A beacon for family violence sufferers

Parliament has just passed new laws allowing risk-screening technology to create a swifter response to victims of family violence.

New appointments to Family Court

A new Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice have been appointed to the Family Court of Australia.

One step at a time. Flesh and blood dramas from the family court

From surrogacy to DNA parentage testing and social media uses and abuses, family law is evolving far more slowly than the make-up of modern parenting…

Thinking outside the box: collaborative practice in family law

Is it time to think outside the box when it comes to family law? Do practitioners need to change the way they look at resolving…

A life in the law

Judge Scarlett believes there has been a deterioration in standards of litigation in recent years. He points to complaints about the lack of professionalism, the…

Family law: July 2016

Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By ROBERT GLADE-WRIGHT.

The latest developments in Law Society advocacy & law reform: April 2016

The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.

Family law: December 2015

Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By ROBERT GLADE-WRIGHT.

Family law: November 2015

Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By ROBERT GLADE-WRIGHT.