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Family Law Week Podcast Season 10 Episode 6 06.07.2026 42min

In this episode, Catharine Langley, Barrister at Westgate Chambers, hosts James Evans, Head of Strategic Growth at Nova Law UK. In this episode, we discuss Artificial Intelligence; how this fast-paced technology is impacting the Family Law world and how tools such as Nova are being used to streamline work for professionals. This episode is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 10 Episode 5 27.05.2026 54min

In this episode, host Catharine Langley, Barrister at Westgate Chambers, hosts Amy Walpole, Partner and Head of Family, East Anglia and Karen Brennan, Partner and Head of Family, Leamington Spa, from HCR Law. In this episode, we discuss Nuptial Agreements; are they binding, the position post Radmacher, the issue of fairness and judicial discretion. This episode is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 10 Episode 4 24.04.2026 39min

In this episode, host Elissa Da Costa-Waldman MCIArb, Barrister at Westgate Chambers, hosts Clizia Motterle, Senior Associate at RWK Goodman. In this episode, we discuss religious divorce reform. Religious divorce reform aims to address the legal "limbo" faced by individuals whose civil marriage is dissolved, but whose religious marriage is not. The Divorce (Religious Marriages) Act 2002 allows courts to withhold the civil decree absolute until religious divorce steps are taken. This episode is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 10 Special Episode 11.03.2026 46min

In this episode, host Elissa Da Costa-Waldman MCIArb, Barrister at Westgate Chambers, hosts Professor Jo Delahunty KC and Ian McArdle where they discuss their new book; Domestic Abuse and the Family Justice System: Law and Practice. This much needed new book looks at the legal framework governing allegations of domestic abuse from Statute and Rules to precedent and good practice. It assists those working with both victims and perpetrators of alleged coercive controlling behaviour and domestic abuse, and those who represent the children impacted by adult behaviours. Guiding the reader through the legal framework the court applies when assessing competing adult claims and denials, the work identifies areas that can be problematic to manage unless well anticipated and sets out ways in which they can be navigated. This book combines best practice from the criminal courts to assist family law practitioners in identifying common mistakes made by practitioners and the family justice system, offering solutions and promoting best practice. Each chapter identifies principles and practice points, highlighting the key points practitioners can deploy to enhance and develop their own case preparation and court room skills. Not only essential reading for all involved in this area of law but a necessary addition to every courtroom. Professor Jo Delahunty KC (Author) Ian McArdle (Author) Michelle Heeley KC (Author) Chloe Ashley (Author) Anita Mehta (Author) You can purchase the book here published by Bloomsbury Professional: - https://www.bloomsburyprofessional.com/uk/domestic-abuse-and-the-family-justice-system-9781526528186/ This episode is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 10 Episode 3 10.03.2026 53min

In this episode, host Elissa Da Costa-Waldman MCIArb, Barrister at Westgate Chambers, hosts Professor Jo Delahunty KC. In this episode, we discuss Jo's new book We Set the Bar - Fighting for Equality, Empowerment and Change within the Legal Profession. The Bar has a long-standing reputation for being the preserve of public-school educated, white men. Power and privilege can create abuses of power. From discrimination and disadvantage in entering the profession, to toxic work practices, sexual harassment, judicial bullying and more. In her trademark outspoken style, Jo Delahunty K.C. reveals what life at the legal aid Bar involves and identifies what can be done to change its culture and image for the better, reshaping the traditional image of a barrister in terms of the diverse profession it should be. By celebrating the highs, but not concealing the lows, of a life in law, Jo's love letter to her profession 'sets the bar' for action: what we can learn from the past and what needs to be done in future to galvanise it into a united, egalitarian, healthy environment for all. You can purchase this book here: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/we-set-the-bar This episode is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones. Bristol University Press

Family Law Week Podcast Season 10 Episode 2 20.02.2026 42min

In this episode, Elissa Da Costa-Waldman MCIArb, Barrister at Westgate Chambers, hosts Vanessa Gardiner, Partner at RWK Goodman, in a lively discussion about Weddings Law Reform. Marriage Law in England and Wales still largely regulates buildings rather than people, meaning where and how you marry is tightly controlled — and many argue it no longer reflects our diverse modern society In this episode, they discuss the Law Commission's Review of major proposed changes, touching upon shifting from regulating venues to regulating officiants, allowing weddings in more places (fields, beaches, private homes), simplifying legal processes and notice requirements along with potential inclusion of non-religious belief organisations and independent celebrants. This episode of the Family Law Week Podcast is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 10 Episode 1 06.02.2026 19min

In this episode, Nathanael Harding of Westgate Chambers is joined by Yasmin Khan-Gunns (Family Lawyer at Keystone Law) and Marcie Shaoul (Marcie Shaoul, author of The Co-Parenting Method and Director of The Co-Parent Way) to discuss the Separated Parenting Programme Directory (SPPD). SPPD is a newly launched (December 2025) UK Charity that provides parents and family professionals with a single, national directory of quality-assured separated parenting programmes. Our purpose is to support separating and separated parents by improving access to trusted parenting programmes that meet our specific quality standards - and, in doing so, to assist family lawyers, mediators, the court, Cafcass and other family related professionals who regularly signpost clients to such support. SPPD exists in response to a long-standing gap faced by family practitioners: the absence of a central, trusted source identifying which parenting programmes are available, what they offer, how much they cost and whether they meet certain standards. Family lawyers, Barristers and Mediators are encouraged - by the court, Cafcass, and the Family Procedure Rules - to promote early intervention and conflict-reduction support for parents, yet there has historically been no consistent framework for identifying suitable parenting programmes. SPPD's website and further information can be found here - https://separatedparentingprogrammedirectory.org/ They can be followed on Instagram here: @sppd.uk. This episode of the Family Law Week Podcast is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 9 Episode 7 21.11.2025 28min

In this episode, Stuart Taylor-Jones hosts, Linda Lamb, (LSL Family Law), Felicia Munde (Stewarts), Lucie Bultitude and Keelan Shrimpton (RWK Goodman) who were all recent winners at Family Law Week's Private Law Recognition Awards 2025. Linda (Winner, Solicitor of the Year), Felicia (Winner, Highly Commended, Solicitor of the Year), Lucie (Winner, Young Professional of the Year) and Keelan (Winner, Highly Commended, Young Professional of the Year) discuss their successes along with their legal journey. They all look to the future to consider where will be in the next10 years with the implementation of AI and other recent proposed changes to Family Law Legislation. Congratulations again to all our winners: Barrister of the Year Winner: Jodie Cudworth (Westgate Chambers) Highly Commended: Dr Charlotte Proudman Solicitor of the Year Winner: Linda Lamb (LSL Family Law) Highly Commended: Emma Sanders (Sousa Law) Rising Star of the Year Winner: Poppy Harber Highly Commended: Felicia Munde (Stewarts) Young Professional of the Year Winner: Lucie Bultitude (RWK Goodman) Highly Commended: Keelan Shrimpton (RWK Goodman)

Family Law Week Podcast Season 9 Episode 6 01.10.2025 39min

In this episode, Westgate Chambers' Barrister Elissa Da Costa-Waldman MCIArb, hosts, Rebekah Gershuny, Founder of Evolve Family Mediation. In this episode we explore the issue of What's the Difference between a Shared Care Arrangement and a Joint Lives With Order (if any) and what are the practical implications when focussing on the recent case of AZ v BX [2024] EWHC 1528 (Fam). Elissa and Rebekah also explore the benefits to separated parents of using Child Inclusive Mediation and parenting courses to enable parents to navigate their new situation of parenting both separately and together. This episode of the Family Law Week Podcast is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 9 Episode 5 18.08.2025 38min

In this episode, Westgate Chambers' Barrister Elissa Da Costa-Waldman MCIArb, hosts Laura Williams, Partner, Mediator and Joint Head of Family at HCR Law. In this episode we discuss; Cohabitation – How cohabitation law is still in the 19th Century, the lack of sensible provision for cohabitants, as well as the current government's manifesto promise to reform this area of law and whether Scotland or Australia have a better model for former unmarried partners. This episode of the Family Law Week Podcast is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 9 Episode 4 04.07.2025 45min

In this episode, Westgate Chambers Barrister Scott Sharp, hosts Jude Eyre, Associate Director at the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, Anna Yarde from Harcourt Chambers as well as "Anne" a young person and member of the Family Justice Young People's Board. In this episode we discuss; the President of the Family Division's recently published resource for judges – Writing to Children – A Toolkit. The President of the Family Division published this toolkit for family judges to support them in writing to the children. As the toolkit sets out, judges writing to children is a key means by which judges can ensure children feel heard and are supported to understand what the family court has decided in relation to their family and why. Judges writing to children is one important way of supporting children's participation in proceedings. It allows children to hear directly from the person who made life changing decisions about them and their family. Letters of this type can help ensure children know that the judge was thinking about them and understand how their views, thoughts and feelings were taken into account. This episode of the Family Law Week Podcast is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 9 Episode 3 17.04.2025 45min

In this episode, Westgate Chambers Barrister Ayisha Robertson, hosts Andrew Pack, Lawyer at Brighton & Hove City Council and creator and author of Suesspicious Minds child law blog along with Dr Kate Hellin, Chartered Clinical Psychologist and expert witness in the family courts with a background in working with people with personality disorders in groups and therapeutic communities, and with staff teams and organisations. In this episode we dig deep into process vs people and addressing the system vs changing the parent. This episode of the Family Law Week podcast is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones. __________________________________ Obholzer, A., and Zagier Roberts, V. (eds) (2019). The Unconscious at Work: A Tavistock Approach to Making Sense of Organizational Life, Routledge: London and New York. Dr Ciaran Murphy, senior lecturer in social work at Edge Hill University and his research into the systemic factors associated with child protection systems and why they fail.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 9 Episode 2 10.03.2025 42min

In this episode, Westgate Chambers Barrister Ayisha Robertson, hosts Keeley Lengthorn, Partner, and Head of Public Law Children (London) at RWK Goodman, Emma Davies, Past President of CILEX and Associate at Everys and Elissa Da Costa-Waldman, Barrister at Westgate Chambers In this special episode, we explore and support our guests past and future. Keeley and her team of campaigners who have recently achieved success in changing the law (made via the employment rights bill) to enable mothers and their partners to receive two weeks of bereavement leave if they have suffered a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks' gestation. The bill, which will implement Labour's flagship workers' rights reforms in England, Wales and Scotland, is set to pass its final Commons hurdles shortly. We also discuss Emma's tenure as CILEX President, as well overcoming significant health issues, to now thrive and specialise in Employment Law, Fitness to Practise, Professional Discipline - Along with Elissa Da Costa-Waldman who speaks passionately, touching upon women's roles and how past leaders have shaped the way for the women of today to be successful. This episode of the Family Law Week podcast is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 9 Episode 1 03.03.2025 26min

In this episode, Westgate Chambers Barrister Ayisha Robertson, hosts Keeley Lengthorn, Partner, and Head of Public Law Children (London) at RWK Goodman. Trigger warning. Today, on George's 3rd birthday, Ayisha and Keeley discuss baby loss and the proposed imminent changes to government legislation surrounding what is commonly known as 'Georges Law'. Keeley continues to campaign for statutory leave for baby loss under 24 weeks of pregnancy. This episode of the Family Law Week podcast is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 8 Episode 10 20.12.2024 15min

In this episode, Westgate Chambers Barrister John Hatton, provides our listeners with a recap on legal and newsworthy recent family law updates. This episode is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 8 Episode 9 17.12.2024 48min

In this episode, Westgate Chambers Barrister's Ayisha Robertson hosts Bob Greig, Angharad Rudkin and Marcus Hicks. Bob Greig is the co-Director of OnlyMums and Dads and the Family Separation Support Hub (FSSH), co-editor 'Separating With Children 101' (3rd edition), co-editor '(Almost) Anything But Family Court' as well as a co-founder of The Parents Promise. Angharad Rudkin is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with 20 years' experience of working with children and families, and a lecturer at the University of Southampton. With regular appearances in the media as a subject matter expert, from gender fluidity through to parental addiction, she is also a key contributor to the screen time national policy and guidelines committee. Marcus Hicks works as a paediatric nurse. Presently, he works as a Mental Health Practitioner with CAMHS. Marcus has also previously worked in the ambulance service and with Great Ormond Street and Children's Hospice. He is building a website www.griefmapping.com aimed at bringing disconnected families together. It will offer retreats, a chance to share into a book and to pin your story to a world map and connect with others. In this packed episode we discuss; Parental Alienation as well as trauma and support. We also look at the impact this has on children's mental health and relationship building. This episode is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 8 Episode 8 12.12.2024 45min

In this episode, Westgate Chambers Barrister's Ayisha Robertson and Scott Sharp hosts Dr Kate Hellin Dr Hellin is a Chartered Psychologist with over 30 years' experience of working within the NHS, dealing with personality disorders, substance misuse and dependency. She has also worked as a psychotherapist as well as in forensic and community mental health services. For the last 15 years, she has worked as a court expert undertaking psychological assessments of parents. In this packed episode we discuss; Parental conflict and its impact on children, whilst branching into the concept of parental alienation, and how conflict pre separation can also flag into Parental Alienation post separation. This episode is produced by Stuart Taylor-Jones.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 8 Episode 7 27.08.2024 43min

In this episode, Westgate Chambers Barrister, Scott Sharp hosts Jo O'Sullivan & Jacinta Gallant, where they discuss Non-Court Dispute Resolution. Jo, Present Chair of East Sussex Resolution, who specialises in helping clients, students and fellow family law professionals to avoid the family court; all in the hope that doing so will minimise the emotional damage of parental separation on children. Jo's recent book, (Almost) Anything But Family Court, edited by social enterprise Only Mums & Dads, which aims to encourage couples to reduce conflict at the point of separation (and thereafter) can be purchased, here. With Jacinta, who is a respected Canadian collaborative lawyer, conflict trainer, mediator and innovator in her field. She is recognized internationally for her insightful and experiential approach to teaching and managing conflict, and has been welcomed as a trainer throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia. In this packed episode we discuss; What is Non-Court Dispute Resolution (NCDR) and the recent change in Family Law, Why NCDR is so important, Working Practices and approach to disputes, Solicitor Neutral Process (One Solicitor, One Couple), Mediation and Arbitration. This episode is produced by Stuart Taylor.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 8 Episode 6 03.07.2024 42min

In this episode, Westgate Chambers Barrister, Laura Buchan hosts Lucy Barnes (Co-Founder & CEO, Future Pupil Barrister at East Anglian Chambers), Kate Aubrey-Johnson (Co-Founder, Barrister at Garden Court Chambers) and Gemma Creamer (COO) of Lawyers who Care. We dive deep into who Lawyers who Care are and what the future holds. We discuss how to become a mentor/mentorship organisation, which has been backed by both the Chair of the Bar Council & President of the Law Society, as well as how they are erasing the stigma of being ' care-experienced'. This episode is produced by Stuart Taylor.

Family Law Week Podcast Season 8 Episode 5 11.06.2024 42min

In this episode, Westgate Chambers Barrister, Scott Sharp hosts Mani Singh Basi from 4PB. Mani specialises in family law disputes relating to children, particularly cases with an international element. He has published two books in 2023, the first being 'A Practical Guide to Stranded Spouses in Family Law Proceedings' and more recently, 'A Practical Guide to Exercising the Inherent Jurisdiction in Family Law Proceedings'. This episode is produced by Stuart Taylor.

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