Watch - A panel discussion concerning the Fairer End to Relationships consultation
Watch the recording of ‘A panel discussion concerning the Fairer End to Relationships consultation’ as an expert panel chaired by HHJ Hess...
Family Law Reform
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.
Maybe Compensation Isn’t What You Think
[2026] 2 FRJ 118. The compensation principle set out in Miller; McFarlane is the logical next step in ending discrimination between different but equal contributions. Compensation is a vehicle to alleviate post-divorce disparity, to give both spouses an equal start on the road to independent living.
Mind the Gap: A Chancery Barrister’s Preliminary Thoughts on the Cohabitation Reform Consultation
The Ministry of Justice has released its long-anticipated consultation paper on family law and cohabitation reform. A practitioner gives her immediate reaction to the proposed reforms.
Cohabitation Law Reform – Perspectives North and South of the Anglo-Scottish Border
[2026] 2 FRJ 147. This article outlines the current relief available for cohabitants in the English and Scottish jurisdictions, the likely direction of travel for legislative reform and what we are likely to be left with. Will the Berwick man have greater clarity, or be even more confused?
Summary of Government’s Consultation on Fairer End to Relationships
Graeme Fraser summarises the Government’s Consultation on Fairer End to Relationships.
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.