Young Lawyers - Kate Gomery: Making Families Work

I would imagine that many who work at the sharper end of criminal and family law would not have been as surprised as others over the outbreak of civil disorder across the country last week.

I am from Ealing and now live in Manchester two of the worst affected areas and sat glued to my TV as I watched scenes of the young (and not so young) rioting and looting familiar streets whilst the helicopter overhead provided a surround-sound reminder of how close the trouble was to my own doorstep.  

The questions of Why? How? Who? and Why now? will keep politicians and the media occupied for a long time to come but just dealing with the cold hard facts what can be said without controversy is that the country as a whole has now woken up to the fact that there is a section of our society who believe they can behave in whatever way they want without implications and who wish to...

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