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Laura O’Malley, Barrister at No 5 ChambersThis article considers the recent guidance on the use of experts in cases involving allegations of alienating behaviour and the need for the courts and...

Dr Shona Minson, Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford‘It is a long-established legal principle in England and Wales – expressed in statute, case law, procedure rules, practice directions and...

Hannah McCrindle, Family law Associate, Penningtons Manches CooperFareen Mohmood, Family law Associate, Penningtons Manches CooperThe increasing strain being placed on the public sector in this...

Professor Jo Delahunty KC, 4PBProfessor Owen Arthurs, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Great Ormond Street HospitalChild abuse cases in the Family Court sit at the interface (and sometimes...

In recent years there has been a marked increase in the use of the inherent jurisdiction of the family court to deprive children of their liberty. In these cases, restrictions are placed on a child’s...

Dr Simon Flacks, University of SussexThe majority of care applications in England and Wales are thought to involve some concern about parental substance use. However, there is scope for better...

Rosa Schofield, Family Law PartnersFarhana Shahzady, Family Law PartnersTechnological advancements mean that it is now extremely easy to record someone without them knowing. As such, covert recordings...

Susannah Johnson, 7BRHelen Compton, 7BRSusannah Johnson and Helen Compton (7BR) in a comprehensive article explore the challenges facing practitioners instructed in cases involving allegations of...

Mark Cooper, St Ives ChambersEmma Kelly, St Ives Chambers Mark Cooper and Emma Kelly discuss the ever-increasing use of digital evidence in family proceedings, with a particular emphasis on how...

Yvonne Healing, 18 St John Street ChambersWe are all experienced in the all too familiar scenario - an application to the court is made late in the day - a baby has just been born - the mother is told...

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