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26 July 2013

Samantha Bangham’s Week in Cases 26 July 2013
This week provided more scintillating footage from the Supreme Court. My personal highlight was, of course, the swearing in of Baroness Hale of Richmond as Deputy President. As Lord Neuberger...
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26 July 2013

The Supreme Court's Failure to Protect Vulnerable Children: Re J (Children)
Mary Hayes Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Sheffield For children at risk, in Re J (Children) [2013] 1 FLR 1373 the Supreme Court has made a judgment that concentrates on black letter...
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24 July 2013

Joanne Clarke: Transparency in the family courts guidance
Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, has published a set of draft guidelines (pdf) outlining a proposed new approach to the publication of family judgments.Prior to the issue of the...
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24 July 2013

Coping with the litigant in person: tips for early ancillary relief hearings
David Merrigan Barrister, Lamb Building     This article is concerned with how best to use interim and directions hearings to prepare for a final hearing when the other party is a litigant...
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23 July 2013

David Hodson on International Family Law: Japan has responded to the EU review, so have you?
The Sunday Times on this past Sunday carried a front-page headline reporting apparent indignation that Japan had made comments urging the UK to stay in the EU. The story featured the concern that...
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23 July 2013

In Defence of the Defence of Marital Coercion
Susan S M Edwards Professor of Law, University of Buckingham, Door Tenant, 1 Gray's Inn Sq Chambers, London Contrary to critics the criminal defence of marital coercion (Criminal Justice Act 1925, s...
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22 July 2013

Decisions, decisions: choice of school and the ‘judicial reasonable parent'
Simon Johnson Barrister, Stour Chambers, Canterbury One of the most important decisions parents make is that of which school their children should attend. But what happens when the parents cannot...
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19 July 2013

Samantha Bangham’s Week in Cases 19 July 2013
Wowee it is hot isn’t it?! The very best thing to do seems to be to take all of your annual leave right now and soak up the heatwave. After all it is far too hot to work, commute, do anything really,...
Samantha Bangham
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12 July 2013

Evidence, Practice and Procedure: Consent orders and costs guidance from the Court of Appeal
Emezie v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 733 was an appeal allowed against a costs order - ‘no order as to costs' - made by Mostyn J in a judicial review housing case,...
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5 July 2013

Evidence, Practice and Procedure: Declarations in the family law context
CM v Exor of the Estate of EJ (deceased) and HM Coroner for the Southern District of London [2013] EWHC 1680 (Fam), Cobb J reminds family lawyers of the important remedy of declaration. Such...
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