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There is a famous legal bookshop in Edinburgh called Avizandum. If one could conjure up an image of the type of place you might expect a traditional lawyer to inhabit, this would be it. Set in the Old...

Lawyer: How was your first marriage terminated?Witness: By death.Lawyer: And by whose death was it terminated?Witness: Take a guess.The internet is replete with humorous courtroom exchanges – genuine...

Madeleine Whelan, Barrister, 36 FamilyThis article is an analysis of the recent case of London Borough of Islington v EF [2022] EWHC 803 and a summary of some caselaw looking at the way the Re SA...

Rosa Schofield, Associate Solicitor, Family Law PartnersThere is an increasing awareness of the importance of mental health in society, and preserving mental health is a clear priority of the next...

Dr Ruth Gaffney-Rhys, Senior Lecturer in Family Law, UWEThe Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 will raise the minimum age for marriage and civil partnerships in England and Wales...

Katie Phillips, Barrister, 42 Bedford RowProviding a review of the Supreme Court decision of H-W (Children) [2022] UKSC 17, this article aims to examine whether the decision takes the question of...

Professor Chris Barton, Professor Chris Barton, a Vice-President of the Family Mediators Association, & Academic Door Tenant, Regent ChambersPolly Morgan, Associate Professor &...

Katherine Kelsey, Barrister, 1KBWLaura Moys, Barrister, 1KBWUD v DN (Schedule 1, Children Act 1989; Capital Provision) [2021] EWCA Civ 1947 is one of only a handful of Schedule 1 cases to have made it...

Caroline Shields, Park Square Barristers, LeedsEmily Reed, Park Square Barristers, LeedsHelena Spector, Park Square Barristers, LeedsApplications to deprive a child of their liberty can be made under...

Grace Robertson, Barrister, New Court ChambersThe metaverse provides new challenges and opportunities for family law practitioners working in the field of marriage and separation. Adapting to new...

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