All Family and children articles – Page 45
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NewsFamily lawyers face new curbs on court bundles
President of the Family Division says new limits needed as lawyers ignore pleas for restraint on the length of court bundles.
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NewsAbuse survivors ‘re-victimised’ through family court process
Government and judiciary should ensure victims are not cross-examined by their abusers in court, charity recommends.
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NewsParliamentary report puts finger on rise in number of LiPs
Briefing paper to MPs blames impact of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act.
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NewsTributes pour in for ‘universally loved’ family solicitor
Wendy Kemp, head of the family department at Exeter firm Crosse & Crosse, dies aged 63.
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NewsConsumer champions unveil fixed-fee comparison site
Legal Beagles founders branch out with comparison website for services such as divorce and probate.
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NewsBogus solicitor posed as family specialist for 11 months
Susan Tindall deceived a father involved in maintenance and custody proceedings with his ex-partner.
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NewsCall for courts to take maturity into account
Defendants aged between 18 and 24 bewildered by the court process, thinktank says.
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NewsLegal aid billing system postponed again
Client and cost management system will only be mandatory for Special Children Act applications in February.
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Marriage law ‘confusing and inconsistent’, says law body
Law Commission publishes paper proposing full scale reform of laws governing how and where couples can marry.
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NewsCourt fee rise would amount to ‘divorce tax’, MPs told
Chair of Resolution says that a one-third increase in divorce fee cannot be justified.
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NewsSpecialist courts proposed for domestic abuse
Centre for Justice Innovation proposes ‘one judge, one family’ model to hear criminal, family and civil matters.
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FeatureFamily law: setting aside orders
The court will be heavily influenced by what the parties have agreed.
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OpinionFamily courts: going against tradition
Non-court options in family law disputes will often be in the client’s best interests.
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News‘Gratuitously rude’ judge stays in post after conduct probe
HHJ Dodds found guilty of ‘serious misconduct’ in three cases and issued with reprimand.
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NewsFamily ADR boosted by new guidance
Practice note from head of Family Division could encourage more lawyers to view arbitration as a viable option.
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NewsLegal profession welcomes unbundling decision
Court of Appeal ruled that solicitors may offer ‘unbundled’ services without being held liable for matters beyond those in their client retainer.
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Association of Lawyers for Children outstanding newcomer award
Fisher Meredith associate Rachel Benett has been named Outstanding Newcomer in the Field of Children Law at the Association of Lawyers for Children’s annual conference in Manchester.
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Opinion
Lessons about relationships
Couples have more and more options over the way they arrange their lives, with marriage (same and opposite sex), civil partnerships (only same sex at present but possibly opposite sex if the current lobby succeeds), and cohabitation and ‘common law marriage’. Each brings different levels of financial obligation and responsibility ...
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NewsCourt of Protection to be opened to public
A six-month pilot scheme will open the court to the public and the media from next year.