Contact & Spousal Abuse
September 20, 2012Family and Children In the case of Re J (a child) (contact order: assessment of parent following spousal abuse) [2012], The Court of Appeal upheld a ruling that a father […]
Family and Children In the case of Re J (a child) (contact order: assessment of parent following spousal abuse) [2012], The Court of Appeal upheld a ruling that a father […]
Family and Children The government proposes to make amendments to the Children Act 1989 in relation to private law involving the care of a child. An online support service is […]
Family, Marriage and Divorce The government has confirmed that forced marriage will become a criminal offence in England and Wales. The new law will be introduced along with funding to […]
An independent survey by the Legal Service Consumer Panel (LSCP) has shown that consumers are increasingly satisfied with the value for money they received from solicitors. Satisfaction with the outcome […]
Family and Children In the case of Re A (children) (care proceedings: judge meeting with child) [2012], The Court of Appeal set out the considerations a judge should have when […]
The Law Society released its response to the 2012 Queen’s Speech. The Speech outlined changes to family law under the Children and Families Bill. In relation to the government’s proposals […]
Queen’s Speech Review The Queen’s Speech in May set out the Government’s legislative plans for the year ahead. Nineteen bills and draft bills were planned including the Children and Families […]
Divorce and Finance An application by the Revenue and Customs Commissioners for the release of documents and evidence produced during ancillary relief proceedings has been refused (Revenue and Customs Commissioners […]
Family and Children The Queen’s Speech set out Government proposals to give parents the right to share parental leave. Under the plans parents will be able to access flexible parental leave. […]
Family and Children The Department of Education has released figures showing the extent of the delays in placing children with their adoptive parents. On average it took a child 20 […]
Family Law In the case of Humphreys v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2012], The Supreme Court ruled that indirect sex discrimination through Child Tax Credits was justified. The case had […]
Family and Children In the case of Re H (children) (placement order: application of principles) [2012], a mother won her appeal against a Judge’s decision to make care orders in […]
