The Transparency Reporting Pilot, which was launched in Family Courts in Cardiff, Carlisle and Leeds last year and allowed journalists and legal bloggers to report on cases, has been deemed a great success and is to be extended. From 29th January 2024, a further 16 courts will now be included Read more…
On 17th March 2023, the government announced plans to impose longer sentences on domestic abusers who kill their partners or ex-partners. The reforms follow an independent review by Clare Wade KC from March 2023, which set out a raft of recommendations to alter the sentencing position in relation to domestic Read more…
In recent weeks the government has announced various changes to legal aid eligibility. In particular, eligibility for domestic abuse victims is to be widened and new rules will be introduced which will affect the scope of legal aid for special guardianship orders. Additionally, changes are being made to means-free legal Read more…
It is still the case that many people don’t know that there is no such thing as “common law” husband and wife. This very often means that, on separation, the financially weaker party has little or no protection in law when a relationship ends, irrespective of how long the parties Read more…
As we mentioned in yesterday’s blog, children cope well with divorce if there is no parental conflict. But how do you transition from a couple to individuals with separate lives and remain successful co-parents? Resolution’s Parenting Through Separation Guide is an excellent resource, providing lots of great advice for parents Read more…
Day 8: Saturday 5th October 2019 10:45pm – Weru Weru River Lodge Packing this morning was quite difficult, it takes ages in the tent to think about what you need and what should be packed, not helped by the amount of stuff I have got. The group wanted to set off Read more…
Day 7: Friday 4th October 2019 4:20am – Millennium Camp @ 3,950m Just woken up to find one of my trainers is filled with water. Oh well, doesn’t matter because this is our last night camping and we will be having lunch at the Weru Weru River Lodge – a hotel Read more…
Day 6: Thursday 3rd October 2019 4:30pm – Barafu (base) Camp @ 4,673m Dinner last night was pasta spirals, a wholly vegetarian sauce, salad and fresh pineapple. Bedtime was 7:30pm with strict instructions that we would be woken up at 5am. Suffice to say I did not have a very good Read more…
Day 5: Wednesday 2nd October 2019 5:10pm – Barranco Camp @ 3,950m. Last night’s dinner did not disappoint. Courgette soup followed by a veg stew, rice and fresh French beans with orange segments for afters. I had a pretty nasty experience with a long drop toilet last night. I had Read more…
Day 4: Tuesday 1st October 2019 2:30pm – Shira Cave Camp @ 3,750m. (From now on there will be lots of reference to how many metres above sea level we are). We arrived at Machame Gate at 9:30am ish yesterday. The Gate (entrance to the National Park) is at 1,900m, Read more…