As we come to the end of 2019, we reflect on a year that has heralded considerable reform for family law, but one which has been marred by confusion and delays as a result of Brexit. Generally, there has been an increase in number of cases started in the Family courts. Quarterly statistics published by
Eighteen months after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the restriction of civil partnerships to gay couples was discriminatory and a breach of human rights, heterosexual couples can now choose to enter into a civil partnership rather than get married. Section 2 of the Civil Partnership, Marriages and Deaths (Registration) Act 2019 allows “persons who
According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) year ending March 2018, an estimated 7.9% of women (1.3 million) and 4.2% of men (695,000) experienced domestic abuse in the last year. We have now been waiting for over two years for the Domestic Abuse Bill to come into force. Regrettably, following the prorogation
