This article was originally published in HNW Divorce Magazine and is published with their kind permission.

In this article Laura Buchan explains:

“A number of amendments were put into place with effect from 29 April 2024 by way of Family Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2023. Whilst the amendments made to the Family Procedure Rules do not give the court the power to compel parties to engage in NCDR, there is strict scrutiny into the efforts made by parties prior to issuing proceedings. The annex of PD9A amended the pre-action protocol in financial remedy proceedings to reiterate the requirement to attend a MIAM and detail steps parties must have taken to engage in NCDR.”

You can read the rest of this article in HNW Divorce Magazine or download the article here.