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(Family Division, Cobb J, 20 January 2022)Domestic abuse – Private law children proceedings – Fact-finding – Allegations of domestic abuse – Vulnerability.The judge held, among...

(Family Division, Judd J DBE, 01 December 2021)Domestic violence – Vulnerability – Absence of special measures implemented for her at the fact-finding hearing – Whether the judge had...

(Family Division, MacDonald J, 21 May 2021)Non-molestation order – Whether a step nephew was an ‘associated person’ – s 42, Family Law Act 1996 The judge held that a...

(Family Division, Mostyn J, 28 May 2020)Domestic abuse – Protective orders – Diplomatic immunity – Declaration of incompatibility The Family Division held that there were good...

(European Court of Human Rights, 3 September 2015)[The judgment and accompanying headnote has now published in Family Law Reports [2016] 2 FLR 18]Public law children – Domestic violence – Child...

(Family Division, Keehan J, 15 December 2014)The judicially approved judgment and accompanying headnote has now published in Family Law Reports [2015] 2 FLR 763 Domestic violence and harassment...

(Family Division, Theis J, 27 September 2013)Care proceedings - Death of sibling - Failure to protect - Adjournment to consider findingsPlease see attached file below for full judgment.The mother was...

The full judgment is available below. (Family Division, Mostyn J, 27 February 2014) [The judicially approved judgment and accompanying headnote has now published in Family Law Reports...

(Family Division, Keehan J, 21 March 2014) [The judicially approved judgment and accompanying headnote has now published in Family Law Reports [2015] 1 FLR 436] Care order - Long-term foster...

(Court of Appeal, Patten, Black, Gloster LJJ, 7 March 2014) Care proceedings - Domestic violence - Evidence of change - Departure from recommendation of guardian The full...

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