My Time on the Family Procedure Rule Committee
The Vice Chair of the FRJ Editorial Board talks about his six years as a barrister member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee.
Rhys Taylor (The 36 Group)
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Assessment of Hierarchical Needs Under the Government’s Proposed Reforms
In an effort to introduce greater certainty, the Government has proposed a new hierarchical approach to be undertaken by the court when considering needs. The authors question whether, in practice, it will be easy to police such a distinction. Family lawyers are nothing if not creative.
Book Review: The Road to Equal Partnership
Professor Sharon Thompson’s new book could not have landed at a better moment. The Road to Equal Partnership (Bristol University Press) sets out an agenda for the reform of Financial Remedies law, in light of the Law Commission’s scoping paper.
FRJ – ‘Well, He (or She) Didn’t Ask!’ – the Impact of Non-Disclosure When the Question Isn’t Asked
Is it a shield to non-disclosure by one party during financial remedy proceedings if the other party could (and perhaps should) have asked? The duty on parties to give full and frank financial disclosure is not merely a private obligation between them; it is a duty to the court.
Book Review: Financial Remedies Handbook 2025
[2026] 1 FRJ 74. Rhys Taylor reviews the 15th edition of Financial Remedies Handbook 2026, by District Judge Sophie Harrison, published by LexisNexis, and says every financial remedy lawyer should have it by their side.
PD 27A Redux: March 2026 Family Court Bundle Changes Primer
The President has promulgated a revised PD 27A which will come into force on 2 March 2026, designed to modernise the law and embed best practice into one chaptered Practice Direction. This article sets out the key changes practitioners and litigants should be aware of in family proceedings.
The Financial Remedies Court: A New Horizon?
It is approaching 10 years since HHJ Edward Hess and Joanna Miles published their seminal article which fired the starting gun for the creation of the Financial Remedies Court. The purpose of this article is to reflect upon the possible ways in which the FRC might evolve and develop in the future.