All Family and children articles – Page 55
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NewsPioneer solicitor-judge dies at 86
His Honour Peter Goldstone, one of the first solicitors to be appointed a recorder, has died
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OpinionDivorce lawyers: proving our worth
Solicitors must demonstrate the value of a qualified family lawyer in divorce cases.
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FeatureDelay and strike-out in financial remedy proceedings
Andrew Newbury looks at the introduction of family rules which allow a strike out of a statement of case.
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NewsLet 'glare of publicity' into family courts, says Munby
The president of the family division says there is a ‘pressing need’ for more transparency.
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Law Report
Medical treatment
Adult patient – Consent to treatment – Patient lacking capacity – Adult male, DE, having learning difficulties
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NewsForty-six jobs lost as Challinors finally goes under
Troubled Midlands firm Challinors has gone in to administration.
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NewsFamily judge criticises reliance on free representation
The president of the Family Division has criticised a legal aid regime that left a mother who faced jail reliant on her lawyers’ willingness to act for free.
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Law Report
Marriage
Validity – Declaration – Respondent lacking capacity having married abroad in arranged marriage ceremony
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FeatureSet standards for wills
The Law Society has launched its first recognised quality standard for wills and estate administration
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Feature
Kinship foster carers’ allowances
What will be the impact of a landmark judgment on allowances for family foster carers? Fiona Scolding and Amelia Walker look at the case.
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NewsList of approved judges for child abuse cases
Rules governing how serious sex cases and proceedings involving vulnerable witnesses are heard will be tightened up.
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Feature
Piercing the corporate veil
The unanimous judgment of the Supreme Court in Petrodel Resources Ltd v Prest led to a media circus. Now the dust has settled, we have more clarity on the repercussions of the case for those involved in family and company law.
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Opinion
Prest confirms simple principle
In the judgments of Mr Justice Moylan in the High Court and Thorpe LJ in a minority judgment in the Court of Appeal, they considered that it was enough, under section 24(1)(a) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, to justify an order to transfer properties from the husband to the ...
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Chancery Lane announces wills accreditation scheme
The Law Society has confirmed it will introduce a new accreditation scheme - the Wills and Inheritance Scheme - in the autumn.
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Legal education move by embattled Co-op
The Co-operative Group’s legal services arm is to set up a ‘learning academy’ later this year to give legal training to aspiring lawyers who cannot afford university.
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Riverview barristers offer fixed-price divorces to wealthy
An innovative legal practice today launched a barrister-led fixed-price divorce service to cut costs for wealthy couples.
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Blacklaws joins Co-operative in family law coup
The Co-operative Legal Services (CLS) is to offer a family law service spearheaded by leading family lawyers from London firm TV Edwards in the first move by a high street brand into the sector, the Gazette can reveal. Christina Blacklaws, Law Society council member for child care and TV Edwards ...
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News
Human rights test case call for sharia law
A ‘parallel’ system of justice based on Islamic law should face a test case under the Human Rights Act, a group campaigning against religious laws said this week. The One Law for All Campaign called for a case to be initiated to determine whether Muslim arbitration tribunals and sharia councils ...
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Family legal aid fees will leave solicitors worse off
The proposed fixed fees for family legal aid work will leave solicitors worse off, according to a Law Society survey published today.