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The law that governs how and where couples in England and Wales can marry is badly in need of reform, according to the Law Commission.In March 2015, at the request of the government, the Law...

Figures from a new study concerning recurrent care proceedings show a shocking increase in the number of newborn babies made the subject of such cases within the past 5 years in England.Using original...

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced yesterday (14 December 2015) that, unless failing children’s services do not improve the manner in which they operate, they will be taken over by...

Figures released by Cafcass show that the number of care applications received in November 2015 increased by 15% from those received in November 2014. A total of 1,020 care applications were...

Figures released by Cafcass show that, in November 2015, the number of private law cases received by Cafcass increased by 12% from November 2015 levels. A total of 3,462 new cases were...

Linda HuntingResearch & Development Coordinator, Advocacy Training CouncilIt will be three years next April since the then Attorney General The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC spoke at a special...

At least one in four women who have lost a child through court order will return to the family court in relation to a subsequent child. For women who were teenagers at the birth of their first...

A group of teenagers have this week announced the launch of a new website focusing on educating other young people about the risks of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the dangers it poses to women in...

From 23 November 2015, funding has been re-introduced to cover the cost of paternity testing in private law cases in the family courts that involve children. Under the new provision Cafcass and...

Claire Fenton-Glynn has been awarded the 2015 Inner Temple New Author's Prize for her book Children’s Rights in Intercountry Adoption.The competition is intended to encourage and reward the...

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