Death and bereavement are topics which people can often be hesitant to discuss but those working in family law are highly likely to encounter it within their work at one stage or another. Family is law perhaps the most human ...

01.12.2025

After years of dedicated service, Miles & Partners announces the retirement of David Jockelson, a highly respected solicitor whose work has left a lasting impact on the firm, his colleagues, and countless clients. David joined Miles & Partners with a ...

04.11.2025

Effective 27 January 2025, the Family Courts in England and Wales have undergone a landmark shift towards greater transparency. This follows the successful pilot launched in 2023, which tested the feasibility of allowing media reporting while maintaining the privacy of ...

31.07.2025

Many people will not be aware that since 2008, the UK has celebrated June as Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History month. After attending a conference dedicated to Traveller and Gypsy families in care proceedings, Elizabeth Grant explains some of the ...

20.06.2025

For Children’s Mental Health Week 2025, we review the transition from children’s social care services to adult social care services for young adults who are vulnerable and lack mental capacity to conduct litigation on their own. Applications to the Court ...

04.02.2025

‘Locking a child up is one of the most extreme interventions the state can make in a child’s life. Too often I have found that this happens as a result of a series of missed opportunities – opportunities to identify ...

19.01.2023

We are delighted that Miles & Partners once again sits among top-ranking law firms in London in the 2023 Legal 500 rankings for UK Solicitors. The firm has firmly retained its high tier ranking for three of its core practice ...

30.09.2022

Almost one year on from a ban on unregulated placements of children under the age of 16 coming into force in September 2021, a BBC News investigation has highlighted that these types of placements are still being widely used for ...

25.08.2022

Domestic abuse can impact individuals of any age or race and is seen across all parts of society.  Unfortunately, statistics from the Office for National Statistics reveal that domestic abuse is on the increase, with cases having risen by 6% ...

05.07.2022