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News
12 Jun
2013

News

Supreme Court dismisses the appeal in Re B

12 June 2013

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of the parents of a child subject to a care order in the case of B (a child) [2013] UKSC 33.  Last year...

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News
12 Jun
2013

News

Supreme Court allows Prest appeal

12 June 2013

The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the appeal by Yasmin Prest and declared that property owned by the husband's companies are held on a resulting...

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Opinion & Analysis

News
14 Jun
2013

Opinion & Analysis

Samantha Bangham’s Week in Cases 14 June 2013

14 June 2013

Well, it has been quite a momentous week for family lawyers in both divorce and childcare fields with the Supreme Court decisions being handed down...

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News
12 Jun
2013

Opinion & Analysis

Jeremy Posnansky QC: The Supreme Court deploys its Stinger, but does not pierce the corporate veil

12 June 2013

Today's decision by the Supreme Court in Petrodel v Prest puts reality back into an important area of family law. In October 2012 the Court of Appeal...

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Cases

News
18 Jun
2013

Cases

FACT-FINDING HEARING: Re R (Inherent Probability of Mother Harming Baby)

18 June 2013

(Court of Appeal, Thorpe, Tomlinson, Briggs LJJ, 12 June 2013) At 14 months old the child suffered serious burns caused by scolding water. The mother...

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News
18 Jun
2013

Cases

FINANCIAL REMEDIES: Wyatt v Vince

18 June 2013

(Court of Appeal, Thorpe, Jackson, Tomlinson LJJ, 13 June 2013) During the course of financial remedy proceedings the wife was awarded an A v A order...

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Journal Articles

News
18 Jun
2013

Journal Articles

Bleak House II: The Interveners

18 June 2013

Alexander Chandler Barrister, 1 King's Bench Walk, Temple, London An increasing number of claims for financial remedy are de-railed by the intervention...

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News
17 Jun
2013

Journal Articles

View from the President’s Chambers: expert evidence

17 June 2013

The President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, explains the new strict regime for the use of experts in children care cases under the revised...

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Practice Guidance & Directions

News
7 Jun
2013

Practice Guidance & Directions

General Medical Council guidance: Acting as a witness in legal proceedings

07 June 2013

The General Medical Council has published guidance for doctors who act as professional witnesses or expert witnesses. The guidance explains how doctors...

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News
7 Jun
2013

Practice Guidance & Directions

Legal Aid Agency Guidance on the Remuneration of Expert Witnesses

07 June 2013

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has published updated guidance on remuneration for expert witnesses. The guidance consolidates a number of separate guidance...

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Announcements

News
12 Jun
2013

Announcements

Stephen Wildblood QC to give lecture on 24 June at Bristol Civil Justice centre

12 June 2013

His Honour Judge Stephen Wildblood QC will be giving a lecture on 24th June at the Civil Justice centre in Bristol at 4.30pm. It will deal with...

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News
20 May
2013

Announcements

New Appointment at Moore Blatch Law Firm

20 May 2013

Moore Blatch has appointed leading family lawyer Jan Galloway to its team as part of an expansion of the company. Managing Partner David Thompson says...

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Legislation

News
18 Jun
2013

Legislation

The Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment No. 2) Order 2013

18 June 2013

This Order may be cited as the Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment No. 2) Order 2013 and shall come into force on 1st July 2013. This Order amends...

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News
18 Jun
2013

Legislation

The Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2013

18 June 2013

This Order may be cited as the Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2013 and shall come into force on 1st July 2013 This Order amends the Family...

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Court of Protection Cases

News
30 May
2013

Court of Protection Cases

DISCLOSURE/CAPACITY/ADOPTION: RC v CC (By Her Litigation Friend, the Official Solicitor) and X Local Authority [2013] EWHC 1424 (COP)

30 May 2013

(Court of Protection, His Honour Judge Cardinal, 8 May 2013) The 20-year-old woman suffered from partial lissencephaply, cerebral palsy and a weakness...

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News
30 May
2013

Court of Protection Cases

CAPACITY: Re SB (A Patient: Capacity to Consent to a Termination) [2013] EWHC 1417 (COP)

30 May 2013

(Court of Protection, Holman J, 21 May 2013) The 37-year-old woman had in the past 8 years presented with symptoms diagnosed as those of bi-polar disorder...

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