Day 2 & 3: Sunday 29th & Monday 30th September 2019 6:15am/4:15am UK time – Aishi Hotel, Moshi, Tanzania. What an eventful couple of days. This really has turned into a magical mystery tour. We boarded the flight on Saturday and this time it actually took off. It was a Read more…
Days 1 & 2: Saturday 28th / Sunday 29th 2019 1:05pm – Heathrow Departures I decided to get the National Express to Heathrow which turned out to be a really good idea. I didn’t fancy lugging my two rucksacks (1 x 18kg 1 x 6kg) across London on the Tube. The coach trip Read more…
Friday’s big announcement that the government is to overhaul our divorce laws was music to the ears of family solicitors like me. Finally, we have taken a giant leap towards removing blame from the legal process and we might eventually see couples separating more quickly and with less acrimony. The Read more…
At the start of the world cup, warnings have been issued about the imminent increase in domestic abuse during major football tournaments, the last one being Euro 2016. The academic research from Lancaster University has prompted a campaign by White Ribbon UK to mobilise men to send out a clear Read more…
The current divorce law provides that, unless the parties have been separated for two years or more, one party has to blame the other and rely on the ‘fact’ of either behaviour or adultery as the reason for the marriage breakdown. The solicitors’ family law association Resolution has been campaigning Read more…
In June 2017 the Government announced that a new law on domestic abuse would form part of the legislative programme for this Parliament. On 8th March 2018, a consultation was announced which has put more more flesh on the bones of the proposed bill. A government consultation sets out a timescale Read more…
In December 2017 the Government announced that the rules on the evidence required to obtain Legal Aid in domestic abuse cases would be relaxed. At that point it was not clear exactly what the rules would be and whether there would still be a requirement that the evidence must show Read more…
On 4th December 2017 the Ministry of Justice announced that victims of Domestic Violence would find it easier to obtain Legal Aid in family cases. Dominic Raab the Justice Minister stated: “We have listened to victims’ groups and carefully reviewed the criteria for legal aid for victims of domestic abuse Read more…
In January this year High Court Family Judge Mr Justice Cobb set out his proposals to change the way the family court deals with allegations of domestic abuse in children cases. On Monday 2nd October new guidance came into force which should ensure that judges consider the impact of domestic Read more…
On 31st March 2013 whole swathes of the population were stopped from accessing legal aid as a result of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. Legal Aid was removed for the majority of advice and representation on immigration, employment, welfare benefits, debt, housing and family law Read more…