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Rose Harvey-Sullivan, Barrister, 7BROlivia Bennett, Barrister, 7BRIn the case of A Local Authority v LD and RD [2023] EWHC 1258 (Fam), Mr Justice Mostyn held that 25% is the requisite degree of...

Shona Love, Barrister, Pump Court ChambersThis contribution shines a spotlight on the abuse tactics used by perpetrators in family law proceedings and examines how the family courts are navigating...

Sophie Barrett, Family Law SupervisorSupervision, as a reflective practice, is still a relatively new concept to the legal profession. Here, I seek to dispel some common misperceptions in first...

The appointments of 95 new King’s Counsel were announced by the Ministry of Justice. These appointments are made by His Majesty The King on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk KC MP,...

Mary Welstead, Visiting Professor in Family Law University of BuckinghamIn Re A (2003), HHJ Cobb decided that a child should not be returned to Australia when his mother retained him in the UK...

Andrew Bainham, Emeritus Reader in Family Law and Policy, University of CambridgeThis paper focuses on the legal position of children who may be affected by family proceedings but who are not...

In a recent report published by the Bar Council.The overall findings were as below: "Overall analysis 1. In general terms, barristers in 2023 reported higher levels of work satisfaction and wellbeing...

The government is taking action to better recognise the often hidden victims of domestic abuse who die after suicide, coercive and controlling behaviour, and economic abuse. Publishing...

Mark Ablett, Pump Court ChambersThis article considers the current state of play in relation to child maintenance in the Family Court following Mostyn J’s judgment in James v Seymour [2023] EWHC 844...

Alice Thornton, Barrister, Coram ChambersThis article considers the scope of s 38(6) of the Children Act 1989 by reviewing the case law and the nuances of the statutory test. In particular, it focuses...

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