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MARILYN CRAWSHAW, Honorary Fellow, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of YorkJULIE WALLBANK, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Leeds Birth...

Justice Minister, Simon Hughes’ recent announcement that the voice of the child will feature more prominently in deciding family law cases is to be welcomed, but will the proposed measures be enough...

So now Michael Prest has been given a prison sentence - albeit suspended - for failing to pay arrears of maintenance to his ex wife, Yasmin. The case was hot news last year when we...

Ah the non-fault divorce, surely a myth of matrimonial law! Can it be that we can allow parties to separate without attributing any blame? Where’s the fun in that…?! Joking aside, the issue is...

Steve Hynes, Director of Legal Action Group Today (30th July) marks the 65th anniversary of the founding of the modern legal aid system. It was on 30 July 1949 that the Legal Aid and Advice Bill...

Public bodies and applications in the family courtThe case of Re X (A Child) [2014] EWHC 2522 (Admin) prompts the question whether the family court should not hear all issues with...

Has the Supreme Court strengthened human rights for those lacking capacity? Deprivation of liberty after the UKSC’s decision in Cheshire West and The deprivation of liberty safeguards (DOLS)...

July 2014 has seen several cases reported where the Court of Appeal has had to address the question of apparent bias from judges purporting to exercise their case management or interlocutory functions...

When the Government’s Family Mediation Task Force report was published early in July, a chorus of disapproval was heard from the solicitor sector. This was slightly surprising, given the...

ASHLEY MURRAY, Ashley Murray Chambers, Liverpool Since Tavoulareas [1998] 2 FLR 418, CA, deliberate concealment within divorce financial remedy proceedings has been treated as ‘litigation...

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