All Family and children articles – Page 47
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NewsJudge dismisses LIP's bid to get solicitor jailed
High Court finds litigant in person culpable of ’abuse of process’.
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NewsJudge criticises LAA over translation costs
Legal Aid Agency was invited to clarify its position in relation to document translation costs.
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NewsEnforce family court orders but don’t jail debtors – Society
Chancery Lane calls for more streamlined process for ensuring creditors are paid.
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NewsU-turn over GPS tagging cost in family case
Ministry of Justice agrees to make an exception in funding the cost of providing electronic tagging in family proceedings.
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NewsMore divorcing couples turning to mediation, provider says
Calls to National Family Mediation have more than doubled in the past year.
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NewsBar takes aim at solicitors in family court advocacy
Two principal branches of the profession clashed last week after the bar called for a review of advocacy in family law.
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NewsNew family court opens in push to encourage ADR
The designated family judge for London behind the initiative says there was a need for the court ‘to provide more than just a trial process’.
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Separating couples ‘giving up on courts’ due to firm closures
Drop in private law cases reflects the large number of separating parents who have given up on courts, says Cafcass.
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NewsSolicitor-advocates harming family justice – bar
The Bar Council and Family Law Bar Association have warned that the growing number of solicitors conducting family advocacy is causing a ‘risk of injustice’.
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NewsCourt closures ‘won’t affect legal aid and family reforms’
Ministry of Justice and HM Courts and Tribunals Service consulting on shutting nearly one-fifth of the courts estate.
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NewsFamily lawyers: 100% divorce ruling exceptional but fair
A hospital consultant has been ordered to give his former wife his entire fortune, after neglecting to pay child support.
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Law ReportFamily
A child had been made the subject of non-molestation injunctions, which extended to her mother, while she was a ward of court. As the child approached her 18th birthday, the mother applied to court for an extension of the injunction to extend indefinitely beyond the conclusion of the wardship proceedings.
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NewsJudge’s ‘grave’ concern at solicitor’s relationship with client
Conduct in family battle reported to regulator by solicitor himself.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Red Book Plus: Family Court Essential Materials 2014-2015
Very much a standalone publication, this is easy to access, comprehensive and convenient.
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NewsJustice secretary told pro bono ‘no substitute’ for legal aid
Cautious welcome to justice secretary’s speech – but Michael Gove faces warnings not to rely on lawyers working for free.
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NewsCourts set for vulnerable witness reform
Senior judges reveal timetables for addressing vulnerability in criminal and civil justice systems.
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NewsCoA overturns family ruling after ‘wholly unacceptable’ delay
Court of Appeal upholds challenge against ‘substantially delayed’ judgment.
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News‘Money for lawyers’ triggers jump in reopened divorce cases
Eight-fold increase since 2011 in people returning to court to get a better deal from former spouse.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: A Woman’s Guide to Divorce
Some solid advice here but the book often oversimplifies the legal process.
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President apologises for court ‘blunder’
Order made for a mother to return her seven-year old daughter to the US by 5 June, which was ‘inconsistent’ with a stay she had been granted until 12 June.