All Family and children articles
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OpinionPlans to evict ‘abusers’ must be fair
The government’s proposals allowing for landlords to evict perpetrators of domestic abuse are laudable and the principle that perpetrators rather than victims should be the ones forced to leave the home is difficult to challenge.
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OpinionA comprehensive exploration of domestic abuse and the justice system
Jenny Beck reviews 'Domestic Abuse and the Family Justice System: Law and Practice'.
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OpinionBridging the social justice gap
Community power is not a slogan or a policy initiative. It is organisations working together to meet a need that no single institution can address on its own.
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NewsFamily courts could face new battles over social media ban
Courts will increasingly see access to social media sites as a child welfare issue, experts claim.
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NewsMoJ unveils family law reforms to protect unmarried couples
Stronger protections for bereaved partners and domestic abuse victims while nuptial agreements would become legally binding.
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OpinionLetters roundup
Neglected family arbitration, holistic SEND reform and deregulated disaster: your letters to the editor.
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NewsConsider apologising, family judge tells father
Father should 'really listen to what he has now been told over a number of years by different judges and professionals'.
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NewsJudge turns to AI to help parents understand decision
Her Honour Judge Hesford says AI was ‘immensely useful’ for making judgment accessible.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Connie Atkinson, Kingsley Napley
Represented a mother at the High Court, which refused to grant sperm donor Robert Albon’s application for a declaration that he is the father of her child.
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NewsLitigant in person restrained from TikTok harassment of lawyers
High Court extends interim injunctive relief over litigant’s conduct towards solicitor and barrister involved in family court proceedings.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: James Netto, The International Family Law Group
BBC World of Secrets podcast and BBC Africa Eye follow the work of Netto and Kenyan human rights lawyer Kelvin Kubai, helping children search for their British soldier fathers.
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NewsFamily lawyers fly the FLAG for arbitration
Organisation hopes to raise public awareness of non-court dispute resolution option and become a valuable family law resource.
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NewsAdoption orders are final, Supreme Court finds
Judges find the position of an adopted child is no different from that of a child and their natural parents.
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NewsLord Justice Cobb to take Family Division reins
Lady chief justice says she is ‘delighted’ with appointment of family presiding judge for the northeastern circuit.
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ProfileMy legal life: Simon Bassett, RWK Goodman
Head of the family law team and lead partner in London and Oxford.
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