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There will not be many family lawyers who have not welcomed the decision in Jones v Kernott. The decision is a victory of common sense and has shown once again the willingness of the judiciary to fill...

The Supreme Court's decision on the case of Jones v Kernott, proves one thing - Statutory Reform of cohabitation law is essential. The law for cohabiting but unmarried couples at present is complex....

I am not going to regurgitate the facts of Jones v Kernott [2011] UKSC 53 which, although unusual, are now well known and a summary can be found here. The judgment of the Supreme Court was handed down...

And the answer is... yes - the Family Justice Review Panel has recommended in its final report the abolition of the terms contact and residence in favour of "child arrangements orders". Mind...

I can't imagine many policy makers will read more than three of the 225 pages of the Family Justice Review Committee's final report. Anyone in government remotely interested in the issue of family...

The Ministry of Justice today published the Family Justice Review's final report. The report's recommendations will need careful studying by everyone working in family justice - judges, lawyers,...

The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies held an informative evening presentation on 27 October on Islamic family law and practice given by Aina Khan, a family lawyer with a distinctive Islamic based...

"Fathers denied a right to see children" - The Telegraph. "Fathers lose bid for equal custody rights after review of family law" - The Daily Mail. Serious stuff in today's headlines. So what's the...

One could be forgiven for thinking the world's gone mad sometimes (just sometimes?) but reading the news and noting the preoccupations that people have where family law is concerned do occasionally...

As a Sotonian born and bred, of the city of Southampton, I express my huge sadness today that Cunard shipping company is no longer registered as a British shipping fleet, especially registered out of...

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