Non-Court Dispute Resolution Toolkit launched

Non-Court Dispute Resolution Toolkit launched

Last month, the Non-Court Dispute Resolution (NCDR) Toolkit was launched. A collaboration between FLANC and FLiP, the toolkit will help practitioners support neurodivergent clients through the NCDR process. Jenny Beck KC (Hon) and Elizabeth Fletcher showcased the...
Survivors of domestic abuse and the Family Justice System

Survivors of domestic abuse and the Family Justice System

Earlier this year, King’s Legal Clinic invited Jenny Beck KC (Hon) to speak at a panel event alongside Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales, and Mandip Ghai, Senior Legal Officer at Rights of Women, to discuss survivors of domestic...
LASPOA – 10 years on

LASPOA – 10 years on

Ten years have passed since the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPOA) devastated access to justice. A staggering 80% of family law cases were removed from scope leaving tens of thousands of families unsure and insecure about their legal rights...
Until we have a level playing field justice will remain a challenge

Until we have a level playing field justice will remain a challenge

‘Until we have a level playing field justice in the family courts will remain a challenge. The system needs proper funding and we need fast action to implement ctitical changes highlighted in the Harm Panels review. This really cannot wait’ Victims of domestic abuse...
Society needs zero tolerance for abuse of women and girls

Society needs zero tolerance for abuse of women and girls

Society needs zero tolerance for abuse of women and girls both on the streets and at home. Without hardwiring a change of attitude into education and putting proper resource into effective policies for change there will be no real change. Jenny discusses the role of...
Two major breakthroughs for access to justice

Two major breakthroughs for access to justice

Clients from Beck Fitzgerald have put themselves forward to help us challenge two particularly unfair rules in the application of the legal aid ‘means test’. Trapped capital The brilliant Public Law Project took this matter to judicial review regarding the Legal Aid...