All Family and children articles – Page 49
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FeatureChild abduction changes
Proposed amendments to child abduction legislation will have a far-reaching impact on family law.
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NewsJudge urges reform of 'inadequate' Court of Protection rules
The Honourable Mr Justice Peter Jackson said two cases heard on consecutive days illustrated ongoing problems.
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News
Cuts have had 'no significant impact' on hearing times
MoJ data appear to allay concerns about litigants in person ‘clogging up the courts’.
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Law ReportCosts (family)
In financial proceedings the Family Division imposed a costs penalty on the husband. The judge commented on the scale of the costs incurred by the parties, which he described as ‘totally disproportionate’.
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NewsJudge rages at ‘grotesque leeching’ of costs in divorce
Lawyers and experts received £920,000 in total – almost one-third of the assets.
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ProfilePro bono fight for child custody
Rebecca Stevens has acted for more than 100 hours pro bono for family without representation.
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NewsSolicitor mediation referrals plummet post-LASPO
Couples more likely to seek out mediation without turning to solicitor.
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NewsMunby’s fury as aid denied in adoption fight
Head of Family Division praises solicitor for working 100 hours for free after state ‘washed its hands of the problem’.
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FeaturePhasing in new legislation
Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act is the major piece of criminal legislation this year. Here is what the changes mean for solicitors.
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Opinion
Abandoned spouses
Under the legal aid cuts regime, financial (ancillary) relief is dead, except for the wealthy.
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NewsHughes pledges £1.4m a year to help LIPs
Support network for litigants in person will be spread across England and Wales.
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NewsLegal challenge to Woolf chairing abuse inquiry
Lord Mayor of London has come under renewed pressure over her links to Leon Brittan and alleged lack of relevant expertise.
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FeatureRegulation of surrogacy
Recent cases prove that universal laws are needed to provide clarity and help secure the welfare of surrogate babies.
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NewsMunby urges radical reform of family courts
The president of the Family Division says the child arrangement programme, which came into effect in April, requires a new approach to private law cases.
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Law ReportParental order
The Family Division held that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 did not have the effect of preventing the court from making a parental order.
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NewsFirms face new hurdle for credit work
SRA proposes firms carrying out consumer credit activities apply to the FCA for authorisation.
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FeatureAdoption and access to family history
The law around adoptees’ attempts to find out about their real parents.
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NewsLaw Society excellence winners announced
Winners of the Law Society Excellence Awards revealed at London ceremony.
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Opinion
Protecting children’s rights
Legal aid changes will limit access to civil justice for vulnerable people.
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NewsJudge dismisses 180 divorces over ‘industrial-scale fraud’
Sir James Munby says rules on divorce declarations have to be tighter.