There are considerable concerns within the family courts about the government’s plans to remove legal aid from private law cases.

Sanchia Berg reports for the BBC on the po ssible impact of the changes. Apologies for delay in reporting – I blame the exploding boiler chez familoo which has left my fingers too frozen to type. Just as the temperature ventures up towards only just freezing the boiler is replaced and functioning. It’s been a chilly couple of weeks…