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Watch - Mediation Advocacy (Part 1)

Watch - Mediation Advocacy (Part 1)

Watch the recording of ‘Mediation Advocacy (Part 1)’, first broadcast on Wednesday 23rd April 2025. This webinar, hosted by Rhys Taylor, brings together four leading mediators to talk about the art of advocacy in the mediation context. The webinar will be in two parts. Details for part 2 will be

DOWNLOAD 2025 ISSUE 1 – Spring 2025 (PDF)

DOWNLOAD 2025 ISSUE 1 – Spring 2025 (PDF)

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Chair's Column (Spring 2025)

Chair's Column (Spring 2025)

The Law Commission Scoping Report This is the first issue of the FRJ since the Law Commission’s ‘scoping report’ was published in December 2024. The essence of a scoping report is that it steps back and paints an overview. It presents options (to the government or to Parliament); but

Report of the Duxbury Working Party (final), November 2024

Report of the Duxbury Working Party (final), November 2024

A provisional version of this report was published on 2 October 2024 and invited representations for consideration by the Working Party ahead of publication of this final report. Such representations as were received are summarised in Appendix 6, and in a few instances in alterations to the text of the

Financial Remedies – Next Steps on the Road to Reform?

Financial Remedies – Next Steps on the Road to Reform?

1.1 On 18 December 2024 the Law Commission published its Scoping Report on financial remedies on divorce and dissolution.[[1]] The Scoping Report sets out our findings that the current law does not provide a cohesive framework in which couples going through a divorce can expect fair and sufficiently

Reflections on the Law Commission Paper Financial remedies on divorce and dissolution: a scoping report published on 18 December 2024

Reflections on the Law Commission Paper Financial remedies on divorce and dissolution: a scoping report published on 18 December 2024

Whilst the figures do vary from year to year, a broad perusal of the official statistics suggests that each year in England and Wales approximately 250,000 couples get married and approximately 100,000 applications for a divorce (formerly divorce petitions) are made. Almost all divorce applications conclude with a

Principles vs Resources: Conduct and the Law Commission Scoping Report

Principles vs Resources: Conduct and the Law Commission Scoping Report

The Law Commission’s long awaited scoping report[[1]] on financial remedies was published on 18 December 2024. It concludes that the law relating to financial remedy should be reformed. We asked the Law Commission to clarify whether their concerns in respect of the fairness of the outcomes was restricted