All Family and children articles – Page 35
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NewsTop legal aid firm rebuked over referral payments
Duncan Lewis agrees to publication of regulatory settlement agreement following SRA investigation.
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NewsCourts bill: domestic violence cross-examination pledge
Use of virtual hearings to be extended.
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NewsTop divorce lawyer Stowe pockets 'over £10m' after selling firm to private equity
Investment will result in up to 30 new offices being opened for divorce law specialist firm.
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NewsCivil partnership couple seek Supreme Court hearing
Court of Appeal dismisses challenge brought by Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan.
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Family judge condemns 2,000-page bundle
Mr Justice Cobb says case preparation was undertaken in a way that was ‘wholly disproportionate’ to the issues.
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NewsGovernment rebuffs latest calls for no-fault divorce
Solicitors have been lobbying for legislation to be modernised as court denies permission to to divorce.
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Opinion
Divorced from reality
We should celebrate the ability of judges to shape the law to reflect changes in society, particularly the number of women in the workplace.
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NewsNottingham to host online divorce pilot
Scheme will allow proceedings for a matrimonial order to be filled in via the web.
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NewsMunby: court did not ‘cave in’ over release of jailed 71-year-old
Court of Appeal approves consent order in relation to elderly man who lacks capacity.
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NewsDivorce order set aside after ‘procedurally unfair’ mistakes
Court of Appeal says husband in final hearing was not given protections he was entitled to.
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NewsMunby: video-links in family courts ‘a disgrace’
Family division president says reforms will not work without better court equipment.
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NewsAbuse inquiry names new lead counsel
Criminal barrister Brian Altman QC will succeed Ben Emmerson QC.
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FeatureFamily: sharing foreign pensions on divorce
How will a significant change from established practice affect the court’s power to rule on foreign pensions?
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ProfileInterview: Baroness Scotland QC
We talk cricket and the Commonwealth with serial legal pioneer Baroness Scotland QC.
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MoJ ‘considers’ additional protections for vulnerable witnesses
Government is working with the judiciary to develop a statutory framework for family courts.
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NewsGovernment silent on paperless divorce timetable
Family solicitor Tony Roe says a pilot will require rule changes via a yet-to-be-published practice direction.
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NewsMunby: vulnerable witnesses reform ‘matter of priority’
President of the Family Division says he would welcome bar on abuse victims being cross-examined by their alleged perpetrators.
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NewsCampaigners hope transfer will save city's court
Ministry of Justice says it is will to consider proposal to move Crown work to empty magistrates’ court in Chichester.
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NewsFamily solicitors welcome call for tougher enforcement powers
Law Commission says up to £20m goes unpaid as a result of non-compliance with family financial orders.
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FeatureChild protection in football – lessons still to be learned
The emerging revelations about sex abuse in football suggest mistakes were made. How can we ensure they are not repeated?