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The introduction of a formula to bring consistency to how divorce cases are handled in the English courts could mean some of the ability for judges to base rulings on the individual circumstances of...

Lord Rosebury cautioned, "Change! Change! What do you want with change? Aren't things bad enough already?" The Law Commission appears to be made of sterner stuff. On the 11 September 2012 it launched...

Although for years, even decades, it has been countries such as Australia which have led the way in developments in family law and practice, that role is now also being increasingly adopted by...

Mikiko Otani, one of Japan's leading family lawyers, has today, 7 September, 2012, confirmed to the IAML annual conference in Singapore that Japan will not be signing the Hague child abduction...

Marion Stevenson Mediator, PPC and Trainer: This article discusses the interface between advice and information. It is vital that clients are fully informed when they make decisions about their...

I had the considerable privilege of being invited this summer by the Queensland Law Society to be the international keynote speaker at their residential annual family law conference in...

Karen Dyer Lecturer in Law, University of Buckingham: The mention of 'incest' leads to a sense of revulsion, regardless of whether the context is non- consensual, or true consensual incest...

Chris Bevan Barrister, KCH Chambers: The welfare principle lies at the heart of the statutory regime of the Children Act 1989 and, as is oft-recited, is the 'paramount consideration' in any...

Duncan Ranton and Chris McIntosh Senior Associate and Solicitor, Family Law, Russell Jones & Walker, Solicitors: In 1977, the (then) House of Lords upheld a decision dispensing with parental...

Dr Aisha K Gill Reader in Criminology, University of Roehampton, London: The British legal system can be a minefield for women who have experienced domestic violence. Currently, their options for...

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