All Family and children articles – Page 46
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Law ReportFamily
The Supreme Court held that none of the exceptions to the general approach applicable to awards of costs in children’s cases as set out in Re T (Children) [2012] applied in the present case.
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NewsHuman rights rebuke over legal aid reforms
Parliamentary committee says next government must undo harm reforms have caused to children.
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NewsNew powers for relatives of missing people
Ministry of Justice announces legislation that will allow families to take charge of property and financial assets.
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News‘Arrange family court open days’ – judiciary
Working group publishes recommendations on modernisation reform in the Family Court and Family Division.
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FeatureRoundtable: family – relative values
Family lawyers take clients through some of the most difficult episodes of their lives – a process complicated by overstretched courts and inconsistent judgments.
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News‘No evidence’ of risk from online divorce services
Research by consumer group finds high satisfaction levels with both online and face-to-face services.
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NewsMPs lambast civil legal aid reforms
Justice committee’s devastating report on part 1 of LASPO highlights botched implementation and calls for policy review.
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NewsTycoon’s ex-wife can claim – 23 years after divorce
Lawyers disagree on whether landmark Supreme Court ruling will 'open the floodgates' to historic claims.
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FeatureIdentification and open justice
Considering anonymity orders for children in personal injury cases in light of a recent Court of Appeal judgment.
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Opinion
Surrogacy call
While the UK has been forward-thinking allowing ‘three-person IVF’, the laws on surrogacy lag behind.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Same Sex Marriage and Civil Partnerships: The New Law
Far from a dry repeat of statute, the book goes beyond the usual family law remit.
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NewsFamily court hammers firm in compliance crackdown
Judge makes wasted costs order against Barrett & Thomson for failing to keep court informed.
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NewsFixed fees fuel drive towards arbitration
Arbitration as a form of dispute resolution has the backing of Family Division president Sir James Munby.
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NewsMunby turns his guns on excess bundles
Judge lays down the law after bundle with 591 pages submitted by party in family court.
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FeaturePersonal injury: duty of care
Non-delegable duty of care for local authorities in foster care – a tale of two judgments.
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NewsPioneering family court to go national
Department for Education providing £2.5m to extend drug and alcohol court across England.
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NewsMinisters ‘avoiding’ litigants in person question – Khan
Shadow justice secretary asked about growth of litigants in person in court four months ago – but says he has yet to receive an answer.