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Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, reiterates the message being given as he embarks upon his tour of every care centre in the country. He discusses the reforms currently being faced by...

Jonathan Herring, Fellow in Law, Exeter College, Oxford University Oliver Powell, Oxford University: This article traces the 'rise and fall' of the use of presumptions in...

Gillian Douglas and Members of the Network of Family, Regulation and Society: As patterns of family life continue to change across the globe, governments are pursuing a range of...

In practice I worked predominantly on children matters both public and private in nature. It was not infrequently that I was asked by clients why they couldn't "take a lie detector test" to prove the...

Two recent decisions of the Court of Appeal have allowed appeals in family law cases on grounds that the principle of stare decisis did not apply because decisions of the court below were wrong (in...

Lucy Crompton, Senior Lecturer, Staffordshire University, Solicitor: The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will open up marriage to same-sex couples but there will be no expectation that a same-sex...

Simon Johnson, Barrister, Stour Chambers, Canterbury: Munby LJ's (as he then was) decision in a dispute between parents about their children's religious upbringing in Re G (Education: Religious...

Her Honour Nasreen Pearce, Retired Circuit Judge David Burrows, Solicitor Advocate: This third article in the series on electronic disclosure contrasts the need for proportionality...

Chris Bevan, Barrister, KCH Chambers: In this article, Chris Bevan, considers the practical implication of the Children and Families Bill for private family lawyers. The author offers...

Gillian Geddes, Barrister, 2-3 Hind Court: Human trafficking has become a global issue, involving people being transported and sold like commodities, and exploited both violently and sexually. ...

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