Domestic Abuse Bill consultation and the Law Society’s response
On the 31 May, the Government published a consultation in preparation for the new Domestic Abuse Bill, which was proposed...
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Support and Guidance for Special Guardians
A Special Guardianship Order is an order which places a child in the long-term care of someone other than their parent...
Thompson v Ragget and others [2018] EWHC 688
If a cohabiting couple do not make wills and one passes away, the survivor has no statutory right to inherit under the intestacy rules. However...
Peggy Ray wins Entrepreneurial Individual of the year award at Citywealth’s Magic Circle Awards
We are delighted to announce that our Senior Partner, Peggy Ray won the Entrepreneurial Individual of the year at City wealth’s 2018 Magic Circle Awards yesterday evening...
Protocole révisé pour l'orientation des familles par les tribunaux vers les centres de contact avec les enfants
A revised protocol for referrals of families by the court to child contact centres has recently been published. This protocol has been implemented...
Is it time for No Fault Divorce?
Late last month Resolution – a family law practitioners group – met for their annual conference in Bristol. Resolution operates a code...
Transfert de la résidence d'un enfant lorsqu'une partie ne se conforme pas à une ordonnance d'aide familiale
Judgment in the recent case of Re C (A Child) [2018] EWHC 557 (Fam) has been provided and has reinforced the consequences of breaching...
Should victims be cross examined by domestic abusers in the family courts?
Since the abolition of Legal Aid for the majority of family cases in 2013, many individuals are making applications to court without legal representation...
Penny Appeal publishes Islamic Adoption and Fostering Guidance
The charity, Penny Appeal, has published important guidance on Islamic adoption and fostering in the United Kingdom. The guidance comes as a result...
Quand un mariage peut-il être annulé ?
The vast majority of couples looking to dissolve a marriage do so by the divorce process, but there are other methods of ending a marriage...
Further misuse of section 20 of the children Act 1989 – when will it stop?
Herefordshire Council v AB [2018] EWFC 10 is a judgment handed down earlier this year regarding two cases which were described...
New Practice Guidance for International Child Abduction Proceedings
Sir James Munby issued practice guidance: Case Management and Mediation of International Child Abduction Proceedings on the 13th of March 2018...
