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3 June 2015

The 'welfare of the child' in Shari'a law: an analysis of child custody law and practices in Bangladesh from a feminist perspective [2014] CFLQ 283
Keywords: Shari'a law - custody - children - feminism - gender equality - BangladeshThis article seeks to draw attention to some of the recent cases relating to child custody law in Bangladesh where,...
Nowrin Tamanna
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The married child belongs to no one? Legal recognition of forced marriages and child marriages in the reuniting of families [2014] CFLQ 261
Keywords: Family migration - family reunification - child marriage - forced marriage - freedom to marry - children's rights - transnational familiesThis article examines the recognition of marriages...
Sanna Mustasaari
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3 June 2015

Genes or Jeans? The importance of the genetic relationship when evaluating a child's best interest
The winds of change blow gustily. The once-solid ideal of the traditional family has become increasingly supple, re-wrought and re-modelled with time. Central to this is the issue of...
Alex Laing
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3 June 2015

Is finding a Barder event like finding a needle in a haystack? The Court of Appeal in Critchell v Critchell [2015] EWCA Civ 436 considers the principle
When an individual is dissatisfied with an outcome in financial remedy proceedings, there a few options which they can consider to alter that outcome. Broadly speaking, it is possible to appeal a...
Charlotte Sanders
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2 June 2015

View from the Foot of the Tower: Taking the mayonnaise out of the sandwich – what might happen if the Human Rights Act is revoked?
Without getting too party political in this piece, it is the policy of this current Government to revoke the Human Rights Act 1998, and to replace it with a British Bill of Rights. We don’t yet...
Andrew Pack
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29 May 2015

Mediation Matters: Hopes and fears for the next five years
Welcoming Caroline Dinenage as the new Minister responsible for family mediation, it’s notable what a wide portfolio she has. From Equalities to Women; from Mental Health to Mediation, this is a...
Jane Robey
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29 May 2015

Queen’s Speech 2015 – Thoughts from a family lawyer
The Government’s legislative plans for the year ahead have been unveiled in the Queen’s Speech to Parliament on 27 May 2015 but despite the importance of such an event, many of the headlines...
Beverley Morris
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27 May 2015

Human Rights, European Convention: Diminishing the body of family law
Convention law: a safety net The sabre-rattling of the previous Conservative government has been continued under the new, with a new Lord Chancellor in post; though it is still a matter for debate...
David Burrows
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26 May 2015

Court of Appeal ruling raises questions over funding for cross-examination of vulnerable witnesses
Jane Wilson, Chair of Resolution’s Domestic Abuse CommitteeOn Friday 22 May, the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Lord Chancellor, in his appeal against the decision of His Honour Judge...
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19 May 2015

Just how significant are parental intentions in determining a child’s habitual residence?
Helen Blackburn (Partner) and Mandeep Gill (Associate Solicitor), International child law specialists at The International Family Law Group LLPMost international child lawyers...
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