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NewsFamily judge ‘wrong’ about overnight stays following rape finding
Order maintaining father's overnight contact 'tipped to the wrong side of the balancing scales', High Court finds.
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NewsFather does not have Article 6 right to lay advocate
Application suggested a 'fundamental misunderstanding' of right to fair trial, judge rules.
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NewsJudge slams lack of judicial diversity progress in family courts
Her Honour Judge Khatun Sapnara says there are plenty of black, Asian and minority ethnic lawyers with the requisite merit.
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NewsMother argues judge 'wrong' to allow overnight stays following rape findings
Fresh allegations are ‘plainly relevant to the child’s welfare in any risk assessment’, says counsel for mother.
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NewsNo-fault divorce: 'blame game' still rife, say family lawyers
New regime 'has led to more spouses littering financial statements with allegations of bad behaviour'.
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NewsVardags extends flexible working under new management
Ayesha Vardag's famed divorce boutique announces promotion of Manchester chief Emma Gill to managing partner.
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NewsHigh Court allows abuse victim to 'tell her story'
Court ‘profoundly sympathetic’ to mother in landmark transparency case who felt ‘let down’ by the family justice system.
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NewsProfits soar again at ABS pioneer Co-op Legal
Probate and estate administration giant has more than doubled income and quintupled earnings since 2021.
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NewsFirm complains to HMCTS over 13-month probate delay
Roche Legal calls out inconsistency after another case took only two months to be processed.
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NewsFirm hire: Trio of senior associates join mfg Solicitors
Sophie Shakeshaff, Jonathan Skilbeck and Jack Robinson are specialists in wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and estate administration.
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NewsEmailing judgments without formal hand-down ‘unsatisfactory’
A judge at Wolverhampton family court emailed her judgment to a father, but fears it may have got lost in ‘junk’.
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NewsAdoption case is set on stage
Play Too Many Books explores complexities of international adoption.
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News'Get on with it': peers tell MoJ to make pre-nuptial agreements binding
Prominent peers back pre-nuptial agreements entering the statute book but opinion is divided on judicial discretion.
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News'My name is Amos and I am a judge': judicial guide for writing to children
President of the Family Division Sir Andrew McFarlane says toolkit has ‘potential to change culture’.
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NewsGovernment to consult on cohabitation reform
Minister tells MPs there is no need to wait until existing work on marriage and divorce law has concluded.
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NewsHigh court orders legal aid firm to pay costs in family case
Judge found the firm was ‘negligent’ and failed in its core duties in preparing case.
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NewsIn depth: Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre is falling apart
Leaky roof, missing tiles, inadequate security...the Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre is not fit for purpose. The centre’s decrepitude touches raw nerves in Westminster’s relationship with Wales.