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The government has announced plans to repeal the presumption of parental involvement from the Children Act 1989, marking a major shift in how the family courts approach cases involving allegations of...

The number of children missing more than half of school hit a record high this spring, new Department for Education figures reveal.According to analysis by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), 160,497...

Dr Alan Brown, Senior Lecturer in Private Law, University of GlasgowDr Peter Dunne, Associate Professor in Law and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, University of BristolThe Supreme Court decision in...

Lauren Winser, Westgate ChambersSofia Santos, Westgate Chambers Professionals who work with families going through private law children proceedings, whether lawyers, social workers or family...

Joe Ferguson, Associate Solicitor, Myerson SolicitorsFamily law practitioners are often accused of having desert island syndrome, failing to consider the wider context of the law and seeking...

Domestic abuse charity Refuge has urged the government to ensure that new provisions in the Sentencing Bill do not compromise the safety of survivors.Under the proposed legislation, courts will be...

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...

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...

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...

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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