All Family and children articles – Page 11
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NewsSolicitor who backdated loan document rebuked by SRA
Regulator accepts family head had no intention to mislead and was acting on counsel’s advice.
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News'Historic win' in Court of Appeal over same-sex parental rights
Judgment clarifies and simplifies the way children resident abroad can receive English family law justice.
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NewsChildren waiting a year for legal decision on living arrangements
Law Society calls on government to restore funding for early advice to ease pressure on ‘creaking’ family justice system.
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NewsMedia entitled to name lay justices and advisers, court rules
Family Court rules on application by the media for the release of documents relating to care proceedings.
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NewsJudge says family litigation 'stymied any meaningful focus' on children
Judgment highlights ‘litigious’ proceedings ‘inimical’ to children’s interests and ‘enormously stressful’.
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NewsAppeal allowed despite 'disastrously handled' litigation
Ruling in favour of appellant in family case made ‘with a very heavy heart’.
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NewsJudge urges harmonisation of ‘arbitrary’ rules on embargoed draft judgments
High Court judge bemoans the ‘ongoing confusion’ surrounding contempt of court and which judgments can be shared.
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NewsNews focus: Compulsory mediation is no panacea
Lawyers back the government’s aspiration to get more family disputes resolved out of court, but many have serious doubts about compulsory mediation.
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NewsFamily law solicitor makes fashion dreams reality
Young lawyer swaps clients for clothing in career change.
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NewsParliament must not become 'yes man', former top judge warns
Baroness Butler-Sloss tells podcast she has noticed 'distinct creep' to move away from parliamentary scrutiny.
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NewsMoJ cautioned against compulsory mediation for family disputes
Law Society and Resolution stress importance of early legal advice in consultation responses.
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NewsMPs urge government to reconsider cohabitation reform timetable
Women and equalities committee sees no reason why separate projects on weddings and divorce should delay work.
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NewsLead judge backs financial remedies reform
Mr Justice Mostyn says simple rules for determining financial remedies have been overpainted by 'woolly' judicial discretion.
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FeatureMix and match
While the pandemic heralded a transformation in digitised legal services, our webinar hears that some processes still rely on physical resources.
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FeatureChildren Act: Growth in Schedule 1 claims is inevitable but regime remains unpredictable
Legislation will become ever more essential to support children and their carers as cohabitation continues to rise.
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NewsFamily lawyers urged to help pro bono clinics
Solicitor volunteers say legal advice centres are receiving more enquiries than they can handle.
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Opinion#LegalPride2023: 10 years since same-sex marriage became law
As the profession marks the start of Pride, we know the experience of LGBTQ+ solicitors could be improved.
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NewsLawyers say parties in financial remedy cases should remain anonymous
Majority of lawyers favour anonymisation as judge-led transparency group addresses uncertainty.