Karen Dovaston
Karen Dovaston has been a solicitor since 1995, based in Southend on Sea, Essex. She is the Chair of the Family Law Committee for The Law Society, member on The Law Society Council for her beloved Essex, arbitrator and other voluntary roles.
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Free Webinar | The 2026 FRC Guide: What Practitioners Need to Know
Join the authors of the new FRC Guide - HHJ Edward Hess, Nicholas Allen KC, Michael Allum, Lily Mottahedan and Rhys Taylor - as they discuss its origins, drafting and intentions - and its likely impact on financial remedy cases at all levels in the months and years ahead.
Mazur in the Court of Appeal: the Judgment That Saved Half the Profession from Accidental Criminality
The Court of Appeal rewrites the landscape of ‘conduct of litigation’ – Mazur & Stuart v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 369.
Portals: Bringing It All Together
Tips and tricks on using the digital court portals from a member of the stakeholder group for the profession, including how to avoid the double login, when to denote documents as confidential, and how to prompt a response from the court.