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EU Referendum Family Law Special
Brexit: To Hell in a Handcart - Episode OneRebecca Bailey-Harris & John Wilson QC
15 June 2016
We two authors are avowedly in favour of the United Kingdom remaining within the European Union. Our views are founded in the political and social realities on which membership is based and from which the legal consequences flow.
Brexit: England and Wales as a global family law leader or EU-emasculated?David Hodson OBE -
@DMHodson15 June 2016
The EU referendum has been described as the most important vote for our country in a generation. No-one will vote solely on the basis of family law. But EU involvement in family law is a microcosm of some national issues. With so many horror stories of 'Project Fear' if we were to leave, what is and might be the family law position?
Brexit: To Hell in a Handcart - Episode TwoRebecca Bailey-Harris & John Wilson QC
17 June 2016
We two once again present our united voice for the UK remaining in the EU, in the best interests of families in a world - and particularly Europe - characterised by a degree of mobility undreamt of by earlier generations.
The Brexit debate: Project Fear - no fearGavin Smith -
@RGavinASmith17 June 2016
Vitalstatistix, the Gaulish chief in the Asterix stories, suffers from the ever-present fear that the sky may fall on his head. But despite the hysteria which our learned opponents in this Family Law debate sought to generate by their tabloid-style headline in the May issue, family litigants, lawyers and judges need have no such fears in the event of Brexit.
News
Divorce fee increase ‘is unjustified’, says new Justice Select Committee report20 June 2016
A new report published today (20 June 2016) by the Justice Select Committee (JSC) has criticised the overall increase in court and tribunals fees, with particular reference to enhanced divorce petition costs as being ‘effectively a divorce tax’.
New appointment to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee20 June 2016
The Lord Chancellor has appointed a new member to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC).
Seventeen per cent increase in private law cases received by Cafcass in May 201614 June 2016
Figures released by Cafcass show that, in May 2016, the number of private law cases received increased by 17% from May 2015 levels. A total of 3,267 new cases were received.
Care applications received by Cafcass in May 2016 increase by 23%14 June 2016
In May 2016, Cafcass received a total of 1,141 care applications. This figure represents a 23% increase compared to those received in May 2015.
Articles
A Day in the Life of ... Valentine Le Grice QC (barrister)Valentine Le Grice QC -
@ValLeGrice14 June 2016
I am a QC specialising in the financial consequences of divorce. Like most barristers, appearing in court is the focus of my work.
Hart to HartNicola Walker -
@nicolaruth00714 June 2016
The newspaper headlines in respect of the case of
Hart v Hart [2016] EWCA Civ 497, which was the husband's application for permission to appeal, reflected only a very small part of the husband's grounds of appeal.
