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21 November 2022

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The Family Law Awards brings the family law community together for its biggest night of the year, celebrating excellence, networking and recognising its vital contribution to society. Places are...
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Nuffield Family Justice: In Conversation with Dr Kate Hellin
Dr Kate Hellin is a consultant chartered psychologist. Following a thirty year career in the NHS working with people with personality disorders, with substance dependence and in psychotherapy and...
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4 November 2022

LexisNexis Legal Awards 2023: deadline extension
The entry deadline for the LexisNexis Legal Awards has been extended until Friday 18 November. The winners will be announced at the spectacular awards night on 23 March 2023.Past family law winners...
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4 November 2022

Bar Council releases Barrister earnings by sex and practice area
In 2021 the Bar Council published a report showing trends in barristers’ earnings over the last 20 years, split by sex and practice area. The report, which used anonymous income data from...
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28 October 2022

Vulnerable parties and civil proceedings
Lawyer: How was your first marriage terminated?Witness: By death.Lawyer: And by whose death was it terminated?Witness: Take a guess.The internet is replete with humorous courtroom exchanges – genuine...
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27 October 2022

Marriage and divorce in the metaverse
Grace Robertson, Barrister, New Court ChambersThe metaverse provides new challenges and opportunities for family law practitioners working in the field of marriage and separation. Adapting to new...
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27 October 2022

Declarations of parentage in the age of consumer genetic testing
Claire Devine, Senior Associate, Charles Russell SpeechlysKaren Wilsher, Partner, Charles Russell SpeechlysAndrew Powell, 4PB This article discusses the recent evolution of consumer DNA testing...
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27 October 2022

The relationship between mental health and financial separation
Rosa Schofield, Associate Solicitor, Family Law PartnersThere is an increasing awareness of the importance of mental health in society, and preserving mental health is a clear priority of the next...
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27 October 2022

UD v DN: How the Schedule 1 landscape is changing . . . or needs to change?
Katherine Kelsey, Barrister, 1KBWLaura Moys, Barrister, 1KBWUD v DN (Schedule 1, Children Act 1989; Capital Provision) [2021] EWCA Civ 1947 is one of only a handful of Schedule 1 cases to have made it...
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27 October 2022

Paternalism vs protection: the role of Re SA (inherent jurisdiction) through a case study of Islington London Borough Council v EF
Madeleine Whelan, Barrister, 36 FamilyThis article is an analysis of the recent case of London Borough of Islington v EF [2022] EWHC 803 and a summary of some caselaw looking at the way the Re SA...
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