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The chair of the Education Committee has called on the government to rule out reducing Universal Credit (UC) for care leavers under 22, following a Department for Education (DfE) statement that “no...
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The Children’s Commissioner for England has called on the government to strengthen the Crime and Policing Bill to ensure children are properly protected from criminal exploitation.Speaking ahead of...
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Karen Lennon, Park Square BarristersOliver Latham, Park Square BarristersIt has already been explained in part 1 of this article (September [2025] Fam Law 1088) that Re S heralds a cultural...
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15 October 2025

Modernising wills
Andrew Bainham, Emeritus Reader in Family Law and Policy, University of CambridgeThis article considers the Law Commission’s recent proposals for modernisation of the law governing wills. The...
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Sophia Smout, Hunters Law LLPAnna Roiser, Hunters Law LLPA recent decision of the Supreme Court, in the case of Waller-Edwards v One Savings Bank Plc, has broadened the circumstances in which...
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James Dove, Harcourt ChambersIn this article, James Dove examines how the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbasi v Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Haastrup v King’s College Hospital...
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Trisan Hyatt, 5 Pump Court ChambersThis article critically examines the evolving role of fact-finding hearings in private and public children law proceedings, particularly where allegations of...
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Cason Yong, Coram ChambersWhat makes a “mother”? English law currently assigns motherhood exclusively to the person who carries and gives birth to a child following the implantation of an embryo or...
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Justin Gray, Trinity Chambers, Harcourt ChambersIn a wide-ranging article, Justin Gray considers the tension between the maintenance of freedom of movement within the UK and the different legal...
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Martin Davis, 33 Bedford RowMatrimonialisation—the process of converting non-matrimonial assets into matrimonial property—remains one of the most intricate and contested areas in family law. Recent...
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