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Sarah Higgins, Charles Russell SpeechlysAccess to justice in family cases – this article gives details about the decline in legal aid for family work since the Legal Aid, Sentencing and...
Jake R Ellis,Family Team; Deputy Head of Business, Property and Probate Team, Broadway House ChambersSince TL v ML [2005] EWHC 2860 (Fam), [2006] 1 FLR 1263, there has been an expectation that...
Liam Hurren, Associate, Kingsley NapleyLucy Bluck, Associate, Kingsley NapleyWhen an individual moves permanently into residential care, often the first concern for them and their family is how the...
Mary Welstead, Visiting Professor in Family law University of BuckinghamThe judgment in M (A Child: Leave to Oppose Adoption) illustrates the confusion relating to the requirements which a...
Joanna Moody, Barrister, Deans Court ChambersA review of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Re JW (Child at Home under Care Order) [2023] EWCA Civ 944, and the impact this decision is likely to...
Nancy Williams, Doughty Street ChambersAmelia Nice, Doughty Street ChambersThis article addresses the key issues discussed at a Doughty Street Chambers seminar which considered the issue of...
Clare Ciborowska, Barrister, 1 Crown Office Row (Brighton)How does the court approach a case where it is said the child is suffering significant harm as a result of being beyond parental...
Dr Bianca Jackson, Family law barrister, Coram ChambersThis is Part 2 of a three-part article exploring the possible legal difficulties for schools and colleges that adopt the Department for...
Fiona Hay, 2 Harcourt BuildingsDavid Lockett, Senior Actuary, Actuaries for Lawyers LtdThe full article has published in the April issue of Family Law. Find out...
Hassan Sarwar, Cornwall Street BarristersHassan Sarwar considers the development and usage of Hadkinson Orders in financial remedy proceedings. The article provides a helpful overview of a...