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ASHLEY MURRAY, Barrister, Oriel Chambers, Liverpool There are certain challenges each of us should attempt in our lifetime and for most these involve a parachute jump, a mountain climb, etc. Akin to...

KIRSTEN MACLEAN, Lawyer, Cafcass Legal The issue of female genital mutilation (FGM) may not cross the paths of family lawyers on a daily basis but we need to be aware of it so that we can help to...

With the Supreme Court decision in the major premarital agreement case of Radmacher expected within the next month, what should practitioners be looking out for, especially in respect of international...

Well, with all the talk this week of benefit cuts, service cuts and pensions, one could be forgiven for feeling somewhat depressed about the finances in the country. What is of concern to me is the...

The family justice review has seen several proposals to improve the cost effectiveness of the family justice system. Amongst them, Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly has questioned the appropriateness...

DISTRICT JUDGE MARTIN DANCEY, Bournemouth Combined Court and RONI JONES, Chief Executive Officer of Relate Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch The new ss 11A-P of the Children Act, introduced with...

How much should the family courts of one country interfere with the final decisions of the courts of another country when there has been jurisdiction, proper investigation, disclosure, good legal...

When I read (as one often does in family law generally) of the corrosive nature of family disputes I am really glad that I no longer have parental responsibility for anyone - my own children being in...

JOHN EEKELAAR, Emeritus Fellow, Pembroke College, Oxford Section 198 of the Equality Act 2010 abolishes the common law duty of a husband to maintain his wife. What are things coming to? Will husbands...

JUDITH MASSON, Professor of Socio-legal Studies, University of Bristol The powers available to take emergency action to remove or detain children have long been both essential tools for child...

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