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MOJ research published today indicates that fewer clients are presenting at MIAMs and those who do are more diverse, exhibiting a wider variety of circumstances and posing more challenging...
Dr Roger Morgan, Children's Rights Director for England, has this week published his final report - a summary of the views and experiences of children and young people he has worked to represent for...
MOJ research has revealed that participants bringing civil and family cases to court typically felt that court fees were affordable, and they would not have been deterred from starting court...
The £75 fee for domestic violence injunctions will cease from 22 April, as part of an overhaul of the fees charged in civil and family courts in England and Wales.
Under the plans confirmed today,...
On 24 January Japan ratified the Hague Convention on Child Abduction, which has come into force on 1 April 2014. Japan became the 91st Contracting State to the Hague Convention.
This significant...
The welfare of children will be brought closer to the family court system as key safeguarding organisation Cafcass joins the Ministry of Justice, Family Justice Minister Simon Hughes has announced....
Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) are prevented from realising high quality planning for children in care due to the challenges of making the role work in practice, according to a research...
Family Law has been granted an exclusive preview of the new Family Court seal that will be used in all family proceedings begun on or after 22 April 2014.The final design has been eagerly anticipated...
Stour Chambers held a book launch party on Friday 28 March 2014 at the Canterbury Cathedral Lodge between 6-8pm to celebrate the publication of Simon Johnson's and Gemma Farrington's newly published...
Following a 3-year campaign by Action for Children, emotional neglect of children is likely to be made illegal in England and Wales.
The so called 'Cinderella Law' comes on the back of the...