Four New Directors for The Family Law Company
15th April 2019We are delighted to announce the appointment of four new Directors to the Board, strengthening the team and securing our […]
Coercive and controlling behaviour – what is it and what can be done about it?
26th March 2019The issue of coercive and controlling behaviour has been in the news recently. You may have read about the case […]
The cost of giving bad advice
19th March 2019A High Court Judge has ordered an unqualified legal adviser who held himself out to be a competent legal professional […]
Sir Andrew MacFarlane in support of Legal Aid practitioners
9th October 2018Sir Andrew MacFarlane, the most senior family judge in England & Wales, has commented recently that “the justice system may […]
Charity update; recycling for children’s charity bibic
19th April 2018Together with the rest of the team at The Family Law Company, I have been supporting Bibic, a small national […]
Is it ‘unreasonable’ to want to get divorced?
21st February 2017The recent case involving Tini Owens has been in the headlines. The Court of Appeal refused her permission to get […]
Court orders surrogate mother to hand baby to gay couple
11th May 2015There has been a call for the rules surrounding surrogacy to be clarified and tightened up, after a woman who […]
Justice Committee report on civil legal aid calls for “urgent and essential” review
2nd April 2015The Justice Committee has called for an urgent review of the changes which were made to civil legal aid in […]
Why see a specialist in divorce proceedings?
30th March 2015Our experienced Exeter family law solicitor Philippa Buckland, has taken a look at why using specialist divorce lawyers is important when it comes […]
Who is eligible for legal aid?
20th March 2015There is a misconception that legal aid is no longer available for divorce and finance cases. The truth in that […]