Cafcass updates domestic abuse practice policy
Domestic abuse practice policy updates In January 2025, the Children and Family Court Advisory and...
The Family Justice Council’s Guide to Supporting Neurodivergent Individuals in the Family Justice System
The Family Justice Council has recently published essential guidance on neurodiversity for legal practitioners within...
Understanding the Public Law Outline (PLO) Process
Have you been contacted by social services, received a pre-proceedings letter, or been invited to...
New Guidance from the Family Justice Council on Alienating Behaviour, Previously Referred to as Parental Alienation
In December 2024, the Family Justice Council released new guidance on responding to a child’s unexplained...
International Women’s Day 2025
To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March 2025, we wanted to focus on looking...
A welcome ‘watershed’ for family courts
Previously a transparency sceptic, family lawyer and former judge Peggy Ray now supports moves to...
A Comparison of Non Court Dispute Resolution
Talking is almost always the best way to solve difficulties and find a way forward...
Family Mediation Week
Separating parents urged to avoid courtroom conflict as Family Mediation Week kicks off across the...
‘Child Migration: Family and Immigration Laws’ by Jemma Dally, Kathryn Cronin and Claudia Neale
Congratulations are in order! Congratulations to Jemma Dally of Goodman Ray and Kathryn Cronin and Claudia Neale of Garden Court...
Understanding the “Trauma Lens” in Family Law
A trauma lens is an approach that focuses on the impact of past or present traumatic experiences on individuals and their behaviour.
New Year’s resolutions: How to ensure divorce doesn’t unsettle the year ahead
Are you going through a divorce or thinking about divorcing? Whether you are currently going...
Black History Month: Interview with Nathan Alleyne-Brown, Barrister at No5 Chambers
Interview with Nathan Alleyne-Brown, Barrister at No5 Chambers Nathan Alleyne-Brown is a well-established Family Law...
Black History Month: Goodman Ray presents Grace Brown
Presenting Grace Brown, in celebration of black history month Grace Brown is a public law...
Black History Month: Goodman Ray presents I. Stephanie Boyce
Presenting I. Stephanie Boyce, in celebration of black history month I. Stephanie Boyce In March...
Changes to the Family Procedure Rules
On April 29th, changes to the Family Procedure Rules will be introduced. Couples in dispute...
Case Comment and Update: R (Quincy) Bell v The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 3274 (Admin)
Case Comment and Update: R (Quincy) Bell v The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust...
