courts, which usually apply Sharia law in family or financial ...

Family analysis: What factors should parties take into consideration in identifying realistic placement options for a child at the start of care proceedings? Sam Momtaz QC and Sharon Segal, of ...

Following Mrs Justice Black elevation to the Court of Appeal, Peter Jackson QC has been appointed as a High Court Judge with effect from 1 October 2010. Peter, 54, is a member of 4 Paper Buildings and ...

Susan Tilley, Solicitor and Mediator. Do men and women experience mediation in different ways and emerge from the process with different outcomes by virtue of their gender difference? Does the gender ...

Alistair MacDonald QC and Julie Moseley, St Philips Chambers, Birmingham: The Art 10 right of parents to express opinions online via social media, and the right of the press to publish those opinions ...

Five months on from my last opinion piece there have been massive changes to the family courts, law and legal aid relating to public law proceedings. Paragraph [77] of Lord Neuberger's judgment in Re ...

It is well established that the UK is experiencing a rapidly growing and aging population, with an estimated 12 million people over the age of 65. These people are more likely to suffer from multiple ...

The Department for Education has published a list of indicators to help local authorities understand the broad range of factors contributing to child poverty locally. The Child Poverty Act 2010 ...

The consultation paper, Legal Aid: a sustainable future was published jointly by the Department for Constitutional Affairs and the Legal Services Commission (LSC) on 13 July 2006. It sets in motion a ...