Financial Remedies- Standish Takeaways
Ashley Murray, retired family law barrister, provides a breakdown of the 2025 judgment in Standish v Standish, offering expert insight into its implications for financial remedies on divorce
Is Financial Remedy Law Still Fit for Purpose?
Ashley Murray offers a critical analysis of the Law Commission’s scoping report on financial remedies, exposing fundamental shortcomings in the current UK divorce law framework. Drawing on extensive data and decades of professional insight, Murray highlights how the existing system fails to deliver fairness, predictability, or accessibility for the majority of divorcing couples.
Timing is everything: windows of detection in hair testing – Free Webinar
Join Cansford Labs on the 16th July to explore how drug detection works in hair testing.
Should Professionals Found Guilty of Child Abuse Be Named? Family Court Ruling Sparks Safeguarding Debate
In an exclusive article for our trusted legal partner Cansford Labs, John Bolch explores the recent Family Court decision not to name a teacher and barrister found responsible for the abuse and neglect of their adopted children.
A Solicitor, A Wife, and a Leap of Faith
Family law solicitor Estella Newbold-Brown shares her emotional IVF journey, navigating same-sex parenting, and celebrating Pride with her wife and children. A powerful piece about love, resilience and how inclusive law can support LGBTQ+ families.
A judgement on judgments
In an exclusive for our trusted legal partner Cansford Labs, family law blogger John Bolch explores how clearer formatting and summaries in family law judgments can improve understanding for both lawyers and the public.
Free Webinar! What hair really tells us: science over stereotypes
Join Cansford Labs’ Amy Duda as she busts myths on drug detection in hair, from passive smoke to melanin, in this evidence-led webinar.
Fact-finding is a joke
In this exclusive blog for Cansford Labs, one of our trusted legal partners, leading family law commentator John Bolch examines whether the e-court system is truly fit for purpose in cases where so much is at stake. Bolch reflects on persistent criticisms of the family justice system—some fair, others veering into conspiracy. He addresses the realities of fact-finding hearings, the importance of evidence-based decision-making, and the ongoing challenge of transparency in the face of distrust.
Does the Hague Convention Adequately Protect Children in Cases of Abuse?
The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is designed to prevent parental abduction by swiftly returning children to their habitual residence. But does it always serve the child’s best interests? Chartered Legal Executive Rebecca De Stefano examines growing concerns that the Convention, particularly Article 13(b), may fall short in protecting children from domestic abuse, coercive control, and other complex risks.
Vulnerable Girls No Longer to be Placed in Young Offender Institutions
Following a review by Suzanne Hancock of vulnerable young girls in YOIs, Lily Grimshaw of Duncan Lewis comments upon the recent decision made by the MoJ that vulnerable girls will no longer be placed in YOIs.
5 ways to avoid a hair test: and why they won’t work
Think you can cheat a hair drug test? From wigs to detox shampoos, Alex Ryder of Cansford Labs explore five common methods people try—and why they’re bound to fail. Discover how expert labs stay one step ahead to ensure accurate, tamper-proof results.
What’s in a case name?
Exclusive article from family law blogger John Bolch for our trust legal partner Cansford Labs. This month he discusses the new trend amongst family law judges to give their cases a memorable name.
Cansford Live Q&A – Debunking Misinformation Cut offs, bias and the integrity of hair strand testing
Join experts James Nutt and Abbi Holloway from Cansford Laboratories for a Live Q&A session on the 14th April in they tackle common misconceptions surrounding hair strand drug and alcohol testing.
Protecting Client Reputation: The Role of Enhanced Digital Profiling in High-Stakes Legal Cases
In this case study article learn how Jack Charman of National Private Investigators provided evidence to support a law firm in a high-net-worth case which helped to safeguard the future of their clients company.
Navigating the Family Drug and Alcohol Court
Discover how the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) is transforming care proceedings by helping parents overcome substance misuse and other challenges. With a problem-solving approach and personalised intervention plans, FDAC offers families a better chance of staying together. Read Lucy Yeung’s insightful piece from Duncan Lewis Solicitors on the benefits, process, and real-world impact of FDAC.
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