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Kirsty Richards, Director and Head of Family, National Legal ServiceWhat do perpetrators of domestic abuse look like? To truly make progress in helping victims of domestic abuse we need to understand...
Dr Bianca Jackson, Family law barrister, Coram ChambersThis is Part 1 of a three-part article exploring the possible legal difficulties for schools and colleges that adopt the Department for...
Philip Way, Mills & ReevePensions remain a challenging area for practitioners advising clients on divorce. An international element to a case adds an additional tier of complexity. This...
Women’s Aid, alongside 57 sector colleagues, have issued an urgent letter to the Government highlighting the deepening recruitment and retention crisis within the sector, calling for an...
Graeme Fraser, Partner and Head of Family, BBS Law In this article, I report on the FJC annual debate on 7th December on the above-titled motion. Arguments in support of the motion are...
Tracy Lakin, St Ives ChambersIn recent years, there has been a marked increase in the use of the inherent jurisdiction of the family court for the making of Deprivation of Liberty Orders in relation...
Family law practitioners received prestigious accolades at the
esteemed LexisNexis Legal Awards, held on Thursday 14 March at the JW Marriott
Grosvenor Hotel, Park Lane. The awards, renowned for...
Tom Harrill, St Ives ChambersIn a two-part publication, Tom Harrill provides a tactical guide to maximising the effective use of scientific evidence for alcohol in private law proceedings both...