All Family and children articles – Page 16
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OpinionFamily Court reporting: a change for the better?
Court reporting pilot is first major step towards implementing ‘cultural shift’ towards increased transparency in family justice system.
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NewsRoyal family way
Members of the royal family used in hypothetical scenario to explain how schedule 1 to the Children Act works in practice.
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NewsNews focus: Solicitors ramp up campaign for cohabitation law reform
Despite a succession of governments being reluctant to act, family lawyers are resetting their campaign to secure reform of the rights of cohabitants when relationships break down.
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NewsFirst transparency order opens family case to reporters
Accredited media will be allowed to cover Leeds hearing of applications involving allegedly fabricated illness.
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NewsFirms sign up to divorce support scheme for staff
Family Division president says more employers need to recognise impact of separation on workforce.
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NewsMedia get the go-ahead to report family proceedings
It’s a ‘brave new world’ for family justice system, Mrs Justice Lieven says.
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NewsMoJ hails success of family mediation vouchers
Ministry of Justice has yet to announce decision on future of scheme, which is set to end in March.
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OpinionWhy bother with Family Mediation Week?
We need to make mediation ‘sexier’ - not just to solicitors, but also to clients.
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OpinionUnified court for migrant children
A ‘one stop’ court covering immigration, crime and local authority care is needed to replace the fragmented system for migrant children arriving in this country.
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NewsJudge pleads for 'scandal' of children’s care to be wider known
'I have no desire to operate in a situation where the public is ignorant of what is going on.'
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NewsCourt of Appeal rejects father’s plea for male expert
Judge decision in this instance does not ‘rule out the possibility’ in future.
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NewsJudge praises solicitor subject to ‘intense, personal’ abuse from LiP
Court hears that father in family court proceedings used litigation as an extension of domestic abuse.
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NewsFamily court backlog climbs to 110,000
HM Courts & Tribunals Service figures show number of private and public law cases continues to grow.
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NewsGovernment rules out cohabitation reform
Family law group says current legislation is not fit for purpose and consigns too many families to financial hardship.
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NewsImprove access to court judgments, MPs tell HMCTS
Reducing reliance on commercial legal publishers one of several justice committee recommendations on open justice.
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OpinionNot just a national crisis, but a global one
Teachers and social workers might resist mandatory reporting of child abuse suspicions. They must not be allowed to stop it becoming law.