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A father's application for a prohibited steps order preventing the mother and the children returning to South Africa following a holiday in England was refused. It was in the children's best interests...

Martha Gray, Harcourt ChambersOn 3 April 2020, the government published the Coronavirus (Covid-19): guidance for local authorities on children’s social care. The document identifies important...

Nicola Hall, New Court ChambersNicola Hall reviews the case law following on from the principle set out by Hedley J in Re L (Care: Threshold Criteria) [2007] 1 FLR 2050 that society must be willing to...

Nicholas Fairbank and Clarissa Wigoder, 4 Paper BuildingsLooks at how courts deal with businesses in financial remedy cases, both principles of valuation and distribution. Considers some of the...

I’ve been gauging family mediators’ perspectives on the current state of play for our profession this past week. It’s evident there has been a shift in outlook since I wrote my last...

At time of writing, public and media suggestion has continued that the current lockdown will come to a natural conclusion as some time in the coming months. When or how remains a further mystery to...

The scale of domestic abuse has increased during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Whilst an increase was predicted by experts in this field and echoed in the media, there is a no surprise that the...

The Ministry of Justice has released guidance for victims of sexual violence and abuse who are suffering during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown....

In a rather shocking judgment a Miami court has ordered that Theresa Greene, an emergency room doctor, will temporarily lose her joint custody of her four-year-old child due to her working...

Alexander Chandler, 1 King's Bench WalkEveryone remembers the case of Barder and the strict conditions which have to be before a court reopens a final financial remedy order because of a supervening...

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