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The Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 came into force in England and Wales on 31 July 2019. The act is informally known as Claudia’s Law, as former solicitor Peter Lawrence campaigned for a...
The report, released last month by the commissioner's office, estimates 2.3 million children in England are growing up with a vulnerable family background. Within this group, they estimate that more...
This week, we await the decision on a case brought to the High Court by a transgender man (TT) who has given birth to a child (YY) and does not want to be registered on the birth certificate as the...
Old habits die hard. In the last century there was no legislation in force permitting true pension sharing on divorce. Until pension sharing was introduced in 2000 the policy holder’s fund would often...
Survivors of domestic abuse and other harmful conduct are being invited to share their experiences of how well the family courts protects them and their children in private family law...
What is your position and what do you do on a day-to-day basis?As the Head of Family Law at Stirling Ackroyd Legal, no two days are the same. If a court hearing is upcoming, you will generally find me...
Dr Bianca Jackson, Barrister at Coram ChambersAnya Gold, Solicitor at RadcliffesLeBrasseurBoth Judaism and Islam are pro-natalist religions, whereby procreation may be regarded as both a...
Clare Ciborowska, Barrister, 1 Crown Office Row2019 sees the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) enter its 50th year. In that time it has delivered over 10,000 judgments, which are binding on the...
Should there have been any doubt remaining, Mr Justice Francis confirmed in O’Dwyer v O’Dwyer [2019] EWHC 1838 (Fam) that post-separation earnings are not a matrimonial asset capable of being...
With the work of the Pension Advisory Group being published recently, LexisNexis and Mathieson Consulting are keen to hear the personal views of family law fee earners concerning the engagement of...