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Nadine Finch, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers. This article brings together a few immigration cases which potentially have either a legal or practical impact on the family jurisdiction. The recent...
Elizabeth Hall, CAFCASS Regional Director. The new CAFCASS Safeguarding Framework, which came into effect in April 2007, has the concept of safeguarding, which is central to the Every Child Matters...
Marjory D Fields, Attorney at Law, New York, USA, International Family Law Chambers, London. The harm to children caused when their non-resident parent abandons them demands recognition, argues...
Jonathan Tod, Barrister, 29 Bedford Row and Jan Ellis, Tax Partner, Baker Tilly. New tax provisions hidden away in Sch 20 to the Finance Act 2006 abolish accumulation and maintenance trusts and mean...
Emily Jackson, Law Department, Queen Mary, University of London. Two recent cases have addressed the question of whether British prisoners and their partners should be afforded access to the means...
Charlotte Butruille-Cardew, Avocat a la Cour d'Appel de Paris. The French rules governing marriage and divorce are different to those in operation in the UK. In this article the author examines the...
Neil Robinson, Resolution Solicitor and Mediator, Member of the Board of the Family Mediators Association and Beverley Sayers, Mediator Representative on the Family Justice Council. If mediators,...
David Burrows, Solicitor Advocate. There is a breakdown of relations between the Legal Services Commission and its 'suppliers', the remaining lawyers who still carry out legal aid work. Legal aid as...
Kathleen Kiernan, University of York, Anne Barlow, University of Exeter, and Rosangela Merlo, RPR Consulting, Australia. Does the extension of marriage-equivalent rights and responsibilities to...
Jackie Moor, Partner, Wood Awdry and Ford. Nil rate band discretionary trusts are commonly included in wills of married couples and potentially can save inheritance tax of up to £120,000 on the second...