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A US divorce coach and parent educator has been visiting Scotland to urge politicians to introduce mandatory training lessons for parents and children affected by divorce and separation.In the US, 28...
A report condemning the standards of children's rights in the UK will be presented to United Nations inspectors today in a joint submission from the four Children's Commissioners for England,...
The Law Society has voiced strong concerns about the increases in care proceedings fees paid by local authorities since May 2008.The Law Society said that setting court fees purely on the basis of...
TUES 06/05/2008 - Proceedings to confiscate the assets of a convicted drugs offender under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 have been stayed because to continue would lead to an unfair trail and an...
Britain's first divorce fair is being held in Brighton later this year.The event, being held at Brighton Racecourse on 11 October, has been organised to help people access professional support. Titled...
The Cabinet Office today published guidance to help organisations that use volunteers to be clear about when they do and don't need to carry out Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks on volunteers....
Miss Judith Mary Frances Parker, QC, has been appointed a Justice of the High Court. The Lord Chief Justice will assign Miss Parker to the Family Division.Since 2001 Chambers and Partners legal...
The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner, Zahida Manzoor, announced today that she would be imposing a penalty of £275,000 on the Law Society following her decision to declare its complaints...
Plans to change the law to require fathers as well as mothers to be named on the birth certificate were announced in a government White Paper published this afternoon. The change, which will be...
The Government today published its formal response to the recent consultation on the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) scheme for vetting and barring those who wish to work, either paid or...