Professor Anne Barlow

25 June 20213 min read

Research evidence from the ‘Mapping Paths to Family Justice’ study (Mapping) led by Professor Anne Barlow at the University of Exeter has helped to reshape family mediation policy and practice and improve user experience for separating couples, after radical legal aid changes.

3 December 20203 min read

Research at the University of Exeter has influenced and accelerated the introduction of opposite-sex civil partnerships and reopened debates about the ‘common law marriage myth’ and a related need for wider cohabitation law reform.

26 February 20152 min read

Professor Anne Barlow's research findings on marriage and cohabitation laws have influenced policy in the UK and Germany.