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New Private Law Cases Received By Cafcass In September 14% Higher Than 2019
Cafcass received a total of 4,262 new private law cases (involving 6,566 children) in September 2020 – 14.5 per cent … Read More
Radmacher v Granatino: 10 Years On, The Sea Of Change
As Catherin Baksi points out in The Times, it’s 10 years now since the famous decision in Radmacher v Granatino … Read More
Parliamentary Protests At The Incremental Lowering Of The Barriers To Divorce Over The Last 150 Years
A wonderfully bracing romp through the history of objections to divorce, as retold by Professor Chris Barton. Lena Jeger MP … Read More
Harry Gates & Samantha Woodham Recognised By The Legal 500
The Legal 500 recognises our co-founders Harry Gates and Samantha Woodham once again! Congratulations to all those listed… About The … Read More
Family Judge urges couples to stay away from Court
All professionals involved in Family Justice believe that Family Courts should be the absolute last resort for separating couples and … Read More
The Divorce Surgery Wins ‘Future of Legal Services Innovation’ Award 2020
We can’t believe it! We have won the Law.com Legal Week Innovation Award 2020 for ‘Future of Legal Services Innovation – … Read More
Court Of Appeal Judgment Provides Further Clarity On Child Arrangements Where One Parent Is In Quarantine
Since March, many separating parents have struggled with understanding what limits should, or should not, be put on the movement … Read More
New Advice Line For Businesses To Support Employees Suffering Domestic Abuse
At a time when, once again, we are all being told to work from home where we can, it is … Read More
The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory: New Consultation On Remote Hearings
All of us who have engaged in any way with Family Justice during the pandemic should make the effort to … Read More
Time Taken For A ‘Paper-Based’ Divorce Has Jumped To Over 15 Months
A paper-based divorce application took 66.5 weeks on average to complete in the first quarter of 2020, up from an … Read More
The Divorce Surgery Shortlisted At The Prestigious Family Law Awards 2020
More excitement! The Divorce Surgery has been shortlisted once again for Family Law Innovation of the Year at the prestigious … Read More
Samantha Woodham Co-Founder Of The Divorce Surgery Shortlisted For Entrepreneur Of The Year
We are absolutely delighted that our co-founder Samantha Woodham has been shortlisted for Entrepreneur of the Year at the Women in Law Awards 2020. … Read More