The Transparency Pilot  

transparency project

On Monday 29 January 2024 the Transparency Implementation Group Reporting Pilot will be extended to sixteen further court centres, including Liverpool Civil & Family Court and Manchester Civil Justice Centre. This pilot will establish the default position that accredited media and legal bloggers can report on the cases within the family court, subject to strict […]

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Unit Chambers Welcomes Kim Okell as a Consultant Barrister 

Bernadette Goodman joins Unit Chambers

Unit Chambers is delighted to announce the newest addition to our team, Kim Okell, a highly experienced practitioner with a wealth of experience in family law, particularly in Financial Remedy Proceedings, Private Children Law and Domestic Abuse cases. Kim brings with her over 16 years of advocacy experience in the Courts, having previously served as […]

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Pupillage Q&A: Claudia Saxton

We caught up with our newest Pupil Barrister, Claudia, to find out a little more about what inspired her to come to the family Bar. Find out more about Claudia by taking a read of the below: Can you share a bit about your journey into family law and what inspired you to pursue a […]

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The new world of non-molestation orders

Non-molestation order [‘NMO’] hearings are generally short (often only listed for 30 minutes), so, I will endeavour to do the same with this article.  Earlier this year, the case of DS v AC [2023] EWFC 46 was the first widely published case on NMOs in some time and it was followed by guidance on NMOs […]

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