Family Legal Aid Fees – Is patience really a virtue? Our Chair Leslie Samuels KC’s article on Family Legal Aid fees has been published in the February 2026 Family Law (journal) [2026] Fam Law 153. For those who have a subscription the link to the article is here: lnkd.in/ezpSwxu4

RemCom also working on family legal aid with @familylawbar.flba.co.uk - a mtg with MoJ took place in Nov. FLBA has written to judges about fees issues. In December #BarCouncil & FLBA published a powerful report on family legal aid: www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/man...

www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2... This week the Supreme Court will hear the appeal against the judgments that the High Court can't use its inherent jurisdiction to set aside a validly made adoption order, when the children are older and want the adoption to be 'undone'

Family Legal Aid payments are starting to resume, but so are recoupments. We’re getting lots of emails from members about issues or potential issues with recoupments - please check our emails to members for useful information that might help, and please get in touch with us directly if it doesn’t.

Bookings are now open for the annual dinner on 27 Feb. Members can book their tickets via our website and details are in today’s member’s email. Www.flba.co.uk

@familylawbar.flba.co.uk Hello family lawyers and everyone interested in family law and family courts in England & Wales. We’re now verified and hoping to be a bit more active on this account in 2026, so watch this space…

We are at the first meeting for 2025 of @thebarcouncil.bsky.social

We are putting together the schedule for next year’s @familylawbar.bsky.social Advocacy and the Vulnerable national tour. Look out for dates in our FLBMail and come and improve your advocacy. Remember it’s our job to have the skills to adapt questioning for vulnerability in witnesses.

We congratulate the FLBA Committee's own Richard Harrison KC on his appointment to the High Court. Mr Justice Harrison has been assigned to the Family Division. www.judiciary.uk/appointments...

I have just opened a new account for the FLBA @familylawbar.bsky.social - please follow and spread the word.