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This month the Rt Hon Lord Justice Thorpe retires from the judiciary, the Court of Appeal and particularly as Head of International Family Justice for England and Wales, a post he has held since 2005....
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill completed its journey through Parliament by receiving Royal Assent on Wednesday, officially making it law. The first same sex wedding could take place by as early...
From 25 August 2013, the offices of the Official Solicitor and Public Trustee will be moving to:
Victory House30-34 KingswayLondon WC2B 6EXDX 141423Bloomsbury 7...
Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, The University of Hong Kong
International Conference: The Legal Status of Transsexual and Transgender Persons
"How Legal Systems Manage and Mismanage Sex and...
Voting for the three community Family Law Awards opened today through the awards website, www.familylawawards.com/vote. To read the full profiles of the nominees, click here.
Voting will...
Rubric, a solicitors' chambers based in the city of Bath, has appointed former Manches family law partner Magnus Mill to run its new London office. He will join commercial lawyer Candace Kendall, who...
The President of the Family Division has a issued a revised Public Law Outline(PLO) and pilot practice direction, as well as a number of supporting guidance documents.
There are three...
The Family Justice Council has published a damning response to the Ministry of Justice consultation paper Transforming Legal Aid.
The Council criticises the consultation for not having a robust...
The British public believe that the government should set higher child maintenance payments, which should also be set and enforced, according to the British Social Attitudes Survey conducted by NatCen...
New practical guidance has been published to help local authorities implement ‘Fostering for Adoption' with the aim of ensuring more children can live with their potential permanent carers at the...