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Susie Barter and Richard Hogwood, Solicitors, Speechly Bircham. Are there any tax burdens that a spouse might suffer, compared with their singleton days and what of civil partners who, thanks to the...
Dewinder Birk, Barrister, St. Marys Chambers, Nottingham. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 is currently the subject of government review, with the expectation of being superseded by a...
John Wilson,1 Hare Court and Professor Rebecca Bailey-Harris, Bristol University and 1 Hare Court. When dealing with family provision after death, the notion of moral obligation, while finding no...
District Judge Glenn Brasse, Principle Registry. The rules governing appeals in family cases from magistrates decisions are complex and incoherent. The present routes of appeal from magistrates...
Gabrielle Jan Posner, Barrister. Considers amendments made by s 118 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 to s 26 of the Children Act 1989 and, in particular, the practical effect of the introduction...
Robert Hill District Judge and Recorder. Third article in a series on the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Section 42A of the Family Law Act 1996, inserted by s 1 of the 2004 Act, will...
Roger Bird Former District Judge. What constitutes a benefit for a child? What are the limits on the courts jurisdiction to award sums of money for the support of a child? Roger Bird examines W v J...