All Family and children articles – Page 46
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Vardag accolade
Ayesha Vardag, president of family law firm Vardags, won the Natwest EveryWoman Award 2015 for outstanding achievement. The award celebrates female business success across the UK.
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ProfileInterview: Peter Garsden
The Law Society private practice lawyer of the year says pioneering child abuse cases have been the fight of his life.
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NewsJudge exposes ‘abysmal’ LiP to show challenges faced by courts
Litigant in person threatened to execute his wife, her lawyers and a judge during divorce proceedings.
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NewsLots to say on the divorcees’ big day
Family lawyers were battling to get their comments into print.
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NewsSupreme Court divorce ruling shows zero tolerance for non-disclosure
Two women win battle to set aside their divorce settlements after claiming their ex-husbands misled the courts.
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OpinionCourt closures contradict PM’s equality rhetoric
Courts estate is set to be brutally pared – and the poorest will suffer.
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NewsFamily mediators move towards self-regulation
The Family Mediation Council hopes to boost public confidence in mediation by creating a regulatory board and professional register.
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NewsBiggest divorce hub returns one in five petitions
Practitioners urged to double-check papers after 'basic errors’ are uncovered by the new Bury St Edmunds centre for London and south-east.
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Opinion
Child protection
Outcome of case where judge considered deductions of success fees and insurance premiums from children’s compensation is worrying.
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FeatureChanges to the family court
Practical overview of changes in the operation of the family court.
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OpinionUnbundling is not the answer
The LSB is pushing firms to offer a half-service, but is this a good idea?
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NewsSolicitor firm shuns SRA for bar regulator
Family firm becomes BSB-regulated entity – despite having no barrister on its team.
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NewsCouple win £20k damages in landmark childcare case
‘Loving’ parents awarded £10,000 each after their eight children were ‘unlawfully’ kept away from them by a local authority.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Cohabitation: Law, Practice and Precedents (6th edition)
This pioneering guide - now bolstered by a CD - continues to raise its game.
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FeatureCriminal law changes – part 2
New offences, including those related to improper use of police powers, private sexual photographs and juries.
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NewsCo-op Legal heralds turnaround after £200k half-year profits
Figures a far cry from first half of 2014, when losses came to more than £5m.
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NewsDivorce party hit for £334k costs after ‘blatant dishonesty’
Family court judge says costs award should deter others from similar conduct.
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OpinionEuropean lawyers in history
Two very different lawyers from recent history were involved in struggles which we recognise today.
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NewsRise in divorce cases signals mediation failure
Number of new private law cases has risen year-on-year for the third month in a row, figures from Cafcass show.