All Family and children articles – Page 33
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NewsCouncil lawyers reminded of duties after disclosure failure
Judge finds ‘no excuse’ for disclosure failings and says duty of candour should apply to public authorities.
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NewsPublic given full access to make online divorce applications
Justice minister Lucy Frazer says the online system will cut waste and speed up services.
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NewsCommission begins work on 'not fit for purpose' surrogacy laws
Law commissions for England and Wales, and Scotland, secure £150,000 government funding.
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NewsMother alleging abuse left alone in court after failing legal aid test
Judge states outcome might have been different if parties had been represented.
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OpinionMunby leaves family justice in reassuring hands
Sir Andrew McFarlane will become president of the family division in July.
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NewsDigitising divorce applications could save 13,000 hours of court staff time
HM Courts & Tribunals Service family modernisation chief says divorce should not be determined by the ability to copy text.
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NewsHale: Supreme Court's job is to interpret the law, not legislate
UK's highest court will shortly hear two eagerly awaited decisions on divorce and civil partnerships.
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NewsMunby takes action on 'defective' divorces
Judges told communications should be expressed in appropriately sympathetic and apologetic language.
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NewsFamily lawyers repeat calls for no-fault divorce ahead of Owens intervention
Resolution says it is ridiculous that Tini Owens has to go to the Supreme Court to be granted a decree nisi.
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OpinionFamily courts can deter people threatened with being outed
Following celebrity revelations of HIV status, a solicitor relates her experience of representing a client who successfully applied for a non-molestation order.
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NewsPlaudits for judge's plain speaking in adoption case
Deputy District Judge Reed explains decision with 'simple words' so the father, who has a learning disability, can understand.
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Munby on warpath over cross-examination and practice directions
President of the family division says the case for reform is overwhelming.
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News83-year-old jailed for contempt over divorce settlement
His Honour Judge Wildblood QC says no one wishes to see an elderly man go to prison unless it is genuinely necessary.
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NewsSexual relationship not necessary for a valid marriage, says Munby
Family division grants parental order to couple where one partner is gay.
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