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...

Earlier this month, FLOWS (Finding Legal Options for Women Survivors) published the ‘FLOWS Impact Report’, showing the wonderful and widespread influence that their ground-breaking initiative has had for women experiencing domestic abuse. Having been an active member of FLOWS steering group from it’s inception, Jenny was in attendance at the launch event last week along with the Minister for Victims and Violence Against Women and Girls…

The highly publicised criminal trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon concluded on 15 September 2025 at the Central Criminal Court in London, with both defendants receiving 14-year custodial sentences for the gross negligence manslaughter of their newborn daughter,...

Earlier this summer, Jenny Beck KC (Hon) sat on a panel in parliament alongside the Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services. The event, run by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Access to Justice, focused on court backlogs and the impacts of the...

Earlier this month, our senior financial and divorce lawyer, Farhana Shahzady, joined Kate Muir and Dr Laura Janes KC (Hon) at the PAMELA (Perimenopausal and Menopausal Legal Aid support network) launch event. In recent years there has been increasing awareness of the...

As recorded in this month's Legal Action Magazine, we recently held a memorial lecture in honour of our dear friend and colleague, Jess. Jess was both a cherished friend and a fantastic family lawyer. We feel her loss every day. Hosted at London Southbank University...

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...

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 abuse and their journeys through the Family Justice System. Here, Jenny explores some of the points touched upon, in more detail.

The original Family Law Menopause Project survey revealed that practitioners acknowledge and accept that there is a lack of understanding of menopause in the area of family law. It revealed that 81% of family lawyers are failing to understand or recognise the impact of menopause and…

Beck Fitzgerald is delighted to announce that Molly Ashcroft and Rebecca Pantelli have become shareholding directors in the company. Their appointment represents the beginning of an exciting new phase for our growing firm. It coincides with Susan Fitzgerald’s planned...

Family Justice Council Publishes Key Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System Today, the Family Justice Council has published essential new guidance for practitioners on neurodiversity within the Family Justice System. This marks a significant turning...