Since lockdown in March, the family courts have been trying to keep up as best they can, using telephone and videoconferencing, to deal with those hearings which can be dealt with remotely. However, large numbers of cases have simply been adjourned, with the result that the backlog of cases that existed in March is now much longer.

Family law arbitration is an attractive proposition to many. Lengthy court delays are avoided, the identity of the arb...