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14 February 2006

Australian Law Reform
The Australian Government has started to publish Family Law Reform News on a quarterly basis as it brings in reforms which are the most significant in 30 years and will bring about a major change in...
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6 February 2006

Carter Review Delayed
Delivery of the Carter review of legal aid procurement which encompasses the care proceedings review (see [2005] Fam Law 844) has been delayed. The review, which was set up in summer 2005, was...
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6 February 2006

Lasting Powers of Attorney
A consultation paper on lasting powers of attorney (LPA) forms and guidance was published in January 2006. Under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, LPAs will replace enduring powers of attorney as the main...
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The Children's Legal Centre is an international charity promoting children's rights through the courts and local authorities in Parliament and internationally. It publishes childRIGHT, a journal of...
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The knock-on effect of separation or divorce is making itself felt in the workplace and is therefore, of increasing concern to employers. The Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships is holding a...
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3 February 2006

Reunite Project
The Reunite research unit has undertaken an 18-month research exercise into the effects of international child abduction. Left-behind and abducting parents, as well as other family members and, for...
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31 January 2006

Review of the Protocol
A Judicial Review Team (Munby, Coleridge and Ryder JJ), has given its first report on the Protocol for Judicial Case Management in Public Law Children Act Cases. As an instrument of judicial...
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31 January 2006

Cohabitation in Parliament
Mary Creagh, Labour MP for Wakefield, tabled at the end of January 2006 an early day motion (EDM) which states that current law relating to cohabiting couples is shambolic" and offers "little or no...
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At the Children Law UK conference in December 2005, the President of the Family Division, Sir Mark Potter stated: 'I would like to finish with a thought which may provoke discussion, and that is...
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24 January 2006

Increased Court Fees
Increases in court fees for family proceedings came into force on 10 January 2006. The Civil Proceedings Fees Order for 2006 also came into force on the same day. The Family Proceedings Fees...
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