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An Essex social worker has been reprimanded by a conduct committee of the General Social Care Council after he admitted misconduct in forming inappropriate personal relationships with two vulnerable...
The Lord Chief Justice has today handed down a Practice Direction which will introduce the wearing of a new civil robe in civil and family law cases from 1 October 2008. The new civil gown will be...
The Secure Accommodation Network (SAN) chair, Roy Walker, has written an open letter to Children's Secretary Ed Balls urging him to save further secure children's homes from closure.According to the...
The European Court of Justice has ruled that, in the case of a married couple, irrespective of when and where the marriage took place and of how the spouse entered the host State, a non-European Union...
A Cheshire divorce lawyer says that three-quarters of the marital dispute cases they're currently handling involve a mobile phone playing a part in revealing or betraying infidelity.Shelley Chesworth...
By Professor Chris BartonAlastair, who died of a pulmonary embolism on 9 July this year, wore his intensely successful international life in family law as lightly as his less well-known musical...
As deadline approaches, the Bar Pro Bono Unit is urging practitioners to enter their nominations for the 2008 Bar Pro Bono Award.The Award is given to an individual barrister, set of chambers or legal...
The age at which someone can apply for a marriage visa will increase from 18 to 21, the Home Office announced today in a white paper, Marriage Visas: The Way Forward.According to the Government, 30...
The Times newspaper has won the right to publish details of a family case involving a mother who fled to France with her son after he was placed in foster care. The newspaper wished to report and...
Sir Bill Callaghan has been appointed the new Chair of the Legal Services Commission (LSC) by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Jack Straw.Sir Bill will chair the 12 member...