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In R v Dica and again in R v Konzani, the Court of Appeal considered whether a defendant who, with advertent recklessness rather than purposive intent, had infected another with the HIV virus during...

The House of Lords' decision in Miller v Miller, McFarlane v McFarlane is to be welcomed for the guidance it gives about matters such as conduct in ancillary relief cases. This commentary argues that...

This commentary considers the High Court decision in R (Axon) v Secretary of State for Health, which rejected a challenge by a parent to the policy of granting confidentiality to children seeking...

This article considers the decision to allow same-sex couples to apply for adoption and reports on the views and experiences of social workers involved in the adoption process. This small qualitative...

This article looks at the approach of the judiciary to children's rights in the youth crime context. It analyses three recent English cases and highlights the lack of consistency on the part of...

Grandparents' pressure groups have been campaigning for enhanced legal rights in relation to grandchildren. This article examines those campaigns and their outcomes in the context of contact disputes...

This article considers the recent reform of the law to make it easier for unmarried fathers to transmit British citizenship to their children. It is suggested that this reform is interesting for...

In R (M) v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council the House of Lords held that a local authority housing department which purported to provide accommodation to a 17 year old homeless young...

In 2007, in its Final Report on the financial consequences of cohabitation, the Law Commission decided not to recommend any changes to the intestacy rules to cover for the situation where a...

A British lesbian couple's petition to have their Canadian marriage recognised as a marriage in England has prompted interesting discussions about the current status and meaning of marriage, but...

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