New figures shared by the Ministry of Justice reveal that in 2024/25 there were 6,989 child sexual abuse and exploitation ...

To give entrants more time, the submission deadline has been extended to Friday 5 December 2025. The LexisNexis Legal Awards are a powerful platform for brand visibility and thought leadership, ...

The General Council of the Bar has opened its consultation on the proposed 2026/27 budget and the corresponding practising certificate fee (PCF), ahead of submitting final proposals to the Legal ...

This represents an 18 per cent increase over the past decade, up from 69,460 children in 2015. The rise follows separate data released last month indicating that councils carry out more than 600 child ...

In care proceedings and private family law cases, toxicology evidence can play a pivotal role in safeguarding decisions. When ...

Domestic abuse charity Refuge has welcomed new government measures to tackle violent pornography and intimate image abuse, ...

The family justice system must be recognised as central to the national mission to halve violence against women and girls ...

The scheme allows family law and social work professionals who use AlphaBiolabs ’ testing services to nominate local ...

Carlie Norris, Family and child inclusive mediator and Founder of Circle Mediation Ltd. In the article ‘From Mediation to Modern Solutions: The Journey of NCDR’ Stephen Wildbl ...

In this article for Family Law Journal, Baljinder Bath, barrister at 4PB, and Bianca Farthing, director of AIEdify, explore how the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) by children has become ...

The number of children missing more than half of school hit a record high this spring, new Department for Education figures reveal. According to analysis by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), ...

Costs in Family court proceedings are coming under increased scrutiny, from the public, legal professionals and the judiciary. The Centre for Child and Family Law Reform (CCFLR) decided to hold a ...