• Respond to the Legal Aid Consultation by 4 June!

    The current legal aid consultation closes on 4 June. It is a highly significant document and all members are urged to read it and respond.

    The Bar Council has published a document summarising it’s core case in respect of the current consultation in respect of legal aid. Read that document here. The proposals include the introduction of Price Competitive Tendering in criminal work and further fee cuts to solicitors (10%) and experts (20%) in family cases.

    You can read the consultation document here. The consultation closes on 4 June and the Bar Council and FLBA are urging all practitioners to respond to it.

    Members are encouraged to sign two petitions : firstly this 38 Degrees petition. Please sign and circulate by email, twitter or pigeon.

    Secondly, there is also an epetition which members can sign on the Number 10 website: if it reaches 100,000 signatures, the petition is referred to the Backbench Business Committee of the House of Commons, which may allocate the issue time for a deFLBA logo_Jpeg med-150 Dpibate. Again, please sign and circulate.

    The FLBA, through its Fees Sub Committee, will be responding to the consultation on behalf of members.

  • Cumberland Lodge Weekend

    Cumberland Lodge Weekend

    This year’s weekend will be held May 10-12 2013.

    The programme can be found here. It’s looking really good…

    Bookings are now open! As usual, places are limited.

    All members are encouraged to attend – we’d love to see new faces!

    (Picture courtesy Vishal Arya via Flickr – thanks)

  • Family Affairs

    Family Affairs

    The Spring 2013 issue of Family Affairs Winter is now available for members to download.

    Family Affairs is now available online and via email to members.

    We’d welcome your feedback on content, format and delivery – as well as your contributions. Please send them to familyaffairs@flba.co.uk

  • Bar Publishes Guide to Representing Yourself

    Bar Publishes Guide to Representing Yourself

    The Bar Council has got together with the FLBA and other specialist bar associations to produce a guide for litigants in person, to help those who find themselves unable to afford legal representation or advice. The Guiden contains sections about Family Law as well as other specific areas of law.

    The Guide has been produced as the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) comes into force, removing swathes of areas of law from the scope of legal aid, and leaving thousands of vulnerable people without access to legal representation. This represents the biggest cuts to civil legal aid since the system was introduced in 1949.

    Our thanks go to FLBA committee members who have contributed their time and expertise to this project.

    Read the press release. Read the Guide.

  • Update Your Membership

    Update Your Membership

    Are you an FLBA member?

    We are updating our membership data and subscription rates for 2013 have changed, so if you are an existing member you will need to complete a new membership form and update your standing order using the forms here. Thanks if you have already done this!

    Don’t forget that membership of the FLBA is not automatic for members of the Family Bar and joining a regional association does not make you a member of the FLBA.

    If you aren’t sure what your membership status is please drop us a line.

    Find out more about the benefits of membership here.

  • FLBA on Twitter

    FLBA on Twitter

    Follow the FLBA Twitter account @familylawbar to keep up to date.

  • Who we are

    Who we are

    The FLBA is the specialist Bar Association for the Family Bar in England & Wales.

    We represent over 2,500 family barristers and are actively involved in promoting Family Justice through our work.

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  • Cumberland Lodge 2013 Bookings are now open for Cumberland Lodge, which this year will take place on the weekend of 10th - 12th May. There is a discount for those called in 2009 or later, and you can purchase a day ticket with or without dinner or a full weekend ticket. Please note that the deadline for the receipt of…

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