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Stephen Gilmore

Stephen is a Professor in Family Law and has worked at King’s since 2007. He was formerly Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of East London (1995 - 2007), and a tutor in Family Law at the University of Oxford (2005 - 2007). After reading law at the University of Leicester and qualifying as a barrister, Stephen obtained an LLM in Family Law and Family Policy from the University of East Anglia, and completed a research degree (M.St) at Pembroke College, Oxford. He is the Case Law Editor of Child and Family Law Quarterly, an Analysis Editor of the King’s Law Journal, and a member of the Editorial Committee of the Journal of the Centre for Family Law and Practice at LMU.

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Stephen is a Professor in Family Law and has worked at King’s since 2007. He was formerly Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of East London (1995 - 2007), and a tutor in Family Law at the University of Oxford (2005 - 2007). After reading law at the University of Leicester and qualifying as a barrister, Stephen obtained an LLM in Family Law and Family Policy from the University of East Anglia, and completed a research degree (M.St) at Pembroke College, Oxford. He is the Case Law Editor of Child and Family Law Quarterly, an Analysis Editor of the King’s Law Journal, and a member of the Editorial Committee of the Journal of the Centre for Family Law and Practice at LMU.

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21 JUN 2013

Re J (Care Proceedings: Past Possible Perpetrators in a New Family Unit) [2013] UKSC 9: Bulwarks and logic – the blood which runs through the veins of law – but how much will be spilled in future? [2013] CFLQ 215 Re J (Care Proceedings: Past Possible...
Keywords: Care proceedings - threshold - likely harm - possible perpetrators - relevant facts The Supreme Court has ruled, with regard to interpretation of section 31(2)(a) of the Children...
21 JUN 2013
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23 SEP 2011

Bellinger v Bellinger - Not quite between the ears and between the legs - Transsexualism and marriage in the Lords [2003] CFLQ 295 Bellinger v Bellinger - Not quite...
The House of Lords has held that a 'marriage' between a man and a male-to-female transsexual person is not valid, while declaring that position incompatible with the Human Rights Act 1998. This...
23 SEP 2011
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23 SEP 2011

Parental responsibility and the unmarried father - a new dimension to the debate [2003] CFLQ 21 Parental responsibility and the...
This article provides a detailed exposition and critique of the case-law on parental responsibility orders. The analysis reveals some judicial failure to engage with relevant legislation and its...
23 SEP 2011
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22 SEP 2011

The nature, scope, and use of the specific issue order [2004] CFLQ 364 The nature, scope, and use of the...
A critical examination of the case-law on the specific issue order reveals some uncertainty concerning the nature and scope of the order. On several occasions, judicial encounters with the order have...
22 SEP 2011
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22 SEP 2011

Re P (Child) (Financial Provision) - Shoeboxes and comical shopping trips - child support from the affluent to fabulously rich [2004] CFLQ 103 Re P (Child) (Financial Provision) -...
The Court of Appeal's first engagement with Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 endorses, qualifies and amplifies earlier High Court authority, and suggests a method for applying the statute where the...
22 SEP 2011
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20 SEP 2011

Court decision-making in shared residence order cases: a critical examination [2006] CFLQ 478 Court decision-making in shared...
Increased use of child dual residence upon parental separation has been suggested as a response to alleged deficiencies in facilitation and enforcement of contact between children and non-resident...
20 SEP 2011
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19 SEP 2011

Re B (Contact: Child Support) - horses and carts: contact and child support [2007] CFLQ 357 Re B (Contact: Child Support) - horses...
The Court of Appeal has held that before a court determines the level of staying contact to be enjoyed by a parent with a child (or when under a shared residence order it defines the number of nights...
19 SEP 2011
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16 SEP 2011

Disputing contact: challenging some assumptions [2008] CFLQ 285 Disputing contact: challenging some...
This article provides a detailed exposition of the courts' general approach to deciding an application for a 'contact order' in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, and examines how that approach is...
16 SEP 2011
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