Byron James, barrister, 14 Grays Inn Square recounts some of his experiences of the New Zealand legal system.
Full article: Family Law Week
Family: applications for freezing orders
"The comprehensive judgment of Mr Justice Mostyn in UL v BK (Freezing Orders: Safeguards: Standard Examples) [2013] EWHC 1735 (Fam) is absolutely essential reading for any practitioner specialising in financial remedy applications."
Full article: Law Society Gazette
Full article: Law Society Gazette
Subjects:
Ancillary Relief,
Cases,
Financial Remedies
Thoughts on Case Management and Control of Evidence after Young and on the Threshold of the New Family Court
"Can the court's criticism of Mrs Young's costs be placed at its door, rather than hers?" Asks David Burrows.
Full article: Family Law
Full article: Family Law
Subjects:
Cases,
Courts,
Evidence,
Family Justice System,
Financial Remedies
Young v Young: The Outcome
Philip Cayford QC and Anthony Geadah, both of 29 Bedford Row, consider the outcome of the Young saga and identify some of the legal issues highlighted by Mr Justice Moor in his judgment.
Full article: Family Law Hub
Full article: Family Law Hub
Subjects:
Ancillary Relief,
Cases,
Financial Remedies
Are the Alarms Bell Ringing? Identifying a potential Hague Convention case and responding appropriately
Mandeep Gill, associate solicitor with The International Family Law Group LLP, considers the recent cautionary reminder given by Mr Justice Bodey that all practitioners must be able to identify whether there are potential Hague Convention implications in any children case with an international element.
Full article: Family Law Week
Full article: Family Law Week
Subjects:
Children,
International
Inheritance Act Claims – Delay at your Peril
“Nicola Phillipson, Zenith Chambers, examines the case of Berger v Berger where the Court of Appeal refused permission to the appellant to bring a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 almost six years out of time.”
Full article: Zenith Chambers (PDF)
Full article: Zenith Chambers (PDF)
Subjects:
Cases,
Inheritance
W v Neath Port Talbot – Courts, Local Authorities and a Mexican Stand-off
Andrew Pack, care lawyer with Brighton and Hove City Council, considers the options for local authorities in the wake of the Court of Appeal’s landmark judgment in W (A Child) v Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council [2013] EWCA Civ 1227.
Full article: Family Law Week
Full article: Family Law Week
Subjects:
Children - Public Law
Minors subject to immigration control
A series of articles for family lawyers about how to get the best for clients who are minors subject to immigration control.
Full articles: Family Law
Full articles: Family Law
Subjects:
Children,
International
Children need contact centres
Child contact centres are a lifeline for families and must be put on a statutory footing, says Emma Hopkins.
Full article: Law Society Gazette
Full article: Law Society Gazette
Subjects:
Children,
Family Justice System
Opening up the Family courts: Transparency in the Family court and the Court of Protection
Speech by the President of the Family Division and President of the Court of Protection at the Annual Conference of the Society of Editors 'Freedom to Inform', London 11th November 2013.
Full speech: Judiciary of England and Wales (PDF)
Full speech: Judiciary of England and Wales (PDF)
Subjects:
Family Justice System,
Speeches
Finance and Divorce November 2013 Update
Jessica Craigs, senior solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the financial remedies and divorce news and cases published in October.
Full article: Family Law Week
Full article: Family Law Week
Subjects:
Ancillary Relief,
Divorce,
Financial Remedies
F v. F: latest developments in children and consent to medical treatment
This was the father’s application for a declaration and a specific issue order for his daughters to have the MMR vaccine.
Full article: The Barristers’ Hub
Full article: The Barristers’ Hub
Therapeutic Provision for Parents in Care Proceedings – who should be footing the bill?
Matthew Burman, barrister of St Albans Chambers explores the respective legal duties of the NHS and local authorities in securing the provision of psychotherapy for parents in care proceedings.
Full article: Family Law Week
Full article: Family Law Week
Subjects:
Children - Public Law
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