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The Ministry of Justice is seeking views on draft court rules and forms to support the implementation of the remaining provisions of the Children and Adoption Act 2006. These enable courts to use...
A new practice direction, Residence And Contact Orders: Domestic Violence And Harm, was published by the President of the Family Division today.The Practice Direction applies to any family...
The Law Society President is advising anyone considering divorce to seek expert legal advice from a specialist family law solicitor.Andrew Holroyd, Law Society President, said: "Divorce is stressful,...
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today announced the appointment of Mandie Lavin as its new Director.Ms Lavin, currently Director of Fitness to Practise and Legal Affairs at the Royal Pharmaceutical...
A gunman shot dead by police after a five hour stand-off was a practising family law barrister, it has been revealed today.Mark Saunders, 32, has been named as the man at the centre of a gun battle...
Sir Michael Bichard has today announced that he will take up a new post as Director of a new Institute for Government, funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, in September 2008. He will therefore...
The Times reported today that figures seen by the newspaper reveal the number of applications to take children into care in London has dropped by 30 per cent since the introduction of the Public Law...
A Court of Appeal ruling yesterday described as 'disgraceful' for the way East Sussex County Council blocked a father's attempt to care for his child, instead the child was adopted the day before the...
A senior judge criticized child access law yesterday for allowing a mother, through a drip, drip, drip of venom", to alienate a 14 year old girl from her father. The case, which has now lasted over...
The Family Procedure Rule Committee is holding an open meeting on 11 July 2008 in central London from 10am to 1.30pm. The meeting will give attendees a chance to observe the rule-making process in...