All Family and children articles – Page 29
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News
Campaigners' delight as court provision saved
Solicitor who led fight to retain court service in Chichester says others facing similar plight should never give up.
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Law Report
2 July 2018
This week’s starred law reports include the landmark civil partnership case, parenthood in assisted reproduction, pension equality and gender description on a passport.
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Feature
Out of the shadows
A glut of celebrity cases has demolished the myth that child abusers are all dirty old men in raincoats. But now the scale of the problem has been laid bare, reports Rachel Rothwell, the justice system is struggling to adapt.
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News
Council partnership leads family courts digital drive
An initiative by local authorities and judges has pushed family courts into the digital age.
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News
Cautionary tale from Gold Coast
Family and migration lawyer Gisele Reid of Nyst Lawyers on Australia’s Gold Coast has sent me a cautionary tale.
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News
Couples face up to year-long wait for 'streamlined' divorces
Family solicitor highlights delays underlying the Ministry of Justice's latest statistics.
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News
'Whistleblower' who sent documents to court raises privilege quandary
Mr Justice Holman makes the unusual decision to refer the matter to family division president.
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News
Cohabitation law reform more urgent than civil partnership issue - solicitor
Supreme Court due to rule on civil partnerships tomorrow but solicitor says protecting vulnerable cohabitants is a more pressing issue.
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News
What normal looks like: McFarlane to canvass views on parental guidance
The next president of the family division says the idea must be 'owned' by all levels of the judiciary to work.
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News
‘Pennies’ will save pioneering court unit
The judge who pioneered the substance-abuse problem-solving court to help reunite families has urged the profession not to let the scheme ‘go under’.
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News
ABS entrants seek to reduce cost of divorce
Retired hedge fund manager and barristers shake up traditional family practice business model.
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News
FDAC unit closure threatens future of problem-solving courts
Family Division president Sir James Munby hits out at government's 'failure of imagination and commitment', urging the justice secretary to visit a specialist court.
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News
McFarlane LJ echoes Munby over family justice ‘disaster’
A national board set up to improve the performance of the family justice system and chaired by government ministers had not met for 17 months until recently, the president-designate of the family division has revealed. For this crucial co-ordinating body not to be functioning at a time of crisis ‘is ...
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News
Supreme Court rejects NI abortion appeal - but issue still live
Court rules it did not have jurisdiction to make a declaration of incompatibility with ECHR.
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Feature
Protecting the vulnerable
Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children or adults at risk and protect them from harm.
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Profile
My legal life: Rosie Bracher
Rosie Bracher, family law solicitor at Rosie Bracher Solicitors, Devon
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News
Mother denied chance to take her case to 'court of public opinion'
Sir James Munby says approaches to transparency have changed over the years.
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News
Family courts 'not taking domestic abuse allegations seriously'
Survivors recall distressing experiences as women's charity calls for an independent inquiry.
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Opinion
Coping strategies
The emotional nature of family law practice can take a toll on mental health.
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News
Owens Supreme Court appeal 'not about no-fault divorce'
Solicitor for Tini Owens says case concerns proper interpretation of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.