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Dr Jed Meers, Lecturer in Law, University of YorkFamilies have been hit hard by reductions made in the name of “welfare reform”. The Welfare Reform Act 2012 and the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2015...

Judith Pepper, 4 Brick Court ChambersJudith Pepper goes behind the headlines and explores developments in forced marriage, asking the question: is enough being done? Forced marriage is perceived as a...

The focus of this case is whether the confinement of a young person aged 16-17 years-old, found not to be Gillick (Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech AHA House of Lords [1986]) competent,...

The number of parents self-referring directly to child contact centres has drastically risen in the last ten years, according to new figures released by the National Association of Child Contact...

Simon Wilkinson, Parklane Plowden ChambersWhat happens when the court and the local authority disagree over the most appropriate care plan for the child? The President of the Family Division recently...

What is your position and what do you do on a day-to-day basis?I am a Partner of the firm and I’m based in Expatriate Law’s new office in Singapore. We advise British expats in respect of English...

For many of our disabled or vulnerable clients, engaging in sexual activity after injury can be a challenge. Some of our clients have lost confidence or do not feel able to actively engage in a...

The Court of Appeal has held that the court has power to order an early neutral evaluation (ENE) by a judge even where one or more parties do not consent to that course. There was no reason to imply...

... and it falls to the Independent Administrator to pro-actively steer the beneficiaries towards a resolution, whilst maintaining their position of neutrality.But when might an Independent...

IntroductionHaving spent more than 45 years in practice as a barrister mainly in family law and much of that in divorce financial remedy cases, the author has witnessed at first hand in that time the...

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