Features – Page 6
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Coronavirus Q&A: Family law
Common questions answered around family and children’s law during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Availability of two-plus-two marriage ceremonies
Figures suggest that in some areas it is virtually impossible for a couple to book a two-plus-two ceremony within a few months of deciding to marry.
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How will the coronavirus impact family law?
Outbreak could have a big effect on family cases, particularly those with an international element.
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Financial Remedies Courts
The Good Practice Protocol sets out some important developments in respect of best practice.
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We can work it out
Policymakers love the concept of mediation – a reasonable, cost-effective and grown-up process to keep people out of court. So why is take-up of family mediation not higher?
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Proposed probate fee reforms fall short
Bereaved are not litigants pursuing multi-million pound cases through the courts.
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Law Society spotlight: February’s Council meeting
Brexit, legal aid, employment law and probate were all discussed.
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Living dangerously
Many unmarried couples are unaware of their lack of legal rights in the event of separation or death, but will a growing appetite for reform actually change ‘outdated’ laws? Marialuisa Taddia reports
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Parental alienation
Dealing with accusations that one parent has ‘turned’ the mind of a child against the other.
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Owens fallout: a damp squib or turning point?
Owens put divorce law reform high up on the agenda – now it’s time for the government to act.
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Out of the shadows
A glut of celebrity cases has demolished the myth that child abusers are all dirty old men in raincoats. But now the scale of the problem has been laid bare, reports Rachel Rothwell, the justice system is struggling to adapt.
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Protecting the vulnerable
Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children or adults at risk and protect them from harm.
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