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Natasha Phillips

Natasha is a non-practicing barrister and Editor in Chief of The Encyclopaedia on Family and The Law. Natasha also runs the family law project, Researching Reform, which is dedicated to child welfare inside the family justice system. She is the Consultant for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Family Law and The Court of Protection.

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Natasha is a non-practicing barrister and Editor in Chief of The Encyclopaedia on Family and The Law. Natasha also runs the family law project, Researching Reform, which is dedicated to child welfare inside the family justice system. She is the Consultant for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Family Law and The Court of Protection.

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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) received Royal Assent on 1 May, 2012. It focused mainly on reformation of the family justice system in the areas of youth crime,...
At the direction of the President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, the wardship proceedings in relation to Ashya King have been listed for hearing in open court at the Royal Courts of Justice...
Justice Minister, Simon Hughes’ recent announcement that the voice of the child will feature more prominently in deciding family law cases is to be welcomed, but will the proposed measures be...
The newly established Family Court, now officially the home of family law, begins a new chapter in the history of child welfare which promises to make the system more child focused and family...
Third party interventions have been relatively rare in the UK, but are steadily on the increase in various legal sectors, including the family justice system. It is unclear where the term ‘third...
The concept of the McKenzie Friend was established over four decades ago, but as a group they have only really come to prominence in the last few years as legal aid and budget cuts...
New legislation nicknamed the Cinderella Law, which looks set to become enacted in the near future, could have significant ramifications upon the practice of family law. If passed, it...
The convictions last week of Michael Adebowale and Michael Adebolajo for the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby have once again raised the thorny issue of Islamic Fundamentalism in the UK. But they also...
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