Is it the end for the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) National Unit?
The Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs) were pioneered by the retired Di...
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Thum v Thum [2018] EWCA Civ 624
The Court of Appeal recently had to determine the issue of effective servic...
Supreme Court decides law on civil partnerships is incompatible with European Convention on Human Rights
On 27th June 2018 the Supreme Court unanimously decided that the UK’s law o...
The development of the law in relation to forced marriage in the United Kingdom
Until relatively recently, forced marriage was not a specific criminal offe...
AB v CD [2018] EWHC 1590 (Fam)
Jemma Dally, Head of our Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility team, acted for...
Domestic Abuse Bill consultation and the Law Society’s response
On the 31 May, the Government published a consultation in preparation for t...
Support and Guidance for Special Guardians
A Special Guardianship Order is an order which places a child in the long-t...
Thompson v Ragget and others [2018] EWHC 688
If a cohabiting couple do not make wills and one passes away, the survivor...
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 Ent...
Revised protocol for referrals of families by the court to child contact centres
A revised protocol for referrals of families by the court to child contact...
Is it time for No Fault Divorce?
Late last month Resolution – a family law practitioners group – met for the...
Transferring the residence of a child when a party does not comply with a Family Assistance Order
Judgment in the recent case of Re C (A Child) [2018] EWHC 557 (Fam) has bee...
